Glengoyne Whisky Distillery
The Glengoyne Distillery |
With its neat, manicured buildings and whitewashed walls,
the distillery sits like a white jewel beneath the rolling
Campsie Hills at the gateway to the Highlands. Its true magic,
though, is only unveiled as you wander through the picturesque
distillery yard, between banks of seasonal flora, to the Reception
Centre and beyond. Here,
tucked away behind the main buildings, within a natural sandstone
hollow, you'll find a tranquil lochan fed by a 50-foot waterfall.
Its
source: the rainwater running off the mighty Dumgoyne Hill,
which towers above the distillery, and which must once have
provided an ideal vantage point from which to spy the unwelcome
approach of Excisemen. The
crystal clear, soft water - some of it known to have filtered
through the rocks of Dumgoyne for 40 years or more - flows
almost straight into the distillery before continuing on its
way down through the Blane Valley, eventually arriving at
Loch Lomond. In passing, it imparts a very delicate flavour
to our malt whisky, a lightness complemented by the milder
climate of the southern Highlands and the benevolent lee of
Dumgoyne's peak, standing guard against the North winds of
winter.
At
Glengoyne you have a complete 'microcosm' of everything that's
required for producing whisky. The rain falls onto Dumgoyne
Hill and then runs down a wooded glen to the waterfall at
the distillery, which in turn is surrounded by barley fields.
You
are most welcome all year round to visit us at 'Scotland's
Most Beautiful Distillery' to see our production process and
learn how Glengoyne Single Highland Malt Whisky is made. A
range of options exist for the interested imbiber. The Glengoyne
tour and VIP tours leave from our Reception room overlooking
the beautiful waterfall and glen every hour and no prior booking
is required for groups of l0 or less. With advanced notice
you can indulge in our nosing and tasting sessions, warehouse
visits, Master Blender sessions (including creating your own
whisky) and much more. A full range of all the different tour
options available to you can be found on this website under
'Glengoyne Guided Tours'.
Opening
Times
March - November
First Tour: 10am - Last Tour: 4pm
Shop: 10am - 5pm
December
- February
First Tour: 11am - Last Tour: 3pm
Shop: 10am - 4.30pm
On
Sundays all year tours start and whisky shop opens at 12
noon.
Phone
in advance for Christmas - New Year opening hours Tel. +44
(0)1360 550 254 or send
an email here...
Glengoyne Guided Tours
New range of Glengoyne Distillery Tours
Glengoyne is now offering a fantastic NEW range of comprehensive
Guided Tours that take you behind the scenes at the distillery
and give you an amazing insight into the production of scotch
whisky.
Glengoyne Tour £6.50 per person
Warm your cockles with a dram of Glengoyne 10 year old Highland
Single Malt Whisky overlooking our waterfall and glen and
view our unique film before being whisked off to discover
the secrets of Scotland’s slowest whisky distillation
at this stunning, quirky wee gem of a place. We’ll
end your tour in our well stocked shop, surprisingly enough.
(45 minutes)
Wee
Tasting Tour £8.50 per person
Just like above, but with an additional tasting of our award
winning Glengoyne 17 year old Highland Single Malt Whisky.
Two great drams and an hour of fun. (1 hour)
Tasting
Tour £15.00 per person
Get all the fun of the Glengoyne Tour, followed by an in-depth,
tutored tasting of Glengoyne 12, 17 and 21 year old Highland
Single Malt Whiskies in our sumptuous Club Room. Relax and
linger as we guide you through our family of whisky. (1½
hours)
Master
Blender Session £30.00 per person
Create your very own blended whisky. We’ll dram you
with 10 Year Old, let our Distillery inspire you then deposit
you in our unique Sample Room to learn the dark art of the
Master Blender. Taste Langs Select blended whisky and award
winning Glengoyne 17 year old Single Highland Malt and create
your very own blend of whisky which will be bottled in a
100ml sample bottle for you to take home, along with a certificate.
