The Speyside Malt Whisky Trail
Malt whisky and Speyside go hand in hand, and what better way to spend a few days of your holiday than sampling some of Scotland’s finest. We’d recommend a designated driver, but even for those that have to abstain from a tipple, there is much of interest to be found on a tour of Speyside distilleries.
An often recommended itinerary, over three days, is outlined below. However, you can pick and mix so that you cover the places that you will find most interesting.
Day 1 – Two Distilleries and a Cooperage
The Glenlivet Distillery, Cardhu Distillery, and the Speyside Cooperage
Day 2 – Three of the Finest
Glenfiddich Distillery, Glen Grant Distillery, and Strathisla Distillery
Day 3 – The Small, The Organic and The Historic
Glen Moray Distillery, Benromach Distillery, and the Dallas Dhu Historic Distillery
Ideal Holiday Cottages for the Whisky Trail
While many of our cottages are within reasonable distance of distilleries that offer tours, if you are thinking of making a round of the Speyside Whisky Trail we’d recommend some that are close by….
- The Challey at Heathcote
- Upper Folds
- The Mill at Glenlivet
- Cedar Cottage
- Grain Store
- Stablemans Lodge
These are the closest to the trail, but any of our cottages found in the Cairngorms National Park or Loch Ness are within a reasonable distance.