Top Tips for Visiting a Scotch Distillery

For the casual drinker and collector alike, it’s high time to visit one of Scotland’s many distilleries. More than 70 Scotch whisky distilleries now offer visitor tours—some even give you a choice of four or five different experiences. So many tours, so little time! Don’t panic: it maj seem bewildering at first, but there are key strategies to making the most of your visit.

If it’s your first time touring a scotch distillery, let your favorite dram guide your choice of where to visit. Nothing beats that incredible feeling of standing in the place where the whisky you first fell...