Port Charlotte

Port Charlotte Distillery was a purpose-built distillery which survived in the 20th century and was formerly known as the Lochindaal distillery. The distillery can be found in the heart of the beautiful Port Charlotte village and was constructed for its first licensee, Colin Campbell, in 1829.

In 1920 Lochindaal’s owner, JF Sheriff & Co, was bought out by Benmore Distilleries but just nine years later Benmore was purchased by the Distillers Company Limited (DCL), which immediately closed Lochindaal. The plant was subsequently removed although some of the buildings continued to be utilised by the now defunct Islay Creamery until the 1990s, while others were taken over by a garage business and Islay Youth Hostel.