4-Day Islay Whisky Tour from Edinburgh

Description

Visit the Isle of Islay in the Scottish Hebrides, famous for its friendly people, magnificent wildlife, and most importantly it’s whisky! Having produced Scotland's finest dry and peaty malt whiskies for more than 200 years, Islay provides the perfect base for whisky lovers and novices alike. Tour whisky distilleries and enjoy samples galore on the 4-Day Islay Whisky Tour from Edinburgh!

With a friendly local expert as your guide, you will travel by luxury minivan from Edinburgh to Islay, "Queen of the Hebrides". Your small-group (maximum 15 people), 4-Day Islay Whisky Tour includes visits to many of the island's whisky distilleries. Learn how to nose and taste the distinctive malt whiskies and identify the characteristics that make each one so unique!

Even the most avid of whisky-lovers will appreciate that 'theres more to life than a good malt', and your small-group tour will certainly deliver on showing off the rest of the Islay's delights. In between distillery tours and tastings, enjoy bracing walks along dramatic coastal paths and sandy beaches. Additionally, there is a brewery tour and fresh oyster sampling at a local oyster farm.

The return journey provides further chance to explore, passing classic sights from mainland Scotland including the town of Inveraray, Loch Lomond and Loch Fyne. Arrive back in Edinburgh feeling refreshed after discovering one of Scotland's best kept secrets - the fascinating Isle of Islay.