Distillery and Brewery Tour in Inverness
4.4
53 Ratings
Highland Council

Explore Inverness’ sustainable distillery & brewery. Taste unique spirