15 Whisky Tours in Scotland, Compared Properly

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From Edinburgh: Scottish Highlands Tour with Whisky Tasting

1.Scottish Highlands Tour with Whisky Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 628 reviews · 9.5 hours · from $63Our pick

Review of Rabbie’s Highlands day tour from Edinburgh, with Dunkeld, Black Linn Falls, Queen’s View, Pitlochry, and Dewar’s whisky tasting.

“This was an incredibly interesting and worthwhile day trip. Pete Shaw was our guide. I’m going to add, he was the best tour guide/driver we’ve ever had. It was a great convenience not having to drive around ourselves as we are unfamiliar with the area. This trip brought us to the towns & distillery we wanted to visit. Pete added many interesting facts and stories, and shared his music with us as we drove. The towns we stopped in were hospitable and Pete offered recommendations and pointed out the restrooms. There was ample time to explore and take pictures. An absolute great experience!!”

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Edinburgh: Loch Ness, Scenic Walk, Glencoe & Whisky Day Tour

2.Loch Ness, Scenic Walk, Glencoe & Whisky Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 393 reviews · from $101

Explore Loch Ness, Glencoe, Cairngorms and Highland whisky on a small-group day tour from Edinburgh with walks, views and fish and chips.

“What a wonderful day! Owen was our guide and he did a great job of managing the details of the trip so that we were all comfortable and happy as well as providing excellent information on the history of the area. We would highly recommend this tour and hope you are fortunate enough to have Owen as your guide.”

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Edinburgh: Ultimate Whisky Experience

3.Ultimate Whisky Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 305 reviews · 10 hours · from $80

Review of Edinburgh’s 10-hour whisky tour to Dewar’s Aberfeldy and Glenturret, with Highland scenery, tastings, lunch, and practical tips.

“Absolutely loved Ash. Informative, witty, good spirited guide. Would absolutely recommend the tour and Ash for an amazing experience!”

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From Inverness: Cairngorms National Park and Whisky Tour

4.Cairngorms National Park and Whisky Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 172 reviews · 9 hours · from $60

Review of Rabbie's 9-hour Cairngorms and Tomatin whisky tour from Inverness, with Carrbridge, Loch Morlich, Aviemore, tips, and value advice.

“It was a great and relaxed day trip. Our tour guide Amy was lovely, warm and extremely well informed about everything we came across in the trip. Enjoyed the whiskey tour part !”

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From Edinburgh: Full Day Scottish Highlands and Whisky Tour

5.Full Day Scottish Highlands and Whisky Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 136 reviews · 9 hours · from $72

Explore the Kelpies, Glenturret whisky, Dunkeld, and Hermitage Forest on a scenic 9-hour Highlands tour from Edinburgh.

“Nice trip and the guides were awesome. Loved the stories about Scottish history ❤️ The bus could have been a little more comfortable… The seats were to small/tight. Other than that, loved the tour 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️👍🏻😘”

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Inverness: Loch Ness, Outlander & Whisky Distillery

6.Loch Ness, Outlander & Whisky Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 115 reviews · 9 hours · from $80

Review of Inverness’s Loch Ness, Outlander, and whisky day trip, with Urquhart Castle, Culloden, Clava Cairns, costs, and practical tips.

“Harrison was an awesome, entertaining, insightful tour guide. I would highly recommend!!!”

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Inverness: Moray Coast, Wildlife and Speyside Whisky Tour

7.Moray Coast, Wildlife and Speyside Whisky Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 110 reviews · from $97

Review the Moray Coast tour from Inverness, with beaches, sea birds, Bow Fiddle Rock, Cullen, Speyside whisky, and Carrbridge.

“Puffins are not coming to this area anymore, please delete the pic and the description since many people booked only for puffins”

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From Edinburgh: Speyside Whisky Trail 3-Day Group Tour

8.Speyside Whisky Trail 3-Day Group Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 80 reviews · 3 days · from $721

Explore Speyside whisky country from Edinburgh with distillery tastings, Highland scenery, small-group travel, and two B&B nights.

“This was our first tour of Scotland. As seasoned travellers, we consider this to be one of the best small tours we have ever undertaken. We visited Dalwhinnie, Benromach, Cardhu & The Glenlivet distilleries - all interesting and unique in their own way. The B&B accomodation in Grantown on Spey was of the highest standard. The mini-bus was modern and comfortable and the scenery absolutely mind-blowing. Above all, making this a real enjoyable tour was our very excellent Driver Ewan M of 'Rabbies' Tours; Ewan went out of his way to delight and impress us with his personal touch and his fountain of Scottish knowledge. This tour surpassed all expectations…”

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Edinburgh: Stirling, Whisky and St Andrews Tour in Spanish

9.Stirling, Whisky and St Andrews Tour in Spanish

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 67 reviews · from $71

Review of a Spanish-language day trip from Edinburgh to Stirling, a whisky distillery, St Andrews, and South Queensferry for $71.

“Excelente la excursión, la organización de los tiempos pero por sobre todas las cosas la excelente predisposición, dedicación y atención de Luis, hizo que cada momento de la excursión sea interesante con sus explicaciones y musicalizacion de los viajes.”

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The Cairngorms, Culloden, and Speyside Whisky Tour

10.The Cairngorms, Culloden, and Speyside Whisky Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 61 reviews · 10 hours · from $72

Explore Culloden, Clava Cairns, Fort George, Cardhu whisky, and Cairngorms scenery on a full-day tour from Inverness.

“Fort Georg, Culloden and Cairngirms. The driver mr. Smith was great. The visit in Nairn could have left out, not really interesting. Longer time at Cairngorms would have been appreciated but assume the weather prevented it.”

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From Edinburgh: Islay and The Whisky Coast 4-Day Tour

11.Islay and The Whisky Coast 4-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 55 reviews · 4 days · from $1,205

Review of Rabbie’s 4-day Islay whisky tour from Edinburgh, with distillery tastings, ferry rides, beaches, history, and practical booking tips.

“Excellent trip. Robbie our guide was very informative and dealt well with our ferry crossing being cancelled. Would definitely use Rabbies again.”

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Tranent: Glenkinchie Whisky Distillery Tour and Tasting

12.Tranent: Glenkinchie Whisky Distillery Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 41 reviews · from $28Best value

Explore Glenkinchie Distillery near Edinburgh with a sensory tour, three whisky tastings, and a small cocktail for $28.

“Excellent tour, very informative. Kirsty was an excellent guide, very knowledgeable.”

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Speyside Whisky Trail 1-Day Tour from Aberdeen

13.Speyside Whisky Trail 1-Day Tour from Aberdeen

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 40 reviews · 10 hours · from $141

Review the 10-hour Speyside Whisky Trail tour from Aberdeen, with Cardhu, Speyside Cooperage, Cairngorms views, value, and practical tips.

“Vi hade trevlig guide och gott om tid på varje ställe. Kanske vore en matpaus på sin plats innan/under/efter Cardhu. I övrigt mycket nöjd!”

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Islay: Caol Ila Whisky Distillery Tour & Tasting

14.Islay: Caol Ila Whisky Distillery Tour & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 23 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $28

Tour Caol Ila on Islay, taste three whiskies and a cocktail, and enjoy superb views of the Paps of Jura for $28.

“Amazing tour and tasting. Julia was an excellent guide. We had her all to ourselves! The tour was super modern and well thought through! I learnt way more this tour than the other we did! Loads of sensory tasks throughout the tour. The view was stunning and the bar alone was insane! Would highly recommend. I can’t wait to go back!”

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