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Talisker Scotch Whisky Distillery

Carbost IV47 8SR, Scotland
44 (0)1478 640203
Ranked #1 of 1 tours in Carbost
4.5 of 5 stars 65 Reviews
Type: Factory Tours, Distilleries
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Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012 NEW

Very bad tour. Being a big scotch whisky fan and in particular a big fan of talisker is was really looking forward to this tour. In fact I drove a 150 mile journey just for it. Too commercialised and the tour guide was clearly struggling with a script rather than having a good depth of knowledge. In fact, some information... More

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Tomelilla, Sweden
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24 reviews 24 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012 NEW

Had a great tour today with my husband. £6.00 each for a guided tour plus you get a nice badge and a £3.00 voucher off there whiskey. Very informative tour with great staff ! Set right on the sea in a lovely town. Well worth a visit!! More

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Chicago, IL
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20 reviews 20 reviews
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25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 May 2012
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This is a mild-mannered but interesting and relatively intelligent tour. I particularly liked the fact that our tour guide gave us very honest perspective rather than a lot of marketing fluff about how magical Talisker is versus other whiskeys. The day we went a few parts of the tour were closed due to cleaning but our tour guide was apologetic... More

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Perth
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012
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For a first timer to a distillery, the tour here is as good as any of the other big corporate distilleries. It's informative and the guides are helpful, but as with other Diageo distilleries, there is no photography allowed (they claim it is for safety reasons, but it seems to be more related to crowd control; other distilleries allow photography... More

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Milton Keynes
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

The guide we had was brilliant - a really fun, and funny, chap - he definitely made the experience! One of the better distillery tours we've done. A lot of history to this place, and it's in a lovely part of the world. More

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Leeds, United Kingdom
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012
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We booked onto a tour of the distillery during our week-long stay in Carbost, Skye. The tour cost £6, which we thought was good value, and was interesting, entertaining and enjoyable. I would recommend the tour to anyone even vaguely interested in whisky or the disillation process. The shop was well stocked with a big range of malt whiskies and... More

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Bakersfield
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17 reviews 17 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012
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There was a fee associated with this tour. You get a souvenir pin and a small taste of the whisky. Photos are not allowed inside the distillery. A must visit if on the Isle of Skye. More

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012
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Visited April 5 2012. Very pleasant tour and fantastic whisky!! Tour was good value for £6, but not much serious tasting on this tour. Next time we would book for the more expensive but longer session, which for serious whisky lovers sounds fantastic. Lovely shop too! More

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London, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

Only distillery on the Isle of Skye. My fiancé and I went there (he's a BIG talisker fan) and we did the tour and tasting.. It made his entire 5 day Scotland trip complete. It also made me appreciate the work that goes into each bottle. Tour guide was very knowledgable. Bottles in gift shop are not on sale but... More

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Bar Harbor, Maine
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012

The tour cost £6 per person and included a small sample of talisker 10 before the tour. The tour group was a good size- not so large it was difficult to move around or hear the guide. The guide's presentation was outstanding. Was disappointed that photos were not allowed. The reason they gave seemed a little superfluous. The whisky itself... More

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