Edradour Distillery

Whoah! The smallest distillery in Scotland! This is a rare piece of some nice craft going on there, that’s what I am saying.
We have done the tour, actually we were quite lucky to grab the last tour of the day. Our tour guide was leaving for school the next day so it was her last tour! She was as excited as we :) Though I guess more about the party that the crew was throwing her on the last day. Nevertheless she did explain everything with so much passion, not really minding we were running late and taking her away from the celebrations.
But coming back to the distillery itself. It is really a great experience. For me it was a first whisky distillery tour so I was very excited about all of the details related to the process. Visiting the storage room where all of the barrels are aging was so great! Smelling the angel share in the air… etc. etc.
If you have more time, there is a route leading from the town via «Black Castle» through the forest to the distillery. Avoid it on a rainy day, as you’ll get covered in mud. There is also a nice waterfall next to the distillery, really worth checking out if you are in Pitlochry.
For the tasting we got their classic 10-​year old and something special, 12-​year old aged in the Bordeaux casks. That one was delicious. You can buy all of the whiskeys in the gift shop. Needless to say I was feeling there like a kid in a toy store.

Dieser Ort ist einen Besuch wert. Die einzig verbliebene kleinste Brauerei Schottlands, in der fast alles in Handarbeit erledigt wird. Die Führungen sind sehr informativ und werden auch in Deutsch angeboten.
Im Shop bekommt man ebenfalls Sorten, die nicht hier hergestellt werden. Die Preise für Flaschen in Standardgröße gehen von 25 bis 1400 Pfund!!!
Am Eingang lockte ein Dudelsackspieler noch zusätzlich Touristen an.

Georgeous setting, a wonderful tour with a charming guide and excellent whiskey to taste,
And the walk on the trail from town made it even more enjoyable.

Estaba turisteando alegremente por Escocia cuando me llamó la atención esta pequeña destilería de whisky de malta ya que se vanaglorian de ser la destilería tradicional más pequeña de Escocia. ¡Me la iba a perder yo!
Al entrar percibes un ambiente cálido y familiar, es casi como viajar al pasado.
Durante la visita te explican cómo se fabrica su whisky artesano desde 1825 y al terminar, como no podría ser de otra forma, degustas el magnífico resultado de todo el proceso que nos han ido contando.

On the off chance we visited Edradour Distillery. We got a quick tour, 2 whiskies and a lovely tasting glass to boot! Jacqui was a great tour guide.
I was impressed that we were allowed in the barrel keep. They showed us the Signatory whiskies they store here. Eventhough the rain was pouring outside we were able to enjoy the tour.
The best about this 3 cask a day distillery is that EVERYTHING about their Edradour whisky is hand crafted! They actually cask age their whisky — not that caramel colouring business seen in other whiskies.
I got myself a nice bottle from their shop.

So far one of the most entertaining whisky tour I have experienced.
Edradour Distillery is the smallest distillery in Scotland and only produce 3 barrels a day. Everything they do is made and done by hand (besides the malting, washing and distilling). Three people controlling the production and output.
We joined a tour that lasted an hour and it was worth it. Our tour guide Jacqui was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We paid £7.50 for the tour and got 2 glasses of Whiskey to taste.
We were also shown one part of the barrel storing facilities (Warehouse) with all the Oak barrels (Bourbon, Sherry…) We also saw barrels from Jura and other distilleries. The place is not massive and you will only see 3 buildings, which does not take long.
The most expensive whiskey in the shop costs you £6500. There are plenty of other «cheaper» choices from 10 to 40 year old whiskey.
This place is definitely worth the visit!

Most amazing small distillery ever!
We had a very warm welcome including some tasting, completed by our very competent guide.
If you are interested in the production of non industrial Scottish Whisky this is the place for you.
See you next season!

ATTN: If you are staying in Edinburgh and your time budget affords only a day trip (or even half a day), you can get the full Scotch Distillery experience.
The Edradour tour is intimate and informative. After tasting a dram of the signature 10 year offering, you’ll tour the grounds and see all facets of the whisky production process up close.
The distillery is truly independent, and that is amply reflected in the tour. No smarmy (yeah, dig that vocab. choice) marketing materials, no rush, sincere answers to any questions you have, and a chance to gawk at the up-​to-​55-​year-​old casks hanging out in the cellaring warehouse.
That’s right, the owner of Edradour also owns Signatory Vintage, a company that collects and ages casks from distilleries around the country before releasing the best in vintage bottlings. I saw Caol Ila 1984 just hanging out…“When will this be bottled?” «Eh, maybe for a 30 year release, if it tastes right.» Dig.
I won’t say Edradour produces the best whisky, but the tour offers a fairly complete exploration of Scotch, minus actual peat smoking (which not many distilleries do on-​site anymore, it seems, due to fire hazard). Very satisfying and accessible.
Also, do check the map, leave yourself a bit of extra time and take the path through the woods. It’s a lovely little nature walk. Unless on the way back you’re trying to catch the train to Dalwhinnie, in which case it’s somewhat more of a run.

