History: Glenturret is Scotland's oldest single malt distillery. It was established in 1775 to take advantage of the pristine waters of The Turret Burn. Hit hard by Prohibition, the distillery closed in 1921 and would lay in a state of disrepair for over 35 years.
Today: In 1957, James Fairlie rescued the dilapidated facility, and, by 1960, whisky production had recommenced. After a number of ownership changes and expansions, Glenturet has steadlily become one of the premier producers of Scotch. The distillery produces its excellent Glenturret line of single malts in small quantities using tradtional production methods. But, it is best known for making The Famous Grouse family of blended malts.
The Famous Grouse Experience: More than 200,000 visitors descend on Glenturret annually to take part in The Famous Grouse Experience.
The Experience Tour: Learn how the Glenturret single malts are made and how they blend whiskies to produce The Famous Grouse. Tour includes a two-dram tasting.
The Malt Tour: This includes The Experience Tour plus a five-dram tasting of Glenturret's best malts.
Distillery Tour: See how the unique Glenturret single malt is made. Includes a one-dram tasting.
Warehouse No. 9 & Distillery Tour: After a tour of the distillery, you will head to the new malt warehouse facility (Warehouse No. 9) to sample the entire Famous Grouse range of whiskies.
The Whisky School: Spend the day with Neil Cameron, Glenturret's production manager, to learn firsthand how whisky is made. Your experience includes a tasting of the full line of Famous Grouse whiskies, followed by a three-course lunch in the Grouse Room.
For more information: Visit The Famous Grouse website for more tour and tasting information.
