By Mark Gillespie February 9, 2021 – It takes three years of waiting before “new make” spirit can legally be called whisky in Scotland. It took almost that long for Elixir Distillers to get the plans approved for what will become the 11th malt whisky distillery on the Isle of Islay. Argyll & Bute Council has now cleared the way for construction to begin this summer on the site just east of Port Ellen along the A846 road that leads to Laphroaig, Lagavulin and Ardbeg distilleries. “For me, it’s the holy trinity of whisky distillery roads, but more importantly, the?