One of my favorite places we had visited while in Scotland. It was known at one time as Scotland's smallest distillery. We were here back in 2019 when the distillery did conduct tours pre-pandemic era. The tour was great in how they let you sample and understand their product. My favorite was their cream whiskey which I wished was sold in the US. I now have special ordered it to be shipped, so we can enjoy it from home. I do hope one day they are able to recover from whatever losses they suffered from the pandemic, so they are able to give tours again. We will continue to support by buying through the retailer online we use. read more

Edradour Distillery - Distilleries Near Me

I visited twice while staying in Pitlochry. The first time I took the your. It's a lovely ride to the distillery, which is just outside of Pitlochry. There is ample parking in a lot across the street. I highly recommend taking a tour. The tour that I took was fun and informative. Our guide, Tara, was friendly and knowledgeable of the distillery and the whisky-making processes. The grounds are beautiful! The distillery is still making whisky the old-fashioned way. They no longer malt barley here (they get it delivered from another company located near Inverness) but they do the rest right there. You won't see a lot of electronic equipment controlling the equipment but you will see a lot of valves and workers scurrying about making adjustments. To me, the tradition of whisky-making being kept alive at Edradour makes it worth visiting...and keeping a bottle or two in your bar! read more

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Scotland's smallest distillery! Apparently, until the early 00s, Edradour was used exclusively in blends. Then, they were purchased by a gentleman who changed the direction of the company towards producing higher-end, small-batch specialty scotches. I've seen several of them on the shelves of my local libation store in Chicago--cask-strength Madeira, Sauternes, Chardonnay, et al. The facility is expectedly compact. I was looking forward to enjoying my tour group of three, when a giant tour bus full of elderly Germans pulled in--37 of them. We were initially all lumped together, but after shuffling us all into the old malting barn for a ten-minute video, they split off the original three of us into our own group, led by "Donald." The tour was very straightforward, but I really enjoyed it. We learned about Edradour's history and their various offerings, and enjoyed an overview of the production. The Germans finished their tour at the same time and turned the gift shop into a mad henhouse. Although I really wanted a liquid souvenir, they sold nothing here that I can't get in the States, so I extracted myself from the chaos and hit the road. read more

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Edradour is one of the smallest distilleries in Scotland (per their own advertisement, I did not verify this personally) and we enjoyed their little tour. I'll admit that my enjoyment of the tour might have been swayed by the sheer beauty of the distillery and its surroundings. During the tour, the guide pointed out new buildings and the fact that the distillery has vastly increased their production in recent years. The new buildings blended in well with the older ones and they did not feel out of place. The tour included three samples, I think there was a choice of four in total. We stopped in the gift shop on the way out and I picked up some raspberry jam for home. It is both delicious and a very pleasant reminder of our visit! read more

We hit a few distilleries on our trip to Scotland, but enjoyed this the most. The tour host was great at educating people about the product and about whiskey in general. The size of the distillery was great for me and my bad knee. Because it was smaller than most of the other places we felt more like guests in a home than a visitor to a factory. read more

So far one of the most entertaining whisky tour I have experienced. Edradour Distillery is the smallest distillery in Scotland and only produce 3 barrels a day. Everything they do is made and done by hand (besides the malting, washing and distilling). Three people controlling the production and output. We joined a tour that lasted an hour and it was worth it. Our tour guide Jacqui was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We paid £7.50 for the tour and got 2 glasses of Whiskey to taste. We were also shown one part of the barrel storing facilities (Warehouse) with all the Oak barrels (Bourbon, Sherry....) We also saw barrels from Jura and other distilleries. The place is not massive and you will only see 3 buildings, which does not take long. The most expensive whiskey in the shop costs you £6500. There are plenty of other "cheaper" choices from 10 to 40 year old whiskey. This place is definitely worth the visit! read more

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Whoah! The smallest distillery in Scotland! This is a rare piece of some nice craft going on there, that's what I am saying. We have done the tour, actually we were quite lucky to grab the last tour of the day. Our tour guide was leaving for school the next day so it was her last tour! She was as excited as we :) Though I guess more about the party that the crew was throwing her on the last day. Nevertheless she did explain everything with so much passion, not really minding we were running late and taking her away from the celebrations. But coming back to the distillery itself. It is really a great experience. For me it was a first whisky distillery tour so I was very excited about all of the details related to the process. Visiting the storage room where all of the barrels are aging was so great! Smelling the angel share in the air... etc. etc. If you have more time, there is a route leading from the town via "Black Castle" through the forest to the distillery. Avoid it on a rainy day, as you'll get covered in mud. There is also a nice waterfall next to the distillery, really worth checking out if you are in Pitlochry. For the tasting we got their classic 10-year old and something special, 12-year old aged in the Bordeaux casks. That one was delicious. You can buy all of the whiskeys in the gift shop. Needless to say I was feeling there like a kid in a toy store. read more

