Best Speyside Whisky Distillery Tours
The Speyside region has around 50 malt whisky distilleries! Quite a few of them are open to visitors making it ideal for private Speyside Whisky Tours.
The Speyside distilleries which are open to visitors run distillery tours, all of which are highly rated. They vary in duration, mainly one to two hours. Some are even longer and more in depth. They generally involve a tour around the distillery followed by a tasting.
However, many Speyside distilleries have range of tours and experiences. It can be quite a task to find the best ones for your particular interests and preferences as they specialise in different aspects of whisky production and themes.
We can integrate one or more of these into your Speyside Whisky Tour Itinerary for added interest especially on a two or three day whisky tour.
The Speyside distilleries which are open to visitors run distillery tours, all of which are highly rated. They vary in duration, mainly one to two hours. Some are even longer and more in depth. They generally involve a tour around the distillery followed by a tasting.
However, many Speyside distilleries have range of tours and experiences. It can be quite a task to find the best ones for your particular interests and preferences as they specialise in different aspects of whisky production and themes.
We can integrate one or more of these into your Speyside Whisky Tour Itinerary for added interest especially on a two or three day whisky tour.
- Best In Depth Tastings: Too many to mention!
- Best Peated Whisky Distillery Tour: Benromach
- Best Modern Tour is The Macallan
- The Best Distillery Tour Variety includes Cardhu Distillery & Benriach Distillery but many distilleries are now offering different levels of tours
- The Best Distillery Garden Tour is Glen Grant
- Best value tastings: Too many to shortlist, however, there are some excellent experiences with 30 year plus offerings.
- Best Tour to see a Malting Floor: The Balvenie
- Best Independently Owned Distillery Tour Glenfarclas, GlenAllachie, Glenfiddich, Benromach, Ballindalloch. The list goes on.
- One of the Best old fashioned tasting rooms is at Cragganmore Distillery
- Best Newcomer - Ballindalloch Distillery, Speyburn Distillery
- Best Cooperage Tour: The Speyside Cooperage
Our Bespoke Speyside Distillery Tour Guiding Service
We provide private, small group tours around Speyside and can in corporate some of the above tours in our itineraries (subject to availability). Most of our tours provide a balance between distillery tours and whisky tasting to help you get the most out of your day or days in Speyside. We are committed to providing a range of tours tailored to your requirements. Whether you are looking for a one day Speyside Whisky Tour or two or three day whisky tour, there are lots of different possible itineraries.
Our Bespoke Speyside Whisky Tours include a significant planning element including detailed discussion of the best distillery tours and experiences for you. Generally, our bespoke services are reserved for 2 or more day tours where we develop the itinerary in conjunction with you. Our bespoke service is useful under many circumstances including where popular, high demand tours such as The Macallan and The Balvenie rank high on your wishlist. Also where there is a celebratory aspect, e;g; honeymoon, wedding anniversary or big birthday. Or where private tours are requested.
We provide private, small group tours around Speyside and can in corporate some of the above tours in our itineraries (subject to availability). Most of our tours provide a balance between distillery tours and whisky tasting to help you get the most out of your day or days in Speyside. We are committed to providing a range of tours tailored to your requirements. Whether you are looking for a one day Speyside Whisky Tour or two or three day whisky tour, there are lots of different possible itineraries.
Our Bespoke Speyside Whisky Tours include a significant planning element including detailed discussion of the best distillery tours and experiences for you. Generally, our bespoke services are reserved for 2 or more day tours where we develop the itinerary in conjunction with you. Our bespoke service is useful under many circumstances including where popular, high demand tours such as The Macallan and The Balvenie rank high on your wishlist. Also where there is a celebratory aspect, e;g; honeymoon, wedding anniversary or big birthday. Or where private tours are requested.
We are based in Lhanbryde, near Elgin in Speyside and are ideally placed to run whisky tours throughout the area with local departure Speyside Distillery Tours. Local departures would be from the area around Benromach (Forres) to Strathisla (Keith) down to the Aberlour, Craigellachie and Dufftown area.
We offer a range of tour types as well as a bespoke service where we can develop the best itinerary for you.
The Speysider Tour where you can choose from a range of distilleries including Glenlivet & Glenfiddich.
The North Speyside Tour includes visits to 4 whisky distilleries which can include Benromach, Strathisla and Glen Moray.
The Signature Tour includes a more in depth tour e.g. Balvenie and a further tasting and tour.
These can be booked individually, or combined into a 2 or 3 day whisky tour. We also offer a tailor made, bespoke Speyside Whisky Tours.
Find more Speyside Whisky Tour information or make an enquiry.
Scotland has a zero tolerance approach to drink driving so do not drink and drive under any circumstances.
You can also find a map of Speyside distilleries open to the public.
We offer a range of tour types as well as a bespoke service where we can develop the best itinerary for you.
The Speysider Tour where you can choose from a range of distilleries including Glenlivet & Glenfiddich.
The North Speyside Tour includes visits to 4 whisky distilleries which can include Benromach, Strathisla and Glen Moray.
