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Highland Park (Edrington) Holm Road, Kirkwall Orkney KW15 1SU Tel: 01856 874619 www.highlandpark.co.uk
Highland Park has been voted the Best Spirit in the World – three times – by the Spirit Journal and won the World’s Best Single Malt at the World Whiskies awards. Tours of the distillery on Orkney are available daily May-august, Monday-Friday from September to april. Price from £7.50 per person.
Isle of Jura Distillery (Whyte & Mackay) Craighouse Isle of Jura PA60 7XT Tel: 01496 820 385
TO book a tour and tasting at Jura distillery, please email: tours@ jurawhisky.com.
Visit this small distillery located on one of Scotland’s most spectacular but remote islands. isle of Jura first opened in 1810 and today produces a wide range of uniquely flavoured malts. Free tours are available. To book call 01496 820 385 or email tours@jurawhisky.com.
Oban Distillery (Diageo) Stafford Street, Oban Argyllshire PA34 5NH Tel: 01631 572004 www.discovering-distilleries.com/oban
The distillery unusually sits right in the heart of the town of Oban, capital of north argyll and gateway to the isles. The distillery produces Oban 14-year-old West Highland Malt whisky, one of the classic malts. Tours cost £8, running daily throughout. There’s also an exhibition, tasting bar and gift shop.
Pulteney (Inver House Distillers) Huddart Street, Wick Caithness KW1 5BA Tel: 01955 602371 www.oldpulteney.com
TO step inside Pulteney distillery is to be at once aware of its captivating heritage and personality and there’s no better way of getting to know it better than by joining one of their our behind-thescenes tours. There are a range of available tours – priced from £6 – available Monday-Saturday from May to September and Monday-Friday from October to april. Booking required.
Royal Lochnagar (Diageo) Crathie, Ballater Aberdeenshire AB35 5TB Tel: 01339 742700 www.discovering-distilleries.com/royallochnagar
Neighbouring Balmoral Castle, royal lochnagar is the perfect place to discover how Scotch Whisky is made. The distillery takes its name from the Munro lochnagar, and the royal name was bestowed upon it following a visit by Queen Victoria in 1848. at the end of the first ever distillery tour, the Queen enjoyed dram of mature lochnagar Highland Single Malt. Tours from £7 are available all year. Check website for days and times.
Scapa Distillery (Chivas Brothers) St Ola, Kirkwall, Orkney KW15 1SE www.scapamalt.com
Scapa distillery is situated on the mainland of Orkney, on the shore of Scapa Flow. The distillery has one wash still and one spirit still producing a single malt whisky. Bespoke tours are available daily from april to September and Monday-Saturday during October and november.
Strathearn Distillery (Strathearn Distillery Ltd) Bachilton Farm Steading, Methven Perth PH1 3QX Tel: 01738 840100 www.strathearndistillery.com
Strathearn distillery, near the village of Methven in Perthshire, is probably Scotland’s smallest whisky and gin distillery. Tasting tours from £25 per person are available Monday-Friday. Booking required.
Talisker Distillery (Diageo) Carbost Isle of Skye IV47 8SR Tel: 01478 614308 www.discovering-distilleries. com/talisker
Talisker distillery is the oldest working distillery on the isle of Skye, set on the shores of loch Harport in the village of Carbost, on the beautiful Minginish Peninsula, with dramatic views of the Black Cuillin. Visit for a tour and taste of their award-winning Talisker 10 year old Single Malt Scotch Whisky, see our 5 Copper Pot Stills and the traditional worm tubs that make our Talisker so unique. Tours from £8 available daily June-October. Monday-Saturday from november to March. Booking is advised.
Tobermory Distillery (Burn Stewart Distillers Ltd) Tobermory, Isle of Mull PA75 6NR Tel: 01688 302647 www.tobermorymalt.com
Established in 1798, ours is the only distillery on the isle of Mull and one of the oldest commercial distilleries in Scotland. it is unique, not just because of its idyllic location, but because it produces two different single malts – Tobermory and ledaig. distillery tours from £8 are available daily throughout the year. Booking is advised.
Tomatin Distillery (Tomatin Distillery Co Ltd) Tomatin Inverness-shire IV13 7YT Tel: 01463 248144 www.tomatin.com
Founded in 1897, the Tomatin whisky distillery sits at an altitude of 313m (1,027ft) just to the west of the village of the same name and quenches its annual five million litre capacity with the pure waters of the allt-na-Frithe. Tours priced from £7 are available daily from april to October, and Monday-Friday from november to March.
Tullibardine Distillery (Tullibardine Ltd) Blackford, Perthshire PH4 1QG Tel: 01764 661800 www.tullibardine.com
Since 1488, Tullibardine has been a drop of pure highland gold that brings to its custodians a hand crafted, vibrant, whisky from an independently family-owned distillery. Tours must be booked in advance by calling 01764 661809 or emailing shop.admin@tullibardine.com.
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