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Everything you need to know about Lagg Distillery
Most popular bottles from the distillery
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Lagg Island Malt Whisky Batch #3 Inaugural Release£109.99 Inc VAT -
Lagg Island Malt Whisky Batch #2 Inaugural Release£89.99 Inc VAT -
Lagg Island Malt Whisky Batch #1 Inaugural Release£164.98 Inc VAT
A brief History
Lagg, Islands Region, Scotland. Founded in 2019.
Lagg exists because Arran wanted a second voice — darker, smokier, and more assertive.
Opened in 2019 on the south coast of the Isle of Arran, Lagg is the heavily peated counterpoint to the lighter, fruit-led Arran Distillery at Lochranza in the north. Same island. Same owner. Completely different personality.
Where Lochranza leans clean and elegant, Lagg leans earthy and robust. The peat levels are high by island standards, and the distillery was designed from the ground up to handle that style properly. Taller stills. Longer fermentation. A focus on building weight and texture rather than delicacy.
Lagg doesn’t pretend to be old-school. It’s modern, deliberate, and very clear about what it wants to be. This is Arran’s smoky side — coastal, muscular, and unapologetic.
Taste Profile
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Peaty / Smoky |
Spicy | Oaky / Woody |
Lagg whisky is bold from the first sip. The peat is earthy and smoky rather than medicinal, closer to damp soil and bonfire ash than iodine. Beneath that smoke sits a solid malt base, with spice and oak adding structure.
You’ll often find cracked pepper, toasted cereal, and warming spice working alongside the smoke. The finish is dry, smoky, and persistent, with oak keeping everything grounded.
This is not a soft island malt. It’s built for drinkers who like their whisky to push back a bit.
Top 4 Flavour Profile Ingredients
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Peat Smoke |
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Cinnamon / Clove |
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Oak / Wood Spice |
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Malt / Biscuit / Toast |
Most Popular Bottles
Lagg Kilmory Edition
The core release. Heavily peated, earthy smoke with spice and malt sweetness.
Lagg Corriecravie Edition
Higher strength and more intense. Bigger smoke and deeper structure.
Lagg Limited Editions
Occasional small-batch or cask-led releases showing different peat and oak balances.
Availability in the UK is generally good, with growing interest among peat-focused drinkers.
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The Distillery
The Distiller: Lagg Distillery
Address: Lagg, Isle of Arran, North Ayrshire, KA27 8PQ, Scotland
 Open in maps |
 www.laggwhisky.com |
 +44 (0)1770 830264 |
Visitor Centre & Opening Times
Yes — Lagg operates a visitor centre and tasting room.
Typical opening hours
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Monday – Saturday
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Around 10:00 – 16:30
(Seasonal variations apply)
Tours focus on peat, production differences, and tasting smoky Arran spirit side by side with its northern sibling.
Ownership History
Current Owner
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Isle of Arran Distillers Ltd
Lagg was built and is operated by the same independent company behind Arran Distillery, expanding the island’s whisky identity rather than replacing it.
Distillery Facts
Overview & History
Lagg Distillery is located in the south of the Isle of Arran and began production in 2019. It was established by Isle of Arran Distillers, the same company behind the Lochranza (Arran) Distillery.
The creation of Lagg was intentional: to produce a distinctly heavily peated style of Arran whisky, contrasting with the unpeated, fruit-driven character of Lochranza. The name “Lagg” references a historic illicit distilling area on Arran known for smoky spirits.
Production
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Spirit Type: Single malt Scotch whisky
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Peat Level: Heavy peat (typically ~50 ppm)
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Stills: Copper pot stills designed for robust spirit
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Fermentation: Optimised for weight and structure rather than fruitiness
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Cask Policy: Ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks
The distillery’s production regime is designed to support peat-forward flavour while retaining sufficient body for long-term maturation.
Whisky Style
Lagg is defined by:
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Bold peat smoke
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Earthy, ashy phenolics
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Black pepper and spice
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Malt sweetness beneath the smoke
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Dry, structured finish
The style is closer to mainland peated malts than to Islay’s medicinal profile.
Key Expressions
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Lagg Kilmory Edition – First core release, bourbon-led maturation
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Lagg Corriecravie Edition – Higher strength, deeper peat intensity
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Limited batch and cask-strength releases
The range is intentionally narrow, focusing on refining a clear peated identity.
Significance
Lagg gives Arran a dual-distillery identity: unpeated elegance at Lochranza and robust peat at Lagg.
It strengthens Arran’s positioning in the peated single malt category without diluting the established Arran brand, and demonstrates how modern distillers can use parallel sites to pursue divergent styles with clarity.
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