Ardbeg distillery on a beautiful April day, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal distillery on a beautiful sunny and clear April day, sheep and lambs in the field in front of the distillery
Ardbeg distillery on a beautiful April day, Isle of Islay

A beautiful sunny April afternoon on the south coast of Islay, driving out to Claggain Bay I got this brilliant view of Ardbeg distillery with the Southern Skerries behind and the Argyll mainland on the horizon. Also notice the two lambs relaxing in the field in front of the distillery.

Paps of Jura behind a Kilchoman field on a November morning on Islay

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Picture of three distant mountains behind a field in a rolling rural landscape
Paps of Jura behind a Kilchoman field on a November morning on Islay

A view from Kilchoman on a November morning, looking over a field next to Kilchoman distillery (if you look closely you can just make out some chimneys and pagodas). In the distance the famous Paps of Jura.

Port Ellen maltings and distillery warehouses from Kilnaughton beach, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a modern malting with some old whisky distillery warehouse on a coast
Port Ellen maltings and distillery warehouses from Kilnaughton beach, Isle of Islay

During a November 2025 walk out on Kilnaughton beach, looking across the bay to the Port Ellen maltings and the old Port Ellen distillery warehouses. If you look closely, hidden behind the trees you can just make out the new/rebuilt Port Ellen distillery.