Whisky Explorer Experience
Description
For true whisky enthusiasts, the Whisky Explorer Tour offers a deeper dive into the craft, heritage, and innovation behind Dewar’s Blended Scotch and Aberfeldy Single Malt. This immersive journey takes you from the origins of Dewar’s Whisky to a guided exploration of our Aberfeldy Distillery, culminating in a premium, sensory whisky tasting featuring rare and aged expressions from our portfolio. DRAMS INCLUDED: Your chosen Dewar’s Blended Scotch Whisky Aberfeldy 15 Year Old Tuscan Wine Cask Finish Aberfeldy 26 Year Old Exceptional Cask Dewar’s Double Double 32 Year Old Aultmore 25 Year Old Spirit of Speyside Limited Edition (please note these are subject to availability)
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Itinerary
Your visit will start with a short film in the auditorium, followed by a chance to explore the heritage centre and discover more about the remarkable history of John Dewar & Sons. This part of your visit is self guided with the aid of audio guides/ipads, available in various languages. Your experienced tour guide will then take you on a tour of the Aberfeldy Distillery and warehouse so you can learn more about the whisky making magic! The tour ends with a wee dram in the whisky lounge for adults / seniors. Drivers can request a take-away pack to create a Maime Taylor cocktail at home. Your ticket does not include transport to/from the distillery. The distillery is located on the outskirts of picturesque Aberfeldy, nestled on the banks of the River Tay, 20 mins from the A9 in Highland Perthshire, 90 minutes from Edinburgh. Free parking. Additional tastings and whisky cocktails are available at the bar. You can browse the shop showcasing the full Dewar's portfolio along with exclusive limited edition single cask bottlings and fill your own bottle with a specially selected cask of Aberfeldy Single Malt. Tours take place throughout the day, present your voucher on arrival. Please note, last tour is 1 hour prior to closing, however we recommend allowing 1.5 hours for your visit. There is a cafe onsite, however your ticket does not include food - booking is not essential for the cafe. As a traditional working distillery, visitors must wear sensible footwear on the distillery tour (no high heels or open toed shoes permitted). Unfortunately dogs (except assistance dogs) are not permitted in the visitor centre or distillery. The visitor centre and heritage centre is fully accessible, however due to the historical nature of the distillery building, the tour can be adapted for less mobile visitors. A full accessibility statement is available.
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Service animals allowed
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please note some walking is required on the tour including some uneven surfaces and stairs
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- No high heels or open toed shoes permitted on the distillery tour.
- Minimum drinking age 18 years.
Reviews(8)
Excellent small group tour, led by Craig who was funny friendly and informative. The tasting was an education for me as an occasional whisky drinker and it clearly worked as I bought some very nice bottles to send home to east anglia.
Thanks for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We're so pleased you had an excellent tour with Craig and hope you enjoy all the whiskies you bought! We hope to welcome you back again soon.
A remarkable visit, a real discovery!
Thank you for leaving us a great view! We're so pleased you had a brilliant time when you visited, and we hope to welcome you back again soon.
Trip for a big birthday hosted by Craig for the tasting & Jim for the tour, both of whom were excellent Great experience Craig delivered his mixology class in a fun & knowledgable way, which we both enjoyed
It's great to hear that both Craig and Jim helped make your experience so special with us! We're thrilled to know you enjoyed your tour and hope to welcome you back again soon.
Wonderful tour and sampling conducted by our very knowledgeable and friendly guide. After the excellent AV presentation we could explore the museum at our own pace. We then went through the entire process leading to the distillation of Dewars whisky. We were guided through the sampling in a most knowledgeable and entertaining manner by John. We ended up in the cafe bistro which we could highly recommend.
Thank you for the recommendation, we're thrilled you had an excellent time on tour with John and enjoyed exploring our museum and cafe. We hope to welcome you back again soon!
A really enjoyable and informative tour around the distillery with John the tour guide. I’d definitely recommend this as something to do while in aberfeldy. John was brilliant, able to answer any question you have and a bit of craic.
We're so pleased you had a great tour with John and enjoyed touring the distillery. Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we hope to welcome you back again soon!
Craig! What a lad! His whisky knowledge is beyond this world. Made the experience 100% better. Loved every minute of it.
We're so pleased you had a great tour with Craig! Thanks for taking the time to leave us a review, we hope to welcome you back again soon.
Myself and friends visiting from the USA took the Whisky Explorer Experience tour and it was excellent from the video at the start to the tasting experience at the end. Our guide Craig was very entertaining and very informative and was happy to answer any questions we had. The bar was a nice setting enjoy more excellent malts after the tour and the range of malts available to buy was very impressive indeed,
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a review. We’re delighted to hear you had such a fantastic experience with Craig on your tour and that you enjoyed spending time in our Whisky Bar afterwards. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon!
Great experience. Served at our beck and call in a charming setting. The 2 bartenders Jim and Craig were experts and knew how to promote their quality whiskey without being intrusive. This will leave us with an unforgettable memory.
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We're thrilled you had a brilliant experience with us and hope to welcome you back again soon!
