Caol Ila distillery at the Sound of Islay

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Picture of a coastal distillery on the shore of a soundA classic view of Caol Ila distillery from the ferry in the Sound of Islay

 

Caol Ila and Port Charlotte, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a view over an island with two villages visible, seen from another islandA view over to Islay from the foot of Beinn a’Chaolais, one of the Paps of Jura. Caol Ila with the distillery on the other side of the Sound of Islay. Port Charlotte in the distance on the shore of Loch Indaal. Beinn Tart a’Mhill (232m) in the distance to the right of Port Charlotte.

 

Contrasts at Caol Ila Distillery, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a distillery with an old warehouse and a modern stillhouseTwo very different periods at Caol Ila distillery at the Sound of Islay. On the right the modern still house and office built in the 1970s, on the left the old traditional warehouse (not sure when that was built).