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Machir Bay Wins Best Islay Scotch at the IWC
May 26, 2016The big news is that Machir Bay has been crown Best Islay Single Malt Whisky at this year’s International Whisky Competition… a bit of healthy competition between neighbours is never a bad thing! As well as the coveted 1st place in the Islay category, Machir Bay also secured 1st for Best Peated Whisky and 2nd […]
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News from the Farm
April 24, 2016Rockside farm is situated on the west coast of Islay. We are on the Gulf Stream which keeps our weather relatively mild and usually wet. In the winter we have strong winds and sometimes severe gales that whip in straight off the Atlantic. We farm 2,322 acres of which only some 160 acres are suitable […]
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Loch Gorm 2016
April 20, 2016The 2016 edition of Loch Gorm is now available! Loch Gorm is located to the north of the distillery and is very dark and peaty in colour, similar to the dark rich colour of our sherry cask matured single malt. Loch Gorm has been part of our range since it was first introduced in 2012 […]
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Barley Planting
April 18, 2016Spring has sprung on Islay after a period of pretty horrible weather. With spring comes the annual planting of our barley. It has now been sown and all being well (fingers crossed the good weather continues) come August we will be harvesting, drying and storing it ready for malting and distilling in 2016. The 100 […]
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