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Port Ellen
Port Ellen () is a small town on the island of Islay, in Argyll, Scotland. The town is named after the wife of its founder, Walter Frederick Campbell. Its previous name, ''Leòdamas'', is derived from Old Norse meaning "Leòd's Harbour". Port Ellen is built around Leodamais Bay, Islay's main deep water harbour. It is the largest town on Islay, only slightly larger than Bowmore and provides the main Caledonian MacBrayne, ferry connection between Islay and the mainland, at Kennacraig. The Port Ellen Single Malt, Port Ellen Distillery was first established in the 1820s and ceased production of Scotch whisky in 1983, until reopening in 2024. The large Malt#Malts, malting continues to produce for the majority of the Islay whisky, distilleries on Islay. History The area around Port Ellen has a variety of archaeological sites covering the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age periods. There are standing stones at Kilbride, a fort at Borraichill Mor, several chambered cairns, and a chapel at C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Ellen Single Malt
Port Ellen distillery is located in Port Ellen on the isle of Islay, Scotland. Port Ellen distillery reopened in 2024 after being closed since 1983. History Port Ellen was established as a malt mill in 1825 and then developed as a distillery under John Ramsay (of Kildalton), John Ramsay from 1833 to 1892. The warehouses he built still exist and are listed buildings. The distillery was acquired by The Distillers Company (DCL) in 1925, was closed in 1930, and then rebuilt in 1966/1967. It continued in production throughout the 1970s and was closed in 1983, although supplies of its single malt whisky are still available. When Port Ellen was closed in 1983, DCL knocked down some of the buildings, repurposed others, and destroyed the stills. The distillery houses a malthouse, malting which continued to supply all Islay distilleries, as per an agreement signed in 1987. After the closing of the distillery, the remaining dwindling stocks of Port Ellen whisky became a collectors ite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |