4 Day - Islay Whisky Tour

This tour is offered byScottish-routes and should be booked directly with them. www.scottish-routes.com Tel: +44(0)131 347 8886.   Will@scottish-routes.com.

This tour takes you away to a Scottish island paradise. Stunning scenery, ancient history, traditional culture and 8 of Scotland?s finest whisky distilleries... what more can you ask for ?

You will spend your first day travelling to the "Queen of the Hebrides" - Islay.

Continuing west, you now arrive on the shores of Scotland's largest loch - Loch Lomond. Breathtaking views unfold as you turn north along the western shore and, if you are lucky, you will see the slopes of Ben Lomond. This is Rob Roy Country and, as you leave the loch side and wind your way up to The Rest and be Thankful, tales of cattle rustling and ancient Highland Clans will fill your ears.
Now you descend into the lands of the infamous Clan Campbell and drive along Loch Fyne to the whitewashed town of Inveraray; seat of the Duke of Argyll. Turning south, the ferry awaits to transport you to the land of peat smoke and whisky.

Arriving in Islay there is time for an introduction to the island before we head to the village of Bowmore for our overnight stay* and a dram or two...

With two full days to explore the island, you are spoilt for choice of things to do. The exact itinerary on each day will be dictated by the weather and your guide. This allows for as much flexibility as possible, in order to get the most from your experience of a lifetime.
To find out more about what makes Islay whiskies so special, you will visit a number of the island's distilleries and take a guided tour. There will, of course, be an opportunity to sample the whisky during these visits, as well as tastings at some distilleries we don't have time to take a full tour at.

Distillery tours** can include the smoky and peaty Ardbeg, Laphroaig and Lagavullin (on the south coast), the lighter Bruichladdich (near Port Charlotte), Bowmore (the oldest working distillery on Islay), Kilchoman (the newest and smallest) and the biggest producer on the island; Caol Ila.