Port Charlotte distillery: Difference between revisions

'''Port Charlotte distillery''' (also known as '''Rhins distillery''' and '''Lochindaal distillery''') is a inactive [[ScotchIslay whiskysingle malts|Islay single malt]] [[distilleryScotch whisky]] distillery on the island of [[Islay]], off the west coast of [[Scotland]] from 1829 to 1929.

The distillery is based in the village of [[Port Charlotte, Islay|Port Charlotte]] {{convert|2|mi3|km|mi|0|abbr=off}} southwest from the [[Bruichladdich distillery]].<ref name="PortCharlotte">{{cite web| url =http://www.bruichladdich.com/latestnewsarticles/portcharlottedistillery.htm| title =Port Charlotte Distillery| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20100531175853/http://www.bruichladdich.com/latestnewsarticles/portcharlottedistillery.htm| archive-date =2010-05-31| access-date =2010-08-01| url-status =dead}}

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==== Revival ====

AfterIn been2007, boughtDiageo bysold the inactive [[Port Charlotte distillery]] buildings and contents to The Bruichladdich Distillery Co. Ltd,.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Micallef |first=Joseph V. |title=The Relaunch of Port Charlotte 10 YO |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemicallef/2018/08/02/the-relaunch-of-port-charlotte-10-yo/ |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> and the Port Charlotte brand has been revived, although the distillery as such remained closed. Whisky distilled at nearby [[Bruichladdich distillery]] is matured in oak casks at Port Charlotte warehouses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Micallef |first=Joseph V. |title=The Relaunch of Port Charlotte 10 YO |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joemicallef/2018/08/02/the-relaunch-of-port-charlotte-10-yo/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>