The Flying Dutchman off Port Ellen distillery (and maltings), Isle of Islay

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Picture of a white tall ship off a whisky distillery and modern maltings in some mild evening light
The Flying Dutchman off Port Ellen distillery (and maltings), Isle of Islay

Seen from an evening ferry arriving in Port Ellen from an April crossing, the Flying Dutchman off Port Ellen distillery (with the Port Ellen Maltings behind)

The Flying Dutchman and the Port Ellen maltings and distillery in the April evening light, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a coastal distillery and maltings with a tall ship anchored in front of it
The Flying Dutchman and the Port Ellen maltings and distillery in the April evening light, Isle of Islay

Watched from an arriving Islay ferry, the Port Ellen maltings and (reopened) distillery on an April evening, the Flying Dutchman, a regular visitor, anchored in front of it.

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.