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Ella Edgar

Born in 1946 is married and has one daughter, who works in Glasgow. She has one older brother. Brought up in the Lotts area - half way between Bowmore and Port Ellen on the high road. Finishing her education at College in Glasgow in 1962 she started work in the Highlanders Institute as a Gaelic Speaking Secretary. In 1965 she took up the position of Clerical Assistant at Ardbeg Distillery's Glasgow office. Married in 1967 she moved back to Islay where she took up the clerical work at the actual Ardbeg Distillery itself. She remained there until 1981 when the Distillery was closed down. From 1981 until 1983 she was the Receptionist at the Machrie Hotel. In 1984 she became the School Secretary in Port Ellen a post she held until March 2001 when she became the P.A. at Bruichladdich. Her hobby is teaching Highland Dancing - this she has done for the past 30 odd years! She also teaches Scottish Country dancing when required.

Barbara McEwan 'Sales Administrator'

Born at Tormisdale Farm on the Rhinns of Islay and educated at Port Charlotte Primary and Bowmore Senior Secondary Schools. Barbara continued her education in Glasgow then returned to the Island to take up the post as Dental Nurse. In 1971 she and James were married in Port Charlotte and for several years divided their time between Islay and Glasgow until finally settling in Bruichladdich in 2002. Daughters Lynne and Lesley both live in Glasgow, Lynne also works for Bruichladdich and Lesley is a Staff Nurse. Barbara's enjoys walking the wilds of Islay and shares a love of Scottish dancing with James.

Lynne McEwan - Sales Support

We are very pleased that Lynne McEwan, Jim’s eldest daughter, has joined the sales team. Any one having the chance to meet  Lynne perhaps at the Islay whisky festival, cannot but  help notice the  McEwan enthusiasm. We are pleased that the McEwan whisky dynasty continues…

Mary McGregor - Distillery Shop

Daughter of the Late Donald and Morag McGregor of Gartacharra. Mary lives with her  brother Donald. She enjoys the splendid hilltop view of the distillery, where her father had worked for many years with his Clydesdale horses, carting grain from the puffers at the pier to the distillery for malting.

One of her favourite walks with her faithful Collie dogs, Suzie and Fly, is round the Distillery Dam, “An Torran”, where the water gathers before meandering down the burn “Eas Bhan” past the distillery, to the seashore.

Her days off sees her helping her brother Donald on the farm with the sheep and the cattle.

Mary feels she has “come home” to work in Bruichladdich Distillery after a variety of jobs including 18 years at the Islay Creamery, the village shop, The Mini Market and the Islay Museum in Port Charlotte.

She is an Islay lass through and through with a deep faith and a love of the Gaelic culture in word and music. She enjoys her brother’s piping and never misses the chance to encourage youngsters to be proud of their Islay roots.