4 Day Islay Whisky Tour

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  Markus4.0•October 2026
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  Great whiskey tour, but the planned itinerary was thrown out the window at the last minute. I was looking forward to...
  Great whiskey tour, but the planned itinerary was thrown out the window at the last minute. I was looking forward to the Kilchoman Distillery, but it was skipped. It would have been better to swap the visit to the Islay Whisky Vault for a visit to another distillery; it was just a quick tasting of four completely different whiskies. The accommodations were good for the area, and breakfast was fine, too. Perhaps they should allow a little more time to linger at each distillery; it was a bit hectic, so there was hardly any time for photos or other activities. But I can still recommend the tour.Show more
  Traveled in October 2026
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  Gabrielle5.0•October 2025
  Stefan was a great host and tour guide! He was warm, funny, and knowledgeable. I appreciate all of the history he...
  Stefan was a great host and tour guide! He was warm, funny, and knowledgeable. I appreciate all of the history he imbued on us as we imbibed and traveled. I love the additional historical sites we were able to see both on and off Islay. I think the tour was well paced, even though I wanted to do even more distilleries, my liver agrees with the pace of the tour. Ha! The Lambeth lodging that I was at was the absolute most charming place and would love to stay here in the future. I would absolutely do this or a similar tour again with Scottish Routes and with Stefan. I highly recommend this experience!Show more
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  Traveled in September 2025
  

  Reply from: Scottish Routes

  Hi Gabrielle, Thank you so much for taking the time to provide such positive feedback regarding your time on tour with us. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed Stefan's humour and expertise whilst travelling, and we will be sure to pass on your kind words to him. All our driver-guides take pride in sharing their passion for Scotland with our guests and it means a lot to hear that travellers have enjoyed their time on tour with us. We greatly appreciate your recommendation of this tour, and hope that we will be able to welcome you on tour with us again in the future. Frazer Scottish Routes

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  Cathy5.0•September 2025
  Lots of whiskey Limited sight-seeing Excellent,knowledgeable guide Accommodation was comfortable
  Traveled in September 2025
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  Ashley5.0•August 2023
  Majit was a superb guide, extraordinary storyteller, and fabulous traveling companion. He made each whisky distillery...
  Majit was a superb guide, extraordinary storyteller, and fabulous traveling companion. He made each whisky distillery tour special knowing the people at each one and a lot about the whiskies. The stay at the Bowmore bed and breakfast was delightful. The food was excellent and the room was clean, cozy and very comfortable. Andrew and Allison were perfect hosts. We enjoyed the cultural stops and the history talks as we drove. The country really came alive for us in ways we hadn’t expected!Show more
  Traveled in July 2023
  

  Reply from: Scottish Routes

  Hello Ashley, Thank you so much for this wonderful review. We're delighted you had a great time with Maj and enjoyed your stay at The Bowmore House :) Kind regards Clare

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  Judith5.0•October 2021
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  Overall, a very nice tour with our driver Moray. Unfortunately, we could only visit a distillery from the inside, but...
  Overall, a very nice tour with our driver Moray. Unfortunately, we could only visit a distillery from the inside, but that was due to the hygiene requirements. Very good was the B&B Bowmore House. The operator - couple took care of us very lovingly! Big compliments to all who made this trip an unforgettable experience!Show more
  Traveled in October 2021
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  Sandra4.0•September 2019
  This is part of the email I sent to Scottish Routes: "The itinerary was excellent – very well planned; the...
  This is part of the email I sent to Scottish Routes: "The itinerary was excellent – very well planned; the accommodation on Islay was most pleasant, hosts Andrew and Alison vey hospitable; we were fortunate to travel with a very interesting and varied group of people and the transport provided was very comfortable. Unfortunately we had the tour guide from hell - Moray. Moray was extremely rude, crude, unapproachable, obnoxious, ignorant and insensitive. He drove at excessive and dangerous speeds along the narrow roads, becoming extremely impatient with other drivers, cursing them in no uncertain terms and constantly tailgating. Not even the rain slowed him down. If a passenger asked a question that he had already answered he would call them stupid and tell them that they should have listened the first time. He had zero tolerance for anyone who was not back on board at the designated time and let them know he was annoyed. A further example of his poor behaviour is when a passenger asked the source of electricity on Islay. He was driving and initially seemed to ignore the question (this was not unusual) and then threw his hands up in the air and said that it fell out of the sky. There were many more examples of his unprofessional behaviour but I am sure you get the picture."Show more
  Traveled in August 2019
• JP

  Jan4.5•August 2019
  Jamie was a wonderful guide! Very knowledgeable, fun and so considerate! We would definitely request him as our...
  Jamie was a wonderful guide! Very knowledgeable, fun and so considerate! We would definitely request him as our guide for another tour.Show more
  Traveled in August 2019
  

  Reply from: Scottish Routes

  Hello Jan! Thank you so much for choosing to tour with Scottish Routes. We're delighted to hear you had a great time with Jamie! Kind Regards, Clare

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  David4.0•August 2019
  We are not scotch whisky drinkers so were anxious to try this tour. There was s great selection of distilleries with...
  We are not scotch whisky drinkers so were anxious to try this tour. There was s great selection of distilleries with numerous tastings at each. So that was really great. Accommodations were wonderful Restaurants were bery good and it was great that the b and b made reservations fir ud.Show more
  Traveled in August 2019
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  Pamela4.0•June 2019
  Great fun. Our guide was knowledgeable, entertaining and very helpful. One felt that both he and Scottish Routes were...
  Great fun. Our guide was knowledgeable, entertaining and very helpful. One felt that both he and Scottish Routes were well regarded by the various distilleries that we went to.Show more
  Traveled in June 2019
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  A5.0•July 2018
  Great trip great guide.
  Traveled in July 2018