Top Things to do in Isle of Skye
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Top 8 Food & Drink in Isle of Skye, Scotland
The landscape is dramatic—even a bit moody, with the Cuillin Range in the background—but outdoorsy kids will have a blast on the Isle of Skye. Plenty of water sports are available, and you’ll also find great hiking and even pony rides. Portree, the largest town, makes a great base for exploring this striking island.
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1. Skye Distillery Tours
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5.0 based on 18 reviews
Distillery tours around Skye & the Highlands of Scotland: Talisker, Raasay, Torabhaig, Harris, GlenWyvis and more. Your guide is highly experienced (6 years as a tour guide at Talisker distillery). He is local & grew up on the Isle of Skye. A French or Spanish translator is also available on request.
2. Skye Luxury Tours
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5.0 based on 63 reviews
Skye Luxury Tours offers more than just car trips! Our tours are carefully planned to show you the best of Skye’s scenery, but it’s the features beyond that which make each tour special as we give you unique opportunities to experience (and sometimes even to taste!) first-hand Scottish Highland life and culture. We offer Isle of Skye tours with ‘that little bit extra’.
3. Isle of skye Distillers
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5.0 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By mcauleylinds - Glasgow, United Kingdom
We had a great afternoon learning about Scottish Gin's and gin in general from Alistair! He was so knowledgeable and we had a great time chatting in the small class size. When it came time to make our own gin, we learned about all of the different ingredients we could add, and got help to make the right mix for the flavour we were going for. We were able to pick our own label and name and made sure to write down the recipe in case we ever wanted to make it in the future or have a bottle sent to us again. It was truly a special experience. We got to sample some of the Misty Isle gin's and really taste the difference between their own gin's as well. It was wonderful! Thank you for a great day! We can't wait to come back and say hi again!
4. Stewart W Dawber
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
I am Stewart a wildlife photographer and photographic tutor. I can help you get close to Scotland's Iconic species. Golden and White tailed Eagle, Red and Roe Deer, Seals, Pine marten and Otter. My ethical approach is based around my local knowledge and my use of field craft. I do not disturb the animals in any way which enables you to get the best views of natural behaviour on the Isle of Skye and the west coast of Scotland and amazing photographs.
5. Praban na Linne - The Gaelic Whiskies
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4.5 based on 17 reviews
6. Torabhaig Distillery
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4.5 based on 74 reviews
Torabhaig on the Isle of Skye has been a fully operational Single Malt Scotch Whisky distillery since January 2017. Torabhaig offers tours, gifts and and a cafe.
Reviewed By Meander518933
Has a tour booked which had to be cancelled due to the current covid rules. Decided to go for a visit to the shop and was met by the ever informative and helpful Graham. Will definitely be back next year for the complete tour and tasting of their first batch of whisky.
7. Talisker Distillery
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4.0 based on 1,986 reviews
Talisker Distillery is the oldest working distillery on the Isle of Skye, set on the shores of Loch Harport in the village of Carbost. Come and visit us for a tour of the Distillery, see our 5 copper pot stills and the traditional worm tubs that make our Talisker so unique, then take a look at the casks in the warehouse where the Angel’s Share is lost to evaporation during maturation. Have a taste of our award winning Talisker Single Malt Scotch Whisky in our Visitor Centre at our Talisker Bar. Following Scottish Government guidelines through their phased re-opening approach, the time has come to open our doors and welcome back our visitors from 26th April 2021. To ensure the health and wellbeing of our employees and visitors, we will be implementing a number of precautionary measures. Find out how we are keeping you safe on our website before you visit us.
Reviewed By literarydouble - Liverpool, United Kingdom
I loved this! I arrived with my parents and we all had a ball. The village of Carbost where Talisker is located it stunning. We arrived a little early so we were able to take a walk down the pier and take lots of nice photos. The staff at the distillery were lovely. They had all the Covid precautions in place and we felt very safe while we were there. Our guide, Mike, was incredible. Warm, friendly and knowledgeable, it was clear to see that he loved his job. On the day we visited, we were lucky enough to be able to actually walk through the distillery, as it had opened up that morning. It was fascinating to see the machinery at work and learn how the distillery had grown from family owned to a global brand. The tasting was fun. Mike was really funny and I learned a lot, all from how the whiskey was made, how it was stored and even a little bit of basic chemistry! I, for one, will definitely be drinking my whiskey with a drop or two of water to enhance the flavour like he suggested. I learned how to drink my whiskey properly to appreciate all the flavours and I'm now more aware of the flavours I can taste. The gift shop was great and well worth a visit. I thought the tour was well worth the money. The distillery was kind enough to give me a discount on the tour as we were unable to have the full experience that I'd booked, so that was a really nice gesture. Even if you're not a whiskey drinker, I think you'd still enjoy yourself. It's really nice to be able to experience a little bit of island history in a gorgeous setting and with a wee dram of local whiskey. If you could please pass on our thanks to the lovely Mike and let him know that he made our visit extra special :]
8. Isle of Skye Brewery
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4.0 based on 182 reviews
Reviewed By MrsTpd - Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
We visited twice - firstly to buy a few different beers to try and to buy our favourite on our second visit. Also purchased a bottle of 'The Storr' Skye gin - so tasty.
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