What to do and see in Stirlingshire, Scotland: The Best Distilleries

Trossachs Distillery in Callander, Scotland, is the home of multi award winning McQueen Gin – the brainchild of Dale & Vicky McQueen. Established July 2015, McQueen Gin launched in June 2016, with 4 world first botanical gins – Sweet Citrus, Smokey Chilli, Mocha and Chocolate Mint. In November 2016 we launched our flagship gin – Super Premium Dry, which then went on to win Double Gold in San Francisco World Spirits Competition in 2017. March 2017 we launched Spiced Chocolate Orange, the 6th gin in our core collection. Since then we have created many more gins, available in various supermarkets and our Distillery shop. Every batch created, is made with the same passion and commitment to excellence as the very first one. Please come and visit us https://mcqueengin.co.uk/distillery-and-tours/

The Grail was founded in 2018 by 2 chums working in the whisky industry for a number of years with a passion for Scotland's national drink. We specialise in all things Scottish, craft and alcoholic! Pop in to find the perfect bottle, whether it be gin, rum, whisky wine, beer (the list goes on) We also offer bespoke tasting experiences that are informative and eye-opening but mostly lots of fun!

Stirling Gin was founded in October 2015. Situated at the foot of Stirling's beautiful castle, Stirling Distillery opened in Summer 2019 and operates informative guided tours each day which cater to gin enthusiasts. All of their tours include a walk through Stirling's dark and dramatic history, the transformation of the building, an in-depth look at distilling and a complete tasting session.

Deanston Distillery is located 8 miles north of Stirling on the A84 near Doune, at the gateway to the dramatic Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park. No ordinary 'run of the mill' whisky tour, we are just 45 minutes from Edinburgh and Glasgow. Visit us and experience our traditional open mash tun, gleaming copper stills and our maturation warehouse 2b. During your visit taste our distinctive single malt whisky which is fruity with a malty spiciness on the palate. Our distillery cafe, The Coffee Bothy is the ideal place to sit back and enjoy a leisurely lunch or coffee and cake. Either 'pre-tour' or 'apres-tour' make time to visit The Coffee Bothy where all our food is freshly prepared and handmade in the distillery kitchen. Our friendly and knowledgable team look forward to welcoming you to Deanston Distillery. - Free Parking - Disabled Access - Distillery Shop - Distillery CafeAdditional Information:Set in the heart of Scotland, Deanston Distillery is an ideal starting point to take in the best of what Scotland has to offer. Having visited our whisky distillery other Scottish icons nearby include castles, lochs, glens and wild animals! Doune Castle, backdrop to the Monty Python film 'Knights of the Holy Grail' is 20 minutes walking distance, Stirling Castle the favoured residence of Scotland's Kings and Queens only 8 miles away. Loch Katrine surrounded by beautiful scenery is 30 minutes by car and the Blair Drummond Safari Park just down the road. Combined with the local villages of Doune, Callander, Dunblane and the City of Stirling there is much to see and do.

Trossachs Distillery is the home of McQueen Gin, we develop, distil & bottle multi award winning Scottish Gin, using traditional small batch processes, onsite at The Barn in Callander. We carefully monitor the gin produced from our state of the art still, “Little Maggie”, with taste & smell, to ensure we collect only the true heart of the spirit. We provide a tour of the distillery with gin tasting, please check website for tour dates & times- advanced booking is advised as maximum of 16 spaces on any tour. Weekend tours are available - please call to check availability. We have a distillery shop open from 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday and occasional weekends.