Winter at the Distillery

WINTER 2024/25 - TOURS, TASTINGS AND EVENTS

THIS SCHEDULE RUNS FROM 1ST NOVEMBER '24 TO 31ST MARCH '25

 

Open Monday to Friday 9:30am - 5.00pm


We are completely closed on the following dates

11th December 2024

21st December 2024 - 5th January 2025 (inclusive

*More dates may be added through the season



Last tour of 2024: 17th December

First tour of 2025: 9th January



Our Visitor Centre offers a selection of drams, DIY tastings and cocktails, plus a wide range of whiskies and merchandise. 

It’s advisable to book tours or guided tastings in advance to avoid disappointment.

 

For information on dining at the Distillery click HERE.

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THE QUINTESSENTIAL ARDBEG TOUR

TIME: 10.30am

DAYS: Monday to Friday


£20 per person / lasts around 1 hour 15 mins

(Under 18s allowed / Drivers drams available)



An insightful tour walking you through the production process here at Ardbeg – learn all about milling, mashing, fermentation, distillation and maturation. On the way you’ll taste three drams from our Core Range (Ardbeg Ten Years Old plus two others chosen by your guide.) Informative, fun and engaging.


Due to essential maintenance over December and January, access to some parts of the tour may vary.


(Online bookings close 12 hours before start time)

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THE WEE TOUR WITH THE BIGGER TASTE

TIME: 3.00pm

Days: Monday to Friday


£40 per person / lasts around 1 hour 15 mins

(no under 18's / no drivers drams)



Start by learning all about our production process on a punctual tour of the plant. Then head to the smoky ARDBEG POD, for a tasting of four of our current, past and rarer Ardbeg whiskies. This is an opportunity for a quick tour, but also taste some of our more limited releases. 


Due to essential maintenance over December and January, access to some parts of the tour may vary.


(Online bookings close 12 hours before start time)

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THE WINTER (WEAR YOUR WOOLLIES) TASTING

TIME: 1.00pm

DAYS: Monday to Friday


£50 per person / lasts around 1 hour 15 mins

(no under 18’s / no drivers drams)



Start in Warehouse 3 with a cask sample… then we’ll take you on a walk to visit other areas of the Distillery, tasting delicious whiskies as you go. Your guide will delve deep inside the liquid story of each of the four expressions you’ll taste during this experience. Nobody really comes to Islay for the weather, but they do for the whisky – so please wrap up nice and warm for this experience!


(Online bookings close 12 hours before start time)

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ROCKTAILS

TIME: 10am to 4:30pm

DAYS: Monday to Friday



Did you know Ardbeg is delicious in cocktails? Visit the cocktail corner in the Visitor Centre and enjoy a classic cocktail, or one with a subtle Ardbeggian twist! Try something new…


No Booking Required

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DIY TASTINGS

TIME: 10am to 4:30pm

DAYS: Monday to Friday


Available on-demand / no booking required. 


Come into the Visitor Centre and pick from one of our tasting flights – we’ll fleetingly talk you through the whiskies then leave you to enjoy them at your leisure. Great if you are on the move, wish an introduction to Ardbeg’s whiskies or if you want to try something a bit special!


Options:


• Core Range Tasting (£20): Ardbeg 5yo Wee Beastie / Ardbeg Ten Years Old / Ardbeg An Oa / Ardbeg Uigeadail / Ardbeg Corryvreckan


• Limited Edition Tasting (£45): Ardbeg 8 Years Old For Discussion / Ardbeg Anthology: The Harpy’s Tale / Ardbeg Heavy Vapours / Ardbeg Anamorphic / Ardbeg Hypernova


• Old and Wise Tasting (£50): Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19yo Batch 4 / Ardbeg Traigh Bhan 19yo Batch 5 / Ardbeg 25 Years Old


• The Peaty Path to Maturity Tasting (showcases how aging affects Ardbeg, £130): Ardbeg Very Young / Ardbeg Still Young / Ardbeg Almost There / Ardbeg Renaissance (aka We’ve Arrived)



• Ardbeg 19yo Traigh Bhan (£100): Batch 1 (released 2019) / Batch 2 (released 2020) / Batch 3 (released 2021) / Batch 4 (released 2022) / Batch 5 (released 2023)