Inverness: Private Tour to Speyside Distilleries
4.8
(50)
🕑 9 hours
Free cancellation
Speyside is widely considered the home of Scottish single malt whisky, with historic distilleries using only the freshest local produce in time-honored tradition. On this private tour from Inverness, visit several Speyside distilleries and sample diverse single malts. Enjoy sweeping views over the Spey Valley countryside and a lunch stop at The Mash Tun Hotel, while learning how whisky has been made the traditional Scottish way here for centuries.
Languages:
English
📍7 Ness Walk, Inverness IV3 5NF, UK
🏢Operated by Happy Tours Scotland Limited
Highlights
- ✓Explore some of Speyside’s most famous distilleries from Inverness
- ✓Sample the delicious single malt whiskies in production during tasting sessions
- ✓Enjoy a lunch stop at The Mash Tun Hotel with historic charm
- ✓Uninterrupted views over the beautiful Spey Valley landscapes
What you'll see & do
- ✓Tours meet at 9:00 am for leaving at 9:15am from the front of the Columba Hotel
- ✓Firstly , a tour and tasting at Glen Moray Distillery in Elgin takes us back to the traditional. A change in ownership in 2008 has seen the distillery go “back to basics” and produce a quality, uncomplicated Speyside single malt. The “Elgin Heritage” range is the result, comprising of a 12-, 15- and 18-year-old single malt that does not disappoint.
- ✓Then it's onwards to our next distillery. It’s said that “Rome was built on seven hills, and Dufftown stands on seven stills”. One of those stills is the world famous Glenfiddich Distillery, next on our itinerary for a whisky tasting. Glenfiddich is one of the few distilleries that remains family owned, producing a distinctive single malt developed by generations of “maverick whisky makers”. Today, Glenfiddich is the most awarded Single Malt Whisky, a testament to the distillery’s uncompromising methods.
- ✓Stop here for some lunch and to marvel at the bar built in 1896 and designed to resemble a small ship
- ✓We leave the rugged Highlands behind, and begin our journey through the lush Spey Valley, passing golden barley fields on our whisky trail, one of the three key ingredients used in the magic of single malt whisky production. Enjoy a tasting at Cardhu Distillery, which was established in 1824 by former whisky smugglers, John and Helen Cumming. In the days of the couple’s illicit distilling, Helen would fly a red flag to warn the neighbours that excise men were lodging with them at their farm. Cardhu Distillery was one of the first to partner with John Walker & Sons. It has remained in this family for 200 years, carefully producing the “elegant, smooth, sensual character of Cardhu” single malt whisky.
- ✓Since 1865 Glenfarclas has been owned and managed by just one family, The Grants of Glenfarclas
What's included
- ✓Professional Kilted Tour Guide
- ✓Air Conditioned vehicle - Land Rover or Minibus
- ✓Pickup and drop-off from your accommodation if in Inverness or en route
- ✓Private Transportation
What's not included
- ✓Approx £10 to £20 per person depending on choice
- ✓Whisky Tour and Tasting Costs
- ✓Gratuities
Good to know
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum age is 18 years
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Free cancellation
🔒 Secure checkout
from
£ 748.00
Inverness: Private Tour to Speyside Distilleries
4.8
(50)
🕑 9 hours
Free cancellation
Speyside is widely considered the home of Scottish single malt whisky, with historic distilleries using only the freshest local produce in time-honored tradition. On this private tour from Inverness, visit several Speyside distilleries and sample diverse single malts. Enjoy sweeping views over the Spey Valley countryside and a lunch stop at The Mash Tun Hotel, while learning how whisky has been made the traditional Scottish way here for centuries.
Languages:
English
📍7 Ness Walk, Inverness IV3 5NF, UK
🏢Operated by Happy Tours Scotland Limited
Highlights
- ✓Explore some of Speyside’s most famous distilleries from Inverness
- ✓Sample the delicious single malt whiskies in production during tasting sessions
- ✓Enjoy a lunch stop at The Mash Tun Hotel with historic charm
- ✓Uninterrupted views over the beautiful Spey Valley landscapes
What you'll see & do
- ✓Tours meet at 9:00 am for leaving at 9:15am from the front of the Columba Hotel
- ✓Firstly , a tour and tasting at Glen Moray Distillery in Elgin takes us back to the traditional. A change in ownership in 2008 has seen the distillery go “back to basics” and produce a quality, uncomplicated Speyside single malt. The “Elgin Heritage” range is the result, comprising of a 12-, 15- and 18-year-old single malt that does not disappoint.
- ✓Then it's onwards to our next distillery. It’s said that “Rome was built on seven hills, and Dufftown stands on seven stills”. One of those stills is the world famous Glenfiddich Distillery, next on our itinerary for a whisky tasting. Glenfiddich is one of the few distilleries that remains family owned, producing a distinctive single malt developed by generations of “maverick whisky makers”. Today, Glenfiddich is the most awarded Single Malt Whisky, a testament to the distillery’s uncompromising methods.
- ✓Stop here for some lunch and to marvel at the bar built in 1896 and designed to resemble a small ship
- ✓We leave the rugged Highlands behind, and begin our journey through the lush Spey Valley, passing golden barley fields on our whisky trail, one of the three key ingredients used in the magic of single malt whisky production. Enjoy a tasting at Cardhu Distillery, which was established in 1824 by former whisky smugglers, John and Helen Cumming. In the days of the couple’s illicit distilling, Helen would fly a red flag to warn the neighbours that excise men were lodging with them at their farm. Cardhu Distillery was one of the first to partner with John Walker & Sons. It has remained in this family for 200 years, carefully producing the “elegant, smooth, sensual character of Cardhu” single malt whisky.
- ✓Since 1865 Glenfarclas has been owned and managed by just one family, The Grants of Glenfarclas
What's included
- ✓Professional Kilted Tour Guide
- ✓Air Conditioned vehicle - Land Rover or Minibus
- ✓Pickup and drop-off from your accommodation if in Inverness or en route
- ✓Private Transportation
What's not included
- ✓Approx £10 to £20 per person depending on choice
- ✓Whisky Tour and Tasting Costs
- ✓Gratuities
Good to know
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum age is 18 years
Cancellation policy
- •A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
- •No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
Free cancellation
🔒 Secure checkout
from
£ 748.00