Day One: Starting from Glasgow or Edinburgh, we travel past Loch Lomond and Loch Fyne, famous for its oysters and catch a ferry to Islay. We stop at the distilleries of Caol Ila or Bunnahabhain.
Day Two: We travel to the southern tip of the island to Ardbeg, a distillery originally run by smugglers. Then to Lagavulin and Laphroaig, where the founder died by falling into one of the vats in 1847.
Day Three: We visit Bruichladdich, Scotland's most westerly distillery, then Bowmore, and the famous Bowmore Vaults. We return by ferry to the mainland and drive along the coast to your overnight stop, overlooked by Britain's tallest mountain, Ben Nevis.
Day Four: From the Ben Nevis distillery we wind along Loch Ness to Urquhart Castle, one o the largest castles in Scotland. After a short cruise on the home of the legendary monster, we arrive at your hotel in Speyside.
Day Five: The day begins at Speyside Cooperage where you can see skilled coopers practicing their ancient craft. We visit Aberlour and The Macallan distilleries, Speyside's best known heavyweights.
Day Six: Today includes Ballindalloch Castle - one of the most beautiful castles in Scotland and Cardhu. From here we travel to Glenfarclas, where the stills are the biggest in Speyside. At Dufftown, the whisky capital of Scotland and home to Glenfiddich. you visit the famous whisky shop.
Day Seven: On our final day in Speyside, we visit the distilleries of two outstanding malts, Glenmorangie and Glenlivet. Glenlivet is the biggest selling malt in the USA and although it may be considered commonplace, it is a whisky of structure and complexity, with a flowery, peachy style.
Day Eight: On the way back to Edinburgh, you stop at the Dalwhinnie distillery, one of the highest in Scotland at 1073 feet. Then to Blair Castle and in the town of Pitlochry, with the smallest distillery, Edradour, working on a farmhouse scale. Finally, we call in at the Blair Atholl distillery, which traces its origins to 1798
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Our Other Sample Tours:
The Speyside Experience
4 Days / 3 Nights
Discover the Whisky Trail through the highest concentration of distilleries in the world; Speyside. You will explore the area?s working distilleries, a fascinating cooperage, an historic distillery and be able to spend time in a bar with over 500 malt whiskies.
Edradour - Dalwhinnie -The Macallen - Cardhu - Aberlour - The Glenlivet
The Classic Scotland Island Hopping Whisky Trail
11 Days / 10 Nights
The Scottish Islands contain some of the best distillers of single malts. Many of the distilleries are set on remote and stunningly beautiful locations and as well as spending time learning the whisky process, you will have time to explore one of the few wildernesses left on the planet.
Orkney - Skye - Jura - Islay - Arran - Speyside
Prices
Each tour is personal planned and the price will vary according to where you want to go and what you would like to include. We use our industry partners to get the best value for money.
Departures
We aim to depart all year and can depart from any airport or hotel in Scotland. We can also depart from any location in England.
Contact
Tel: +44 01277 841651
Fax: 0870 220 3156
US Toll Free: 1866 464 7389
www.classic-scotland.com