This is great fun. (1½ hours)
Cask
Idol £70.00 per person
The Search for the Perfect Dram Starts Here. Sample SIX
Glengoyne Single Cask whiskies and help us select the perfect
dram for a very special release. This is a once in a lifetime
opportunity to become part of the Glengoyne Single Cask
Selection Panel and taste whisky that is still maturing.
Following
an in-depth Glengoyne Distillery tour and a visit to the
legendary Warehouse No. 8, we will guide you through our
last three Single Cask bottlings, before asking you to judge
three new samples drawn from the cask – one of which
could be released with your name and tasting notes on the
bottle label. (2 hours 15 minutes)
(This
tour will be available from April 2010)
The
Masterclass £100.00 per person
The most in-depth and comprehensive distillery tour in Scotland.
Unique to Glengoyne, the Master Class offers the most in-depth
and comprehensive distillery tour in Scotland. This specialised
tour includes a visit to the Glengoyne warehouses which
are not normally open to the public and explores the key
areas of whisky making in some depth
This
experience includes tastings of Glengoyne 12 and 17 year
old Highland Single Malt, 3 Glengoyne Single Cask whiskies
and 6 Sherry samples. Guests will have the opportunity to
create their own blend in the whisky Sample Room. A light
lunch is provided. At the end of the visit, guests are presented
with a 200ml bottle of their created blend, a Master Class
certificate and a Glengoyne commemorative book. (5 hours)
A
Century of Whisky £150.00 per person
Enthused by a dram of Glengoyne 10 year old, you’ll
enjoy an in-depth distillery tour followed by a tutored
tasting of our company’s oldest and rarest whiskies,
the breathtaking Glengoyne 40 year old and Isle of Skye
50 year old in their own bespoke crystal ‘copita’
glasses, which you will take home with you. Together, these
three liquid jewels represent a century of maturation. We’ll
bring these great drams to life for you, sharing their distillation,
maturation and flavour profiles – exposing 100 years
of hopes and fears, of wandering legs and golden tears.
(2 hours) Begins 19th April 2010.
Driving
directions to Glengoyne Distillery
From Glasgow (15 miles)
From Glasgow city centre follow signs for Aberfoyle and
the North (A81). Once on the A81 you will travel through
the towns/villages of Bearsden, Milngavie and Strathblane.
Glengoyne Distillery is situated on the right hand side
3 miles out of Strathblane.
From
Edinburgh (54 miles)
Take the M8 towards Glasgow city centre. Take Junction 16
(A81). Leave Motorway (signposted Aberfoyle (A81) then take
right hand lane and at traffic signals turn right under
bridge then take left hand lane to join A879 (signposted
Milngavie). Keep on road until you reach a roundabout and
take 2nd exit to left towards Milngavie and at next set
of Traffic lights turn right onto the A81 and continue on
this road. You will pass through Milngavie and Strathblane.
Glengoyne Distillery is situated on the right hand side
3 miles out of Strathblane.
From
Balloch, Loch Lomond (12 miles)
Take the A811 through Balloch and travel through small village
of Gartocharn. At T-juntion turn right A809 (signposted
Glasgow). Travel through village of Croftamie until see
signpost for Killearn and Glengoyne distillery. At roundabout
take 3rd exit A81. Glengoyne distillery is situated on the
left hand side 2 miles from roundabout.
Public
Transport
The no.10 bus leaves Buchanan bus station in the centre
of Glasgow and passes in front of the distillery gates.
If you let the driver know that you would like to get off
at Glengoyne Distillery, the driver will stop at the distillery
gates. The bus leaves from stance 34 at Buchanan Bus station
(approx every hour) and the journey takes 45-50 minutes.
For
bus information please call: Firstbus +44 (0)870 608 2608
Taxis
It is possible to get a taxi from Glasgow and Loch Lomond
to Glengoyne distillery. The journey will take 35 minutes
from Glasgow and 30 minutes from Loch Lomond.
Canniesburn
Taxis +44 (0)141 956 3333
Drymen Taxis +44 (0)1360 660077
Please
do not hesitate to contact Glengoyne distillery for further
travel or distillery information +44 (0)1360 550254 or send
an email here...
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