Private Whisky Tour: Exploring Speyside and Highland Distilleries
4.9
22 Ratings
Ballindalloch
Embark on a private whisky tour in Speyside and Highland, exploring distilleries, tasting a range of malts, and discovering the history behind the water of life. Customizable options available.
Duration: 12 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Glenfarclas Distillery - Distillery tour and tasting
  • The GlenAllachie Distillery - Enjoy distillery tour and tasting currently virtual tour in tasting room
What's Included
  • Bottled water provided
  • Hand sanitizer available
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Distillery tour and tastings based on preferences ask for details and costs
Additional Information

Explore the fascinating backstory of the ‘elixir of life’ through a jovial journey from your cruise or lodging.

SPEYSIDE or HIGHLAND Distilleries

I will be at your service, imparting my understanding and sampling an array of malts in this convivial and intimate private tour for a maximum of 5 people (Up to 8 upon request)

Travelling to various distilleries along the Speyside whisky trail. We’ll participate in one distillery tour, with tastings at the others, while observing the intricate variations of the ‘elixir of life’. Options include Aberlour, Benromach, Glen Moray, Glen Grant, Glenfarclas, or we could hunt for smaller, unique distilleries within Speyside. Other distilleries are up for discussion as possible alternatives!

Savour some of the top-notch single malts that the region has to offer. As the day unwinds, we will tour this region and I will impart my personal anecdotes.

We can also opt to visit Highland Distilleries, or combine visits to both.

A break for lunch at a local pub, with an option to stop by the Speyside cooperage.

Whisky experiences throughout Scotland are accessible and can be tailor-made according to your preferences

Location
Glenfarclas Distillery
Glenfarclas Distillery Glenfarclas Distillery Ballindalloch
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(22 Ratings)
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Mandarpandar27
Jan 26, 2024
A Great Tour and a Wonderful Time! - This review is actually for December of 2022, but I am unable to select that far back in time. BUT I think it speak volumes to what a great trip we had that I am leaving this review over a year later. Gordon was a wonderful host and arranged great stops along the way. He showed us some historical sites and had a wealth of knowledge about the surrounding areas. There were 4 us in total and he was able to accommodate us comfortably. Planning the trip was easy and we were able to say different places we would like to visit and he worked on making it happen. We were a challenging group because it was winter and still very much dealing with COVID restrictions, but he succeeded nonetheless. Then to add more challenges, we needed to adjust the trip due to an extra experience we wanted to add on and he was very flexible there. One of the stops he arranged, ended up being just the 5 of us and the staff which led to a very intimate tasting experience where we left feeling like locals. All in all, it was a wonderful time and if/when we make it back to the highlands, we plan to book another visit with Gordon. I'm only sorry I did not get this review posted sooner!
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Vicm007
Aug 7, 2023
Gordon was amazing ! - We booked Grandtours for 3 days. Gordon communicated with me months in advance and provided recommendations for distillery visits as well as made all reservations for distillery tours. He picked me and my family (4 people) in his spacious van from the Inverness airport. He drove us to all the distilleries (Glenlivet, Cardhu, GlenFarcis to name a few) and on the way gave us a wealth of information about Scotland. He also accommodated a last minute change and took us to see Loch Ness. Finally Samatha from his team drove us to Edinburgh Very patient, very helpful, just genuinely very nice ! Highly recommend !!!!
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Kurt_t
Aug 5, 2023
Great whisky and great fun! Easy conversation and a smooth ride! - Our trip with Carole was perfect! Everything was specifically tailored to us and we could make decisions as we went along. She knew how to guide us without being pushy. It was clear that Carole had a good working relationship with the distilleries we chose and we are confident this holds true with the other distilleries as well. It made for an extra special day. We couldn't have asked for more!
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Jermagical
Jul 3, 2023
Best Scotland Tour Guide - Gordon took us on a fantastic tour of 4 Spyside distilleries with a lovely lunch. Gordon is fantastic, he is a great driver/guide with an extensive knowledge of the area and distilleries. We had a lot of fun with Gordon and would highly recommend booking him.
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Y1270ielawrenceh
Jun 29, 2023
Drams in the Highlands - Amazing and well informed tour. Definitely helps when the guide is a local and knows the area. Would highly recommend.
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H7989esjustinr
May 29, 2023
Great personalized whisky tour - Gordon wish a tremendous host and guide. He took great care and attention to every detail of our day! We loved the way that Gordon also included a few historical stops to complement the whisky tours. We highly recommend Gordon to anyone!!
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Timetotravel4us
Jan 10, 2023
Absolutely fantastic whisky tour! - Let me start by saying that Gordon was a lovely guide, fun and knowledgable. Like having a friend along for the beautiful drive up into the highlands - a friend who knows a good deal more about whisky and history! He arrived promptly with a very comfortable vehicle built for the slightly icy roads and drove us through the sunrise, asking us about our favorites before settling on a few distilleries that he thought we would like. We were never rushed and felt that we could make changes all the while. He also was kind enough to find us a great spot for lunch in between the tastings. All of his recommendations proved to be great ones and we really enjoyed the tour from start to finish. I would encourage anyone to trust him with your tour and you won't be disappointed. I will certainly be back for a longer one next time!
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151hello
Sep 30, 2022
Amazing experience! - We had an amazing experience with Gill taking us around Speyside for an afternoon. The balance of distilleries she chose was perfect, drives in between not too long and super comfortable. Apart from being an amazing and experienced driver. she had lots of information and details on locations and distilleries. I live in Speyside - and she still managed to surprise me! Thank you for an unforgettable day!
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Teddygumbleton
Sep 12, 2022
Excellent Experience - This was a wonderful tour. We were able to visit 4 distilleries and our tour guide Carol was fantastic. Highly recommend!
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Jon_l
Aug 26, 2022
Save the money & DIY - not really worth the money; we had done a whisky tour a few days prior where we paid a local cab company to take us around and we contacted the distilleries which cost us <20% as much as this tour. We were hopeful that the tour would provide extra color or access to distilleries that are hard to get into but that wasn’t really the case. Would recommend a DIY version yourself.
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