Editing Islay single malts (section)

===Closed distilleries===
[[File:Whiskies of Islay island, Scotland.jpg|thumb|Whiskies from eight distilleries on [[Islay]]. When this photograph was taken in August 2004, one of the distilleries had ceased production.]]

The oldest record of a legal distillery on the island of Islay refers to Bowmore in 1779 and at one time there were up to 23 distilleries in operation.<ref name=Newton33>Newton (1995) p. 33</ref> For example, [[Port Charlotte (distillery)|Port Charlotte distillery]] operated from 1829 to 1929<ref name=IslayinfoPortC>[http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_port_charlotte_distillery.html "Port Charlotte Distillery"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528083514/http://www.islayinfo.com/islay_port_charlotte_distillery.html |date=28 May 2017 }}.  IslayInfo. Retrieved 22 April 2012.</ref>

In March 2007 Bruichladdich Distillery announced the reopening of the distillery at [[Port Charlotte (distillery)|Port Charlotte]] (''Port Sgioba'' in Gaelic), which was closed in 1929, and was also known as the [[Lochindaal distillery]].

*Ardenistle (1837–1849) / Kildalton (1849–1852) / Islay (1852–1852), subsumed by Laphroaig 1853
*Ardmore (1817–1835), taken over by Lagavulin 1837
*Daill (1814–1830), ruins on road between Port Askaig & Bridgend
*Freeport (1847–1847), location unknown
*Kildalton (1817–1837), merged with Lagavulin
*Killarow (c.1760–1818) / [[Bridgend, Islay|Bridgend]] (1818–1822), ruins in village
*Lochindaal/[[Port Charlotte, Islay|Port Charlotte]]/Rhinns (1829–1929), near Bruichladdich
*Lossit (1821) / [[Ballygrant]] (1826–1860), ruins south of the village A846
*Malt Mill (1908–1962), now part of Lagavulin<ref name=Lost>[http://www.islayinfo.com/lostdistilleries.html "Islay's "lost" Whisky Distilleries"]. Islayinfo.com. Retrieved 1 December 2012.</ref>
*Mulindry (1826–1827), at the junction of the Neriby Burn and the River Laggan, now in ruins<ref name=Lost/>
*Newton (1819–1837), ruins immediately south of A846 between Port Askaig & Bridgend<ref name=Lost/>
*Octomore (1816–1852), ruins near Port Charlotte
*[[Port Ellen distillery|Port Ellen]] (1825–1929, 1967–1983), large port village of Islay, converted to a malting.<ref name=Newton33/><ref name=Lost/> Reopened in 2024<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kiely |first=Melita |date=2024-03-19 |title=Port Ellen distillery back in business after 40 years |url=https://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2024/03/port-ellen-distillery-back-in-business-after-40-years/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=The Spirits Business |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Scarabus (1817–1818), no evidence of production
*Tallant (1821–1852), Tallant farm south of Bowmore