Best whisky distillery experience I've had to date. We had the warehouse maturation tasting experience, which was excellent value for money. 3 drams of increasingly mature whisky that we were allowed to draw from the cask ourselves (and a branded nosing glass to take home). Helen, our guide, was very knowledgeable and did a great job of answering our many questions and was really warm and helpful from when we entered the distillery until we left. Really really loved this experience.
We enjoyed a great tasting at Deanston. Our guide was very knowledgeable and fun, walking us through our flights. It’s a lovely building and gift shop. The only negative was that they didn’t have any of the mid-sized bottles to purchase of the scotch that we tasted. As we had luggage, just couldn’t accommodate the full size bottles. We were also disappointed that the cafe was closed. All in all though, a very nice experience.
Went for a whisky tasting with the extremely knowledgeable Thomas. We were able to sample generous pours of 5 different whisky’s including 30 year old. Give it a try if you’re in the area.
Brilliant tour . Our Guide Molly was brilliant and really made the whole tour enjoyable with her knowledge of the history of both the actual distillery and of the whisky journey.
Brilliant and great cafe to chill at the end.
We did a tasting (Highlands and Islands) with Sally who was knowledgeable and congenial. It was fun to try several different scotches from around the country. The building is lovely—I wish we’d had time to grab a bite in the cafe. The gift shop is very nice too with some very beautiful and quality souvenirs in addition to their whiskies.
My wife and I took part in the Deanston Distillery tour led by Adam. The our was informative and really interesting. Adam did a great job leading us and explaining their process. The tour ended in a tasting where we tasted three very distinct whiskys. We followed up the drinks with some lovely soup for lunch at the cafe inside. Be sure to take a walk along the River Teith, which powers the former mill that is now the distillery.
First ever distillery tour and loved up to expectations. Unfortunately mill house was closed for some work but our guide Peter explained every detail and process to us with a few fun dry jokes stuck in aswell, was very open to questions and had great knowledge answering the and even added a bit extra info... He also was open to a chat afterwards and shared further info and knowledge. Great experience and great whisky aswell, ended up buying 2 bottles, he recommended the tequila Cask, offered me a taster aswell and I ended up buying. Thanks Peter and highly recommend this distillery tour.
Did the Maturation Experience last week and absolutely loved it. It was fascinating to sample Deanston from ex-Bourbon casks of various ages - this is a great counterpart to the Warehouse 4 experience which I did last year. Even though he's relatively new to the whisky world, Alexander was a great guide and, as always, there's nothing better than drawing whisky straight from the cask in the atmospheric surroundings of a traditional warehouse.
Unfortunately we didn't have time to linger as we had to drive up to Speyside, but I have to say out of all my whisky activities this holiday, the Deanston tasting at the warehouse ranks at the top, for the experience itself, the quality of the whisky, and the warm welcome by everyone.
Fabulous warehouse experience tour today. Now drinking the samples! Lovely host Mollie. Great atmosphere and different from a distillery tour as full of tasting notes. Recommended.
We visited for a guided tasting in late September. We had a great time. We did the Deanston family tasting, which was educational and fun. We really enjoyed it. It's clear the staff at the distillery take a lot of pride in their whisky and they enjoy sharing it with visitors. The gift shop was lovely too. We brought home a bottle of a distillery exclusive whisky, and we're so glad we get to enjoy a piece of Deanston at home. If you're in the area, it's absolutely worth a visit!
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