Distillery
Lagg Distillery
Lagg is a single malt distillery located on the south of the Isle of Arran (Scotland) specializing in heavily peated whiskies. It is part of the Isle of Arran Distillers group and offers core expressions such as Kilmory and Corriecravie.
- Kilmory (Lagg) · Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire (Scotland) · United Kingdom
- Since 2019
- 3 products
The story
Owned by Isle of Arran Distillers Ltd., Lagg is a new facility built to produce the peated style typical of the island's southern side. Construction began in 2017, the first distillation took place in spring 2019 and the distillery opened to the public in 2019. The first Lagg malt releases were marketed from 2022, with the launch of the core range between 2023 and 2024.
Production philosophy
Lagg aims to express the earthy, smoky character of south Arran, favoring a peated aromatic profile while remaining rooted in the local territory (using local well water and selected malted barley). Production emphasizes a recognizable house style through the use of bourbon barrels and sherry cask finishes to create aromatic contrasts.
Territory
Isle of Arran, south coast (village of Lagg / Kilmory area), Scotland
Production method
Production of heavily peated single malt based on the four traditional ingredients: water (from its own well), malted barley, yeast and peat. Distillation on copper pot stills (batch distillation); maturation mainly in ex-bourbon barrels with use of sherry cask finishes and other types of cask.
Distillation
Traditional batch distillation on copper pot stills (two pot stills); largely manual process.
Ageing
Maturation primarily in ex-bourbon barrels (mostly first-fill) with some expressions finished in sherry casks (Oloroso) or other casks for specific finishes.
Characteristics
- Type
- Distillery
- City
- Kilmory (Lagg)
- Categories
- whisky
- single malt
- peated whisky
- Isle of Arran whisky
- spirits
- Raw materials
- water from own well
- malted barley
- yeast
- peat (sourced from Aberdeenshire)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- first-fill ex-bourbon barrels
- ex-bourbon barrels
- Oloroso sherry hogsheads
- sherry casks
- finishes in wines/Amarone/rum (various)
- Representative products
- Corriecravie Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 70cl - Gift boxed
- Kilmory Single Malt Scotch Whisky - 70cl - Gift boxed
- Whisky Lagg Kilmory 70cl - Gift box
What makes it distinctive
- Distillery opened in 2019 dedicated to heavily peated single malts
- House style built on peated spirit (around 50 ppm according to technical sources)
- Core range composed of Kilmory (matured in bourbon) and Corriecravie (sherry finished)
- Facility with visitor centre, tasting rooms and bar/café