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The island's capital is Bowmore where the distinctive round Kilarrow Parish Church and a distillery are located. [9] Port Ellen is the main port. [10] Islay is the fifth-largest Scottish island and the eighth-largest island of the British Isles, with a total area of almost 620 square kilometres (240 sq mi).
Islay single malts are the single malt Scotch whiskies made on Islay (/ ˈ aɪ l ə / EYE-lə) or Ìle in Gaelic, one of the southernmost of the Inner Hebridean Islands located off the west coast of Scotland. Islay is one of five whisky distilling localities and regions in Scotland whose identity is protected by law. [1]
Kilchoman distillery (pronounced Kil-ho-man) [1] is a distillery that produces single malt Scotch whisky on Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides. Kilchoman Distillery is in the northwest of the island, close to Machir Bay. Kilchoman was founded by Anthony Wills and remains an independent, family run distillery.
Bowmore distillery (/ b oʊ ˈ m ɔːr / boh-MOR, Scottish Gaelic: Taigh-staile Bogh Mòr) [2] is a Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery located on the Isle of Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides. [3] The distillery, which lies on the South Eastern shore of Loch Indaal, is one of the oldest in Scotland.
Whisky producing regions of Scotland. Island single malts are the single malt Scotch whiskies produced on the islands around the perimeter of the Scottish mainland. The islands (excluding Islay) are not recognised in the Scotch Whisky Regulations as a distinct whisky producing region, but are considered to be part of the Highland region. [1]
Kilchoman (/ k ɪ l ˈ x ɒ m ə n,-ˈ h ɒ m-/ kil-(K)HOM-ən; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Chomain [kʲʰiːʎ ˈxɔmɛɲ]) is a small settlement and large parish on the Scottish island of Islay, within the unitary council of Argyll and Bute.
Milton Island or Green Inch was an island in the Clyde's estuarine waters close to the old ford across the river at Dumbuck near Dumbarton. Newshot Island or Newshot Isle was an island of circa 50 acres or 20 hectares lying in the River Clyde close to Park Quay, Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is now partly joined to the river bank.
Bowmore (Scottish Gaelic: Bogh Mòr, 'Big Bend' [3]) is a small town on the Scottish island of Islay, situated on the banks of the sea loch, Loch Indaal.It serves as administrative capital of the island, and gives its name to the noted Bowmore distillery producing Bowmore single malt scotch whisky.