Ultimate whisky experience from Edinburgh
Leaving Edimburgh the tour begins with a journey north to Kinross and to Dewar's Aberfeldy Distillery for the first whisky themed stop of the day. Dewar's world-renowned crafted highland single malt Aberfeldy whisky has been produced at Aberfeldy Distillery since 1898. You will spend 2 hours here for the optional whisky and chocolate tasting tour; comprising of a full guided tour of the distillery, warehouse and interactive heritage exhibition, and a tasting of Aberfeldy's 12 year old single malt whisky, the premium Dewar's 12 year old blended Scotch and super-premium Dewar's 18 year old blended Scotch, matched with chocolate sourced from a local chocolatier. The tour costs £23 for three whisky samples with paired chocolates.
After a Dewar's Aberfeldy Distillery tour, you will continue to the village of Aberfeldy for lunch. You will spend time here exploring its streets, enjoy the scenery with plenty of time to grab a bite to eat before our whisky tour continues to Loch Lubnaig, and then to Deanston Distillery. Located on the River Teith, Deanston Distillery was a cotton mill for over 180 years and has been distilling whisky using traditional methods since the 1960s. Here is the optional tasting is £13.
The final stop of the day is a short photo break at Doune Castle (famous for its appearances in Outlander, Game of Thrones and Outlaw King) before you return to Edinburgh.