Tomatin
Whisky Distillery
Visitor
Centre & Gift Shop
We’d love to see you at Tomatin’s Visitor Centre,
to share our passion for and secrets of whisky distilling
here in the heart of the Scottish Highlands. This four star
visitor attraction takes you to the very heart of whisky making.
Our friendly guides will welcome you and talk you through
the whole distilling process. You’ll meet Albert the
Excise Man and hear about whisky-loving angels. Best of all,
you’ll be given a free taste of Tomatin 12 year old
single Highland malt and have the opportunity for some retail
therapy afterwards.
Opening
Times
Currently open Monday to Friday 9.00 till 5.00. Tours, costing
£2.00 per person, are offered daily at 11.00am &
2.30pm. Booking is always advisable.
Our
Visitor Centre is open at weekends from Easter to the end
of October, although we regret that distillery tours are not
available.
The distillery is open for tours all year around, except for
Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and 2 January.
Tour Frequency
Saturday
9.00am to 5.00 pm
Sunday 12.00pm to 4.30pm
Large Parties
Advance booking is essential for large parties. Call
the Visitor Centre at +44 (0)1808 51144 or send an email to
Marie.
Parking
There is plenty of parking, clearly signed, to the rear of
the Visitor Centre, with disabled parking just outside the
building, and wheelchair access to all parts of the whisky
tour.
Handicapped
Access
The tour offers wheelchair access to all areas and includes
handicapped restroom facilities in the Visitor Centre. Handicapped
parking is also available.
Available
throughout the day, everyday, are samples of the Tomatin 12
year old Single Highland Malt whisky and of the award-winning
Culloden Cream Liqueur. In our Visitor Centre you may relax
and watch our DVD presentation which gives an insight into
how our whisky is made.
The
Tomatin Whisky Presentation and Tasting Tour
An in-depth and comprehensive tour of the Distillery including
nosing and tasting Tomatin's aged Malts in our private Stillhouse
Suite. £30
per person.
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Welcoming dram of the Tomatin 12 year
old Single Highland Malt
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Viewing of our D.V.D. in the Stillhouse
Suite - showing our methods and some History of Tomatin
Distillery
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In-depth guided Tour by one of our Managers,
including visit to Tomatin's own Cooperage
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Nosing and Tasting Tomatin's award-winning
Whiskies
- Finally,
a visit inside one of our Bonded Warehouses
Tomatin Distillery Production Facts
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Malt used in production – Optic
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Production capacity – 5 Million
litres of Alcohol ( 2 million produced in 2006/2007)
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12 pot Stills in operation – 12
wash backs
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Water source – Alt-na- frith ( 'free
burn' is the English translation)
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One single mash at Tomatin uses 7.92 tons
of malt which produces around 40,000 litres of wort for
fermentation. The wort in turn produces approximately
3250 litres of alcohol.
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Oil fired bolier produces steam which
heats the pot stills
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This first distillation takes approximately
6 hours and second 8 hours
Location
We’re one of the easiest distilleries in
Scotland to visit. Look at any map and you’ll see
us on the main A9 trunk route, just 16 miles south of the
city of Inverness, capital of the Highlands, and 16 miles
north of Aviemore and the spectacular Cairngorm National
Park. If you're taking the train, you can take it to either
Inverness or Aviemore, and then take a bus to Tomatin.
Just a few miles to the west lies the world famous Loch
Ness, with its secret depths and myths and monsters. We’re
also one of the highest, sitting at 1028 feet above sea
level deep in the Monadhliath Mountains; so easily accessible
and yet with a sense of isolation which adds to the character
of Tomatin.
So
whether you’re looking for walking, climbing, skiing,
shooting, extreme sports, shopping, conference facilities,
or just a relaxing break; whether you’re looking for
a hotel, bed and breakfast, guest house, hostel or camp
site, you’re looking at an ideal part of the Highlands.
Contact Us
Tomatin Distillery
Tomatin, Inverness-shire
IV13 7YT Scotland
Tel: +44 (0)1808 511234
Fax: +44 (0)1808 511373
E-mail: The
Tomatin Distillery
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