The Signature Tour includes a more in depth tour e.g. Balvenie and a further tasting and tour.
These can be booked individually, or combined into a 2 or 3 day whisky tour. We also offer a tailor made, bespoke Speyside Whisky Tours.
Find more Speyside Whisky Tour information or make an enquiry.
Scotland has a zero tolerance approach to drink driving so do not drink and drive under any circumstances.
You can also find a map of Speyside distilleries open to the public.
More Detail
The Best Distillery Garden Tour is Glen Grant
The distilleries all have well looked after plant and green spaces. However Glen Grant is well known for its beautiful garden and walk. The tour ticket includes a distillery tour and access to the garden.
The Best Tour Variety includes Cardhu Distillery & Benriach Distillery
These distilleries have a range of tour types and price points.
Benromach: Best Peated Whisky Distillery Tour
Benromach produces a peaty whisky in contrast to the more normal Speyside style. It's a very traditional distillery with no computers used in the distillation process!
Best Modern Tour is Macallan
Experience the new £125 million plus distillery and visitor centre. It's a complete contrast to the traditional distillery tour although the fundamental techniques remain the same and there is a tasting at the end!
Best Independently Owned Distillery Tour is Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Benromach and GlenAllachie
Glenfarclas opened in 1836 and has been in the Grant family since 1865. It is situated in the foothills of Ben Rinnes and it's name means Valley of the green grass in Gaelic. GlenAllachie is situated near Aberlour and was established in 1967. It produces a range of notable whiskies. Glenfiddich needs little introduction, with the first spirit running off the stills in 1887. Benromach is a distillery reflecting a hand made philosophy.
Best In Depth Tastings: Too many to mention but:
Some distilleries offer in depth, tutored tastings of interesting and rare whiskies over about 1 hour duration with no tour. Almost liek a whisky masterclass.
Best Tour including Malting Floor: Balvenie
With only around seven distilleries in Scotland still malting its own barley, Balvenie offers the opportunity to see the malting floor. In fact at around 2.5 hours long, Balvenie has one of the most in depth whisky tours on Speyside and sometimes includes time at the onsite cooperage.
Best Cooperage Tour: The Speyside Cooperage
A strong contender for any Speyside Distillery Tour itinerary, discover the hugely significant effect the cask has on the flavour and character of the whisky.
If you are looking for a private driver guide for your Speyside Whisky Tour, please get in contact for further details. Most tours are one, two and or three days. It should be possible to include one of the shorter tours in your itinerary on a one day Speyside whisky tour. If you are looking to do a two or three day whisky tour then there is even more potential to include more of these special interest tours.
We provide private whisky tours. Please feel free to contact us for your details about our tours or to enquire about a tailor made Speyside Whisky Tour itinerary.
The Best Distillery Garden Tour is Glen Grant
The distilleries all have well looked after plant and green spaces. However Glen Grant is well known for its beautiful garden and walk. The tour ticket includes a distillery tour and access to the garden.
The Best Tour Variety includes Cardhu Distillery & Benriach Distillery
These distilleries have a range of tour types and price points.
Benromach: Best Peated Whisky Distillery Tour
Benromach produces a peaty whisky in contrast to the more normal Speyside style. It's a very traditional distillery with no computers used in the distillation process!
Best Modern Tour is Macallan
Experience the new £125 million plus distillery and visitor centre. It's a complete contrast to the traditional distillery tour although the fundamental techniques remain the same and there is a tasting at the end!
Best Independently Owned Distillery Tour is Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Benromach and GlenAllachie
Glenfarclas opened in 1836 and has been in the Grant family since 1865. It is situated in the foothills of Ben Rinnes and it's name means Valley of the green grass in Gaelic. GlenAllachie is situated near Aberlour and was established in 1967. It produces a range of notable whiskies. Glenfiddich needs little introduction, with the first spirit running off the stills in 1887. Benromach is a distillery reflecting a hand made philosophy.
Best In Depth Tastings: Too many to mention but:
Some distilleries offer in depth, tutored tastings of interesting and rare whiskies over about 1 hour duration with no tour. Almost liek a whisky masterclass.
Best Tour including Malting Floor: Balvenie
With only around seven distilleries in Scotland still malting its own barley, Balvenie offers the opportunity to see the malting floor. In fact at around 2.5 hours long, Balvenie has one of the most in depth whisky tours on Speyside and sometimes includes time at the onsite cooperage.
Best Cooperage Tour: The Speyside Cooperage
A strong contender for any Speyside Distillery Tour itinerary, discover the hugely significant effect the cask has on the flavour and character of the whisky.
If you are looking for a private driver guide for your Speyside Whisky Tour, please get in contact for further details. Most tours are one, two and or three days. It should be possible to include one of the shorter tours in your itinerary on a one day Speyside whisky tour. If you are looking to do a two or three day whisky tour then there is even more potential to include more of these special interest tours.
We provide private whisky tours. Please feel free to contact us for your details about our tours or to enquire about a tailor made Speyside Whisky Tour itinerary.
