Visit Distilleries in Scotland

Planning your Whisky Tour

Whisky distilleries currently operating by region - plan your bespoke whisky tour when you visit Scotland, and partake of some of the best whisky tasting in scotland:

Campbeltown Scottish Whisky Distilleries

  • Glen Scotia Distillery, Mull of Kintyre
  • Glengyle Distillery, Campbeltown, Argyll
  • Springbank Distillery, Mull of Kintyre

Highland Whisky Distilleries

  • Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross
  • Auchroisk, Mulben
  • Balblair, Edderton/Northern Highlands just nine miles (14 km) from Glenmorangie
  • Ben Nevis, Fort William/Western Highlands
  • Blair Atholl, Pitlochry, Perthshire, not to be confused with place and Blair Atholl Castle, about five miles (8 km) north of Pitlochry
  • Clynelish, Brora/Northern Highlands, built across from the now-dormant Brora
  • Dalmore, Alness/Northern Highland
  • Dalwhinnie
  • Deanston, Doune
  • Edradour, Pitlochry, Scotland's smallest distillery
  • Fettercairn, Laurencekirk
  • Glencadam, Brechin
  • Glen Garioch, Oldmeldrum, pronounced Glen-gih-ri
  • Glengoyne Dumgoyne, twelve miles (19 km) from Glasgow, right on the Highland Line
  • Glenmorangie, Tain/Northern Highlands
  • Glen Ord, Muir of Ord/Northern Highlands, formally Ord and Glenordie
  • Glenturret, north of Crieff, on the coast of Turret
  • Loch Lomond, Alexandria
  • Lochnagar Ballater also Royal Lochnagar
  • Oban, Oban/Western Highlands
  • Pulteney Wick/Northern Highlands, northernmost distillery on the Scottish Festland
  • Speyburn
  • Teaninich, Alness
  • Tullibardine, Blackford, after 8 years in respite, back in operation in 2003

Scottish Islands Whisky Distilleries (excepting Islay)

  • Arran Distillery, Lochranza/Isle of Arran
  • Isle of Jura Distillery, Jura/Isle of Jura
  • Highland Park Distillery, Kirkwall, Isles of Orkney
  • Scapa, Kirkwall, Isles of Orkney
  • Talisker, Carbost/Isle of Skye
  • Tobermory Whisky Distillery, Isle of Mull, the "smoky" version from Tobermory is called Ledaig

Islay Whisky Distilleries

  • Ardbeg, Port Ellen
  • Bowmore, founded 1779, oldest Scottish distillery
  • Bruichladdich, once again privately-owned; pronounced (orig. Islay): Bruch-lat-tich (also: Bruch-lade-di(ch))
  • Bunnahabhain, Port Askaig, pronounced Buh-na-haa-venn
  • Caol Ila, Port Askaig
  • Kilchoman, Kilchoman
  • Lagavulin, Port Ellen
  • Laphroaig, Port Ellen (pronounced (orig. Islay)): La-froig
  • Port Charlotte, Port Charlotte

Lowland Whisky Distilleries

  • Auchentoshan Dalmuir, the only Lowland whisky distilled with Highland water from Cochna Loch
  • Bladnoch near Wigtown, Scotland's southern-most distillery, back in business as of 2000
  • Glenkinchie, Pencaitland

Speyside Scotch Whisky Distilleries

Speyside whisky trail
  • Aberlour Scotch Whisky Distillery, in Charlestown-of-Aberlour
  • Allt-á -Bhainne, Glenrinnes, 2002 closed since 28 May 2005, still in business
  • Ardmore, Kennethmont
  • Aultmore, Banffshire
  • Balmenach, Cromdale, on the southern border of the region
  • Balvenie, Dufftown, founded by William Grant, owner of Glenfiddich
  • BenRiach, Morayshire, back in business since 2004
  • Benrinnes, Banffshire
  • Benromach
  • Brackla, Nairn, also "Royal Brackla"
  • Cardhu, Knockando, most important division of Johnnie Walker Blends
  • Cragganmore, on the Ballindalloch
  • Craigellachie
  • Dailuaine, Aberlour, important division of Johnnie Walker Blends
  • Drumguish Distillery, Kingussie
  • Dufftown, Banffshire
  • Glenallachie, Banffshire
  • Glenburgie, Morayshire
  • Glendronach, Aberdeenshire, since 14 May 2002 back in business after a seven year lull
  • Glendullan, Banffshire
  • Glen Elgin, Morayshire
  • Glen Grant Distillery, Rothes
  • Glenfarclas, Ballindollach, at the foot of Ben Rinnes
  • Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown
  • Glen Keith, Keith
  • The Glenlivet, Ballindalloch, in the moorlands of Minmore
  • Glenlossie, Elgin
  • Glen Moray, Elgin
  • Glenrothes Whisky Distillery, Rothes
  • Glen Spey, Rothes
  • Glentauchers Keith
  • Inchgower, Buckie
  • Knockando, Knockando
  • Knockdhu, in Huntly, the 12-year malt is called An Cnoc
  • Linkwood, south of Elgin
  • Longmorn, between Rothes and Elgin
  • The Macallan, Craigellachie, known as the best in Speysides
  • Macduff, Banff
  • Mannochmore, Elgin, also sold as "Loch Dhu"
  • Miltonduff, Elgin
  • Mortlach, Dufftown
  • The Speyside
  • Strathisla, Keith, oldest distillery in Speyside still in operation, since 1786, also called the most beautiful one by some
  • Strathmill
  • Tamdhu, Aberlour
  • Tomatin, Tomatin
  • Tomintoul, Ballindalloch
  • Tormore, Grantown N Spey