The First Cask Has Been Filled

A new chapter has begun at Laggan Bay. In April of 2026, the first cask was filled at our new distillery on Islay. What was once a vision is now reality, with spirit laid down to mature on the island that inspires everything we do.

The milestone was marked by Distillery Manager, Malcolm Rennie, an Islay native whose experience and passion for whisky have helped bring the distillery to life.

Witness the First Cask Filling

Be Part of the Beginning

While the first cask has now been filled, only a limited number of founding casks remain in The Hundred – Laggan Bay’s Founding Casks.This rare opportunity allows you to own a cask from the earliest days of Laggan Bay and follow its journey from new make spirit to fully matured Islay whisky. As a founding cask owner, you’ll become part of a community connected to the distillery’s future. The first cask has been filled. Yours could be next.

 Built on Experience. Created for the Future.

Laggan Bay is the vision of Leonard Russell and Tom Russell. As part of family owned Ian Macleod Distillers, the team behind renowned Scotch whisky brands including Glengoyne, Tamdhu and Rosebank, they bring decades of whisky making expertise to this new chapter on Islay. Now, that same long term commitment is being poured into a new whisky story.

Slàinte mhath,
Laggan Bay Distillery

Laggan Bay Distillery

Glenegedale, Isle of Islay, PA42 7AS

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