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My wife and I have not been whisky drinkers, but our visit to the Edradour distillery could just change that. The distillery itself is in a lovely setting, but it was the tour that did the job. John was an excellent guide to the history and process of whisky-making at Edradour, but he went well beyond the bare details to evoke a romantic vision of the enjoyment of "a wee dram." I can't guarantee that the other guides would provide the same experience -- I suspect not. The tour and tasting are well done and give visitors a real appreciation of every stage of the distillation. Every visitor receives two samples (the Edradour 10 and either the cream or a peatier version) and is allowed to keep their Glencairn glass afterward -- a nice touch. Without naming names, we visited another distillery the next day and the experience could not have been more different. We paid just as much but were provided with a choice of a single sample (a single malt, or 10- or 12-year-old blend) and were not allowed to keep the glass. The facility is a modern, high-volume factory so it is not possible to get close to the action and photography is not allowed. Our guide was not nearly as engaging and it was, all in all, a factory tour. If we hadn't visited Edradour first, we probably wouldn't have been encouraged to visit another distillery. If you're in the Pitlochry area you owe it to yourself to visit Edradour. With any luck, John will be your guide. read more

Edradour Distillery - The burn flowing through the grounds of the Edradour distillery, near Pitlochry. - Distilleries Near Me

Edradour was the 2nd distillery I have ever visited. As the smallest in the British Isles, as you might expect, it is very compact and the tour doesn't last any longer than 30minutes, not that this is a criticism! The guide was very eccentric and entertaining, and led a tour which was interesting despite having visitor Talisker only days before. The shop is beautiful and has a vast selection of maturities and flavours (some costing as much as £999 a bottle!), and the distillery bar is equally lavish. Undoubtedly a pit-stop for any trip to Pitlochry! read more

Edradour Distillery - Distilleries Near Me

Greeting at the door was literally, "do you want to pay for a tour?" This is the 8 th distillery we've been to and we're kind of toured out. That being said, we'd like to taste and buy whiskeys we can't get at home (happy to pay for a tasting). If you wanted to use the toilet, you had to do the tour or pay 2 pounds. The tour was okay but of all the distilleries we visited this was by far the most touristy and the least welcoming. read more

Loved our visit to Edradour! It is cute and quaint with all the countryside charm you might expect. The tour was not much different than other distillery tours we took but it was the most interactive, being able to take pictures and even getting to dip our fingers in the the wort chiller and take a taste. Tastes like porridge! The one major plus was the tasting room. Most distilleries are not licensed to have a tasting room on sight and therefore you only get a taste of whisky at the end of the tour. But here, for 2-3 quid you can taste before buying from their wide selection in the gift shop. They have a wide variety including about a dozen whiskies aged in different barrels. We picked up one aged in a Sherry cask. Overall an incredibly enjoyable experience and happy we took the time to check out The Edradour. read more

Greatest little Distillery in Scotland. Ask for John the tour guide. Best Distillery tour I've been on, and I've been on a lot. read more

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ATTN: If you are staying in Edinburgh and your time budget affords only a day trip (or even half a day), you can get the full Scotch Distillery experience. The Edradour tour is intimate and informative. After tasting a dram of the signature 10 year offering, you'll tour the grounds and see all facets of the whisky production process up close. The distillery is truly independent, and that is amply reflected in the tour. No smarmy (yeah, dig that vocab. choice) marketing materials, no rush, sincere answers to any questions you have, and a chance to gawk at the up-to-55-year-old casks hanging out in the cellaring warehouse. That's right, the owner of Edradour also owns Signatory Vintage, a company that collects and ages casks from distilleries around the country before releasing the best in vintage bottlings. I saw Caol Ila 1984 just hanging out..."When will this be bottled?" "Eh, maybe for a 30 year release, if it tastes right." Dig. I won't say Edradour produces the best whisky, but the tour offers a fairly complete exploration of Scotch, minus actual peat smoking (which not many distilleries do on-site anymore, it seems, due to fire hazard). Very satisfying and accessible. Also, do check the map, leave yourself a bit of extra time and take the path through the woods. It's a lovely little nature walk. Unless on the way back you're trying to catch the train to Dalwhinnie, in which case it's somewhat more of a run. read more

