Take an official tour. Some will include accommodation and trips to scenic and historic locations all over Scotland. The Scotch Whisky Tour takes place over 7 days where you will find yourself transported from Inverness to Oban, Mull, Tarbert and Islay, visiting distilleries along the way. This is a comprehensive tour and details can be found by contacting [email protected].
Tour Speyside's Malt Whisky Trail. The Speyside area of Scotland is home to over 50 distilleries and if you plan a whisky drinking tour of Scottish distilleries this is one of the best areas. The official Malt Whisky Trail has eight listed distilleries but time or liver constraints may prohibit you from visiting them all. Contact the official Malt Whisky Trail for details at www.maltwhiskytrail.com.
Go your own way. You can visit, open to the public distilleries on your own, there is nothing to stop. Maybe you would rather plan a whisky drinking tour of Scottish distilleries by visiting your particular favourite whisky makers. If so, all you need is a car and the address of your distillery. Not all distilleries are open to the public, so always check first; you can usually find details on the bottle.
You will get to sample some fine whisky, usually at the end of the tour. Some tours are free to enter; others will charge but then give you a special token that you can use when purchasing a bottle of whisky. The Aberlour whisky tour even gives you the chance to fill your own bottle with cask strength heaven.
Some of the tours will allow you to walk around on your own, but most will have special tour guides who can take you through all the stages of the whisky making process. Each whisky has its own distinctive flavour and you can see how this is achieved through the whisky making process.
