Distillery:	Bunnahabhain	Region:	Islay
Established:	1881	Status:	active
Proprietor	CL Financial (Burn Stewart Distillers)
Stills:	2 was stills, 2 spirit stills	Capacity:	2,500,000 litres of alcohol per year
Open To Visitors:	Tours by appointment only Apr-Sep; Mon-Fri 10.30, 12.45, 14:00, 15:15.	Contact :	Bunnahabhain Shore Street Isle of Islay Argyll & Bute
Facilities:	Visitor Centre, Shop, Holiday homes
Water Source:	River Margadale

In 1881, William and James Greenless built the distillery in a remote cove at the confluence of the River Margadale with the Sound of Islay. This was the perfect site as it had plentiful supplies of peat and clear water. Local stone was used for the distillery buildings. The water used for the distillery rises through limestone and is piped to it, and because of this no peat is collected on the way. The stills are large and onion shaped. Bunnahabhain is the most lightly peated of all the Islay malts with a delicate flavour. The distillery also offers accommodation, where visitors can rent a cottage and lap up the scenery and atmosphere.