This tour was the highlight of our three week vacation. I love whisky, my girlfriend however was just being a sport. We both had a greet time. Simon was a great guide, with stories about the landscape and history as well as whisky. The accommodations at Bowmore House were first rate and Andrew was generous with his drams. The tour... More

If your looking for a Scottish whiskey tour on Islay and want to learn enjoy relax and laugh well scottish routes is the team for you. small enough that you feel like part of the family but experience enough that you dont miss a thing a 5 Star experience. Picking a Tour company for our Whisky tour wasn’t easy, until... More

Scottish Routes did it again. Tour guide James was splendid, with a huge portion humor as well as lots of interesting things to tell this made the days complete. His driving was efficient, and took us places with style. The accommodation at Bowmore House was a blast, with first class standard on both rooms and other things. So I definately... More

The two things which surprised me immensely with scottish routes 1. I was expecting a bunch of old scotch snobs. Instead, the group was a bunch of young folks from Australia, Edinburgh and the US. At 38, I was the oldest (!) 2. I was expecting the scotch to be great, but was not sure about Islay. The island and... More

A fantastic tour from start to finish. I would thoroughly recommend the Scottish Routes Islay Whisky Tour whether you are a whisky aficionado or, like me, an absolute novice. The tour guides, Simon and James, were friendly and enthusiastic. Their extensive knowledge of Scotland and its history, which they imparted each day, meant that you were always learning something new.... More

The 4 day tour was loads of fun and I was pleasantly surprised that it comprised of 12 other similarly aged individuals to myself (late 20-30 year olds which isn't necessarily the "usual" demographic for the whisky drinking public). Simon and James the tour guides made the journey a total experience (even if they contributed to part of those experiences... More

My wife wanted to create a special trip for me as I've enjoyed whisky for some time and always talked about visiting the distillires (especially my favorites on Islay) for many years. She emailed back and forth to a MOST patient gentleman, Will - the managing director of Scottish Routes. We plan most trips ourselves, however knowing that we would... More

Very pleased with all aspects of the Islay Whisky Tasting tour, including the standard of driving and leadership of Marty. Of course excellent weather helped but we would have had a great time anyway.

We had a great time on our custom tour. The service was exceptional. I cannot begin to list all of the great knowledge and experiences that Marty shared with us. When is Scotland use Scottish Routes, you will not be disappointed.