
Our in-progress Islay distillery, which is to be called Portintruan, first broke ground at the end of 2020.
Located just outside the town of Port Ellen on Islay’s south coast, Portintruan is pronounced Port-nah-truan. We have taken its name from the historic farm estate where the distillery is located and means ‘place of the stream’.
Portintruan will be where the past meets the future, combining these old-style production techniques with modern technology to improve process and quality, and of course sustainability. Sustainability is a big factor in our plans for Portintruan. Working within what is currently possible on Islay, we want to be as green and as responsible as we can. We are talking to the Islay Energy Trust, our fellow distillers on the island and suppliers to ensure we take all opportunities to be greener.
Works are well underway on the distillery site, and we are very excited to continue our journey from bottler and blender towards distiller with Portintruan, where we anticipate to begin distilling in 2024.