There are four distilleries of note on the Isle of Skye, including the world-famous whisky distiller Talisker and the independent Torabhaig distillery. Drink them in with BBC Countryfile Magazine’s guide to Skye distilleries. <\/p>
Scotland is famous for it whisky distilleries, from Glengoyne near Glasgow and Glenfiddich in Speyside to Oban on Scotland’s west coast. <\/p>
But it’s the island distilleries that really get travellers excited. Whiskies created on these remote specks of land offer visitors a taste of island life in one beautiful drop. The Isle of Skye<\/a> is no exception \u2013 read on to discover the island’s four distilleries.<\/p> Owned by alcoholic drinks giant Diageo, Talisker is the oldest distillery on Skye and produces one of Scotland\u2019s most famous single malt whiskies, renowned for its peaty flavour. It is in Carbost, on the western side of the island, and visitors can choose from a range of tours and tasting experiences.\u00a0malts.com\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/p> The independent Torabhaig Distillery opened on the Sleat peninsula in January 2017 after a four-year restoration of a 19th-century farmstead. A regular tour with tutored tasting lasts 45 minutes while the warehouse tour takes two hours. The site also has a caf\u00e9 with both indoor and courtyard seating. torabhaig.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p> Worth a visit in its own right, the tiny island of Raasay is a 25-minute ferry trip from Sconser on Skye. Distillery tours cover the production areas \u2013 including an explanation of the role of the traditional copper stills \u2013 and the bottling warehouse. The site also has a bar and restaurant. raasaydistillery.com<\/a><\/p> If you don\u2019t like whisky, maybe gin\u2019s more your thing\u2026 The Isle of Skye Distillers\u2019 Portree \u2018gin school\u2019 gives enthusiasts the chance to create their own. Master distiller Alistair guides students through the process \u2013 from selecting botanicals to running a miniature copper pot still and bottling the end product. isleofskyedistillers.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/p> There are four distilleries of note on the Isle of Skye, including the world-famous whisky distiller Talisker and the independent Torabhaig distillery. Drink them in with BBC Countryfile Magazine’s guide to Skye distilleries. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":31331,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/isle-of-skye-distilleries-4-must-visit-whisky-makers.jpg",2560,1703,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/isle-of-skye-distilleries-4-must-visit-whisky-makers-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/isle-of-skye-distilleries-4-must-visit-whisky-makers-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/isle-of-skye-distilleries-4-must-visit-whisky-makers-768x511.jpg",768,511,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/isle-of-skye-distilleries-4-must-visit-whisky-makers-1024x681.jpg",800,532,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/isle-of-skye-distilleries-4-must-visit-whisky-makers-1536x1022.jpg",1536,1022,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2023\/10\/isle-of-skye-distilleries-4-must-visit-whisky-makers-2048x1362.jpg",2048,1362,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"There are four distilleries of note on the Isle of Skye, including the world-famous whisky distiller Talisker and the independent Torabhaig distillery. Drink them in with BBC Countryfile Magazine's guide to Skye distilleries.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/31330"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Isle of Skye distilleries<\/h2>
Talisker<\/h3>
Torabhaig<\/h3>
Isle of Raasay Distillery<\/h3>
Isle of Skye Distillers<\/h3>
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