It’s been a while since I’ve been there, but I still have the fondest memories of the place. Probably the whisky speaking ;)
But honestly, it’s a beautiful place to visit and the tour through the distillery is quite entertaining. And they do produce a fine whisky there. The best I’ve tasted so far.

The smallest distillery in Scotland — and a great tour. Although I was disappointed to hear that they now get some of their raw materials from Inverness, it was an extremely educational tour and some exceptionally fine scotch.

Edrradour looks like a pretty distillery. I’ve visited in February, when sadly we missed opening hours by minutes, and I visited again in November. This time, myself and my boyfriend argued over the opening times — October thru to April, Sunday open til 5pm. Sounds open to me.
Well, last tour finished at 3pm (missed that on the sign) and it was closing at 4pm, and then told, come back tomorrow — which is useful, if I didn’t have a day job. So I missed it again. Would have been nice if their signage was a little more clearer and reflected the actual opening times. So I won’t be back — third time won’t be lucky for me.

Edradour was the 2^nd distillery I have ever visited. As the smallest in the British Isles, as you might expect, it is very compact and the tour doesn’t last any longer than 30minutes, not that this is a criticism! The guide was very eccentric and entertaining, and led a tour which was interesting despite having visitor Talisker only days before.
The shop is beautiful and has a vast selection of maturities and flavours (some costing as much as £999 a bottle!), and the distillery bar is equally lavish.
Undoubtedly a pit-​stop for any trip to Pitlochry!

Loved our visit to Edradour! It is cute and quaint with all the countryside charm you might expect. The tour was not much different than other distillery tours we took but it was the most interactive, being able to take pictures and even getting to dip our fingers in the the wort chiller and take a taste. Tastes like porridge!
The one major plus was the tasting room. Most distilleries are not licensed to have a tasting room on sight and therefore you only get a taste of whisky at the end of the tour. But here, for 2 – 3 quid you can taste before buying from their wide selection in the gift shop. They have a wide variety including about a dozen whiskies aged in different barrels. We picked up one aged in a Sherry cask.
Overall an incredibly enjoyable experience and happy we took the time to check out The Edradour.

Scotland’s smallest distillery! Apparently, until the early 00s, Edradour was used exclusively in blends. Then, they were purchased by a gentleman who changed the direction of the company towards producing higher-​end, small-​batch specialty scotches. I’ve seen several of them on the shelves of my local libation store in Chicago – cask-​strength Madeira, Sauternes, Chardonnay, et al.
The facility is expectedly compact. I was looking forward to enjoying my tour group of three, when a giant tour bus full of elderly Germans pulled in – 37 of them. We were initially all lumped together, but after shuffling us all into the old malting barn for a ten-​minute video, they split off the original three of us into our own group, led by «Donald.»
The tour was very straightforward, but I really enjoyed it. We learned about Edradour’s history and their various offerings, and enjoyed an overview of the production.
The Germans finished their tour at the same time and turned the gift shop into a mad henhouse. Although I really wanted a liquid souvenir, they sold nothing here that I can’t get in the States, so I extracted myself from the chaos and hit the road.

As Scotland’s smallest distillery — Edradour is a truly fascinating place and is well worth a visit. Entrance tot eh distillery tour is free. Three men are employed to make the whisky produced here by hand, with only 12 casks per week being produced and these casks are then laid down for 10 years to mature, so you know the whisky made here is going to be special.
After a short video presentation showing the history of Edradour and a complimentary dram to enjoy with the show, the tour takes you round the distillery so that you can see for yourself the traditional whisky making methods. You then get a chance to visit the gift shop and there is also a small café and whisky tasting bar to enjoy.
I highly recommend this beautiful little place. I’m not even a whisky drinker, yet I loved it here, so much so, they managed to convert me and I left with my very own bottle of Edradour so that I could enjoy its smooth and creamy texture at home!