Distillery Options from Inverness

Hi, Sabrizzz,

I haven't been to either distillery so I can't recommend either. But I thought you might be interested in this Rabbies tour that departs from Inverness and visits Tomatin and Glen Moray distilleries. It takes you to a few other places (historic and scenic). Elgin Cathedral is gorgeous and well worth a visit and it also explores the Strathspey scenic area.

Rabbies tours come highly recommended on this forum, are very reasonably priced, and I have never heard anything negative about them. At any rate, it's worth a look. 😊 https://www.rabbies.com/en/scotland-tours/from-inverness/1-3-day-tours/whisky-journey-drams-and-distilleries-day-tour

Hi Mardee,

Thanks for the suggestion, but unfortunately we don't have enough time for one of those Rabbie's tours. We are going to take an AM train from Edinburgh and will have the rest of that day to explore Inverness and go to a distillery.

We are doing the RS recommended WOW Scotland Isle of Skye tour the first full day we're in Inverness.

We were going to do the RS recommended Happy Scotland tour that included Culloden and the distillery the second day, but it sounds like they are basically just doing private tours now. We replaced that tour with the Rabbie's tour that goes to Culloden and a few other places, which works out well since it eliminated a repeat stop at one of the castles. We are then flying home first thing the following day.

We are also doing the Rabbie's Outlander tour from Edinburgh, which I'm very excited about. They seem to have a good selection and good reviews.

Thanks!

I'm wondering about Dalwhinnie Distillery (on the train route, but might be better on the intercity bus)- https://www.malts.com/en-gb/distilleries/dalwhinnie

or maybe Glenmorangie, which is at Tain on the far north railway (but also on a regular city bus route)- https://www.glenmorangie.com/

can i suggest you stop off in Pitlochry on your way to Inverness, there is the Blair Athol distillery a short walk from the train station, stunning place and they do a good tour,but you do get access to many parts of the distillery without doing the tour.I am pretty sure there are luggage lockers or at least somewhere to leave your luggage at the station but check.There is the Edradour distillery about 2 miles outside the town but I don't think they are doing tours at the moment.

Thank you isn3lc and UncleGus for your suggestions!

I like the idea of stopping somewhere on the way to Inverness and saw Dalwhinnie was a stop on one of the trains, but it didn't look like there was a place to store our bags. Stopping at Pitlochry sounds like a great option!

I also like the idea of using the bus to visit one of the distilleries if we decide we want to get to Inverness first and then go from there.

We are also doing the Rabbie's Outlander tour from Edinburgh, which I'm very excited about. They seem to have a good selection and good reviews.

Yes, I know several people on this forum have taken that tour and really enjoyed it.