The Islay Boys have announced planning permission for a distillery and brewery building at Glenegedale in Laggan Bay on Islay.

The application, approved by Argyll and Bute Council, allows the firm to advance with plans to build a distillery building to house a traditional, double-distillation Islay whisky. Baptised Laggan Bay Distillery, it will become the 12th whisky distillery on Islay.

In addition, the firm will bolster their brewing credentials with a new building to house a brewkit for their Islay Ales.

The distillery and brewery site covers some 2 hectares, just opposite Islay’s airport in the centre of Islay, and is situated less than a mile from Islay’s longest beach, the Big Strand in Laggan Bay, from which the distillery takes its name.

As part of the project, The Islay Boys have announced a partnership with family-owned Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd to help bring the new distillery to fruition.

The Islay Boys have a long standing with Leonard Russell, chairman of Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd, who commented: "I have known and worked with the Islay Boys for a long time, and I’m delighted to be able to bring our long experience in creating quality Scotch Single Malts to the Laggan Bay Distillery project."

About The Islay Boys Ltd

Mackay Smith and Donald MacKenzie both hail from the Rhinns peninsula on Islay’s west coast and launched their independent Scotch Whisky bottling company, The Islay Boys Ltd, in 2016. They have a range of both Blended and Single Malt Scotch Whiskies under their Flatnöse, Bårelegs, and Picti brands. The Islay Boys Ltd purchased Islay Ales Co Ltd, Islay’s only brewery, in 2018 and have since comprehensively revamped the beer styles and branding, to the enjoyment of locals and tourists alike.

About Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd

One of the most widely respected Scottish independent family firms in the spirits industry, and the 10th largest Scotch whisky company in the world. Also, the proud owners of Glengoyne, Tamdhu and Edinburgh Gin distilleries, they are well advanced with the revival of the much loved Rosebank distillery, which was closed in 1993.

Provided by The Islay Boys