dimiegirl Posted May 11, 2019 #1 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Hello! We are going on a 12 night Brittish isles cruise in august and I am very interested in participating in a distillery tour. They seem to be available in several ports but we just want to visit 1 so we would like it to be a highly rated , top quality one. If anyone who has been on a distillery tour in on a brittish isles cruise can recommend one (we will be visiting cobh dublin and belfast ireland,and invergordon, edinburgh, and kirkwall in scotland. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 11, 2019 #2 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Have you checked out Trip advisor? also local tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimiegirl Posted May 11, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Thank you for your suggestion. i have checked tripadvisor but there are so many I was hoping to hear from people who did one during a brittish isle cruise so I would know which would be the better to pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted May 12, 2019 #4 Share Posted May 12, 2019 You might be better asking on the British Isles forum. There are lots of knowledgeable people on there: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/148-british-isleswestern-europe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 12, 2019 #5 Share Posted May 12, 2019 This is in the UK cruisers forum already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thejuggler Posted May 12, 2019 #6 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Which distillery tours are offered on cruise tours? I've visited at least 30 distilleries over the years so have seen a few! If Highland Park is an option in Kirkwall it would be my choice. Never been, but it is one of my favourite drams! All whisky is made in the same way, so the tours are very similar. Some allow you to visit the bonded warehouses to see the 'sleeping' whisky, others lock it away never to be seen until the casks leave after a few years. Some have bottling plants, some on site cooperage. Most have a 'quiet' season, often in July/August when they shut down production for maintenance and staff holidays, but tours continue. I was in Speyside last summer snd we did four tours, only one was actually producing on the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 12, 2019 #7 Share Posted May 12, 2019 I suppose the best one is the one that allows the most tastings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted May 13, 2019 #8 Share Posted May 13, 2019 We toured the Dalmore distillery from Invergordon, it is quite close to the Glenmorangie distillery, a couple with us had done both but preferred the Dalmore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thejuggler Posted May 14, 2019 #9 Share Posted May 14, 2019 I had Dalmore on my list for a visit on our summer trip to North West Scotland, but it is closed to visitors until September 2019 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prudence passenger Posted May 14, 2019 #10 Share Posted May 14, 2019 We went to Glenmorangie and thoroughly enjoyed the tour and tasting Judi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1 Posted May 19, 2019 #11 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Thinking a little differently- we thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Old Bushmills Distillery in Northern Ireland. It’s easily doable from Belfast and very close to Giant’s Causeway, Carrick a Rede, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely other Posted May 25, 2019 #12 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Bushmills ... but mainly because I live down the road 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1 Posted May 26, 2019 #13 Share Posted May 26, 2019 6 hours ago, Lovely other said: Bushmills ... but mainly because I live down the road 😂 All round to yours for afternoon tea then!😂😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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