Bunnahabhain is the northernmost distillery on the island of Islay and was built in 1882 at the mouth of the Margadele River. Little has changed or been modernised since then. Only this Islay distillery dries the malt with warm air. Ceòbanach is Celtic for 'smoky mist' and gives an impression of the style of the distillery, at the end of the nineteenth century. Master Distiller Ian MacMillan selected only the best Bourbon barrels for this, which give the whisky its creamy sweet taste.