Discover the history behind the water of life in a light hearted excursion from your cruise / accommodation.
SPEYSIDE or HIGHLAND Distilleries
Sharing my knowledge and tasting a range of malts on this fun and friendly private tour for up to 5 people (8 on request)
Visiting a range of distilleries on the Speyside whisky trail. One distillery tour with tastings at the others - experiencing the differences complexities of the water of life. Options- Aberlour, Benromach, Glen Moray, Glen Grant, Glenfarclas, seeking out smaller distinct distilleries within Speyside. Other distilleries can be discussed as alternative options!
Enjoying some of the finest single malts the area has to offer. Throughout the day will explore this area and share my personal experiences .
Alternatively visiting Highland Distilleries or combination of both
Lunch stop at local bar and option to visit Speyside cooperage
Whisky experiences throughout Scotland are available and can be customised
Posted By : William_S
Such a knowledgeable guide. He introduced us personally to all three distilleries. Suggested places for lunch and showed us the shop where Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother shopped in Beauly. Punctual and returned us to the shop in good time. Highly recommended.
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Posted On : 2024-06-26 14:11:38 
Posted By : Fred_W
The personalized whiskey tour was great. Our driver Carole took us to four different distilleries over the course of eight hours. Since we had a driver, we were allowed to sample whiskey at each stop. At Cardhu, I fed an apple to a Highland Cow which was great. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone wishing to visit distilleries.
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Posted On : 2024-06-23 11:34:39
Posted By : MandarPandar27
This review is actually for December of 2022, but I am unable to select that far back in time. BUT I think it speak volumes to what a great trip we had that I am leaving this review over a year later.
Gordon was a wonderful host and arranged great stops along the way. He showed us some historical sites and had a wealth of knowledge about the surrounding areas. There were 4 us in total and he was able to accommodate us comfortably.
Planning the trip was easy and we were able to say different places we would like to visit and he worked on making it happen. We were a challenging group because it was winter and still very much dealing with COVID restrictions, but he succeeded nonetheless. Then to add more challenges, we needed to adjust the trip due to an extra experience we wanted to add on and he was very flexible there. One of the stops he arranged, ended up being just the 5 of us and the staff which led to a very intimate tasting experience where we left feeling like locals.
All in all, it was a wonderful time and if/when we make it back to the highlands, we plan to book another visit with Gordon. I'm only sorry I did not get this review posted sooner!
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Posted On : 2024-01-26 14:54:29 
Posted By : VicM007
We booked Grandtours for 3 days. Gordon communicated with me months in advance and provided recommendations for distillery visits as well as made all reservations for distillery tours. He picked me and my family (4 people) in his spacious van from the Inverness airport. He drove us to all the distilleries (Glenlivet, Cardhu, GlenFarcis to name a few) and on the way gave us a wealth of information about Scotland.
He also accommodated a last minute change and took us to see Loch Ness. Finally Samatha from his team drove us to Edinburgh
Very patient, very helpful, just genuinely very nice !
Highly recommend !!!!
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Posted On : 2023-08-07 17:31:54
Posted By : KURT_T
Our trip with Carole was perfect! Everything was specifically tailored to us and we could make decisions as we went along. She knew how to guide us without being pushy. It was clear that Carole had a good working relationship with the distilleries we chose and we are confident this holds true with the other distilleries as well. It made for an extra special day. We couldn't have asked for more!
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Posted On : 2023-08-05 04:58:05
Posted By : Jermagical
Gordon took us on a fantastic tour of 4 Spyside distilleries with a lovely lunch.
Gordon is fantastic, he is a great driver/guide with an extensive knowledge of the area and distilleries.
We had a lot of fun with Gordon and would highly recommend booking him.
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Posted On : 2023-07-03 05:58:56
Posted By : Y1270IElawrenceh
Amazing and well informed tour. Definitely helps when the guide is a local and knows the area. Would highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2023-06-29 09:03:41
Posted By : H7989ESjustinr
Gordon wish a tremendous host and guide. He took great care and attention to every detail of our day! We loved the way that Gordon also included a few historical stops to complement the whisky tours. We highly recommend Gordon to anyone!!
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Posted On : 2023-05-29 20:57:31
Posted By : Timetotravel4us
Let me start by saying that Gordon was a lovely guide, fun and knowledgable. Like having a friend along for the beautiful drive up into the highlands - a friend who knows a good deal more about whisky and history! He arrived promptly with a very comfortable vehicle built for the slightly icy roads and drove us through the sunrise, asking us about our favorites before settling on a few distilleries that he thought we would like. We were never rushed and felt that we could make changes all the while. He also was kind enough to find us a great spot for lunch in between the tastings. All of his recommendations proved to be great ones and we really enjoyed the tour from start to finish. I would encourage anyone to trust him with your tour and you won't be disappointed. I will certainly be back for a longer one next time!
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Posted On : 2023-01-10 10:33:49
Posted By : 151hello
We had an amazing experience with Gill taking us around Speyside for an afternoon. The balance of distilleries she chose was perfect, drives in between not too long and super comfortable. Apart from being an amazing and experienced driver. she had lots of information and details on locations and distilleries.
I live in Speyside - and she still managed to surprise me!
Thank you for an unforgettable day!
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Posted On : 2022-09-30 03:57:23