Edrradour looks like a pretty distillery. I've visited in February, when sadly we missed opening hours by minutes, and I visited again in November. This time, myself and my boyfriend argued over the opening times - October thru to April, Sunday open til 5pm. Sounds open to me. Well, last tour finished at 3pm (missed that on the sign) and it was closing at 4pm, and then told, come back tomorrow - which is useful, if I didn't have a day job. So I missed it again. Would have been nice if their signage was a little more clearer and reflected the actual opening times. So I won't be back - third time won't be lucky for me. read more

Came all the way from downtown Phoenix Az USA. We enjoyed the tour and recommend that you take it too. We added Scotland to our Germany holiday at the last minute. Glad we did. read more

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We really enjoyed our visit here. The guide was well informed. The grounds were beautiful. The whiskey was very smooth. We got here early and waited a bit for the tour to fill up. It was a nice visit, not too long and a short drive from Pitlochry. read more

On the off chance we visited Edradour Distillery. We got a quick tour, 2 whiskies and a lovely tasting glass to boot! Jacqui was a great tour guide. I was impressed that we were allowed in the barrel keep. They showed us the Signatory whiskies they store here. Eventhough the rain was pouring outside we were able to enjoy the tour. The best about this 3 cask a day distillery is that EVERYTHING about their Edradour whisky is hand crafted! They actually cask age their whisky - not that caramel colouring business seen in other whiskies. I got myself a nice bottle from their shop. read more

It's been a while since I've been there, but I still have the fondest memories of the place. Probably the whisky speaking ;) But honestly, it's a beautiful place to visit and the tour through the distillery is quite entertaining. And they do produce a fine whisky there. The best I've tasted so far. read more

As Scotland's smallest distillery - Edradour is a truly fascinating place and is well worth a visit. Entrance tot eh distillery tour is free. Three men are employed to make the whisky produced here by hand, with only 12 casks per week being produced and these casks are then laid down for 10 years to mature, so you know the whisky made here is going to be special. After a short video presentation showing the history of Edradour and a complimentary dram to enjoy with the show, the tour takes you round the distillery so that you can see for yourself the traditional whisky making methods. You then get a chance to visit the gift shop and there is also a small cafe and whisky tasting bar to enjoy. I highly recommend this beautiful little place. I'm not even a whisky drinker, yet I loved it here, so much so, they managed to convert me and I left with my very own bottle of Edradour so that I could enjoy its smooth and creamy texture at home! read more

Georgeous setting, a wonderful tour with a charming guide and excellent whiskey to taste, And the walk on the trail from town made it even more enjoyable. read more

I have tried many a whiskey, and gone on many tours, but these whiskies are the easiest (in my short years) to drink and appreciate. It was made perfect by our amazing guide John who not only instilled this places' historic magic, but directed us to the whiskeys we spent so much money on because they were just that good. 10/10 for a cool tour, and great tasting spirit. read more

Informative tour. Great story of a disappearing type of Distillery. Great hand made whisky too. If in Pitlochry, don't miss it.

As a woman who has been 100% certain all whiskey is eye burningly gross, I was not thrilled to be on a tour, but I figured my husband really wanted to go to this particular distillery and I'm in Scotland so "suck it up and smile". Jon was our guide and was so captivating I soon felt like it was my own idea to come. I've learned so much about the old ways of whiskey making and it was so far the best part of our trip! If you can only go to one distillery I promise this one will NOT disappoint! The tour was so enlightening I will be trying my first sip this evening(yes you do get to try some at the beginning of the tour and you get a pretty glass). read more

We did three distilleries on Scotland and this one was the best tour. Our tour guide was lively and funny, but also informative. The bonus of the commemorative glasses and three comparative drams was great. They pride themselves in being the smallest and most personable distillery and it shows. read more

Hans was a fantastic tour guide. Knows quite a bit and it was fun to talk with. The location is Beautiful and so peaceful. Thank you for a great time! read more

The distillery is worth visiting, even if you would have to slog through rain to get there. The price for the tour is definitely fine, included actually 3 small drams and you can take the tasting glass home (so cool) There is a tasting bar with reasonable prices for most whiskies. The person leading the tour was a very likable older lady, a personality you could say. She also made the tour more interesting and personal, not like the typical tours elsewhere. If you like, you can also hike to and from the place through field paths, very nice area. I would visit again. read more

The smallest distillery in Scotland -- and a great tour. Although I was disappointed to hear that they now get some of their raw materials from Inverness, it was an extremely educational tour and some exceptionally fine scotch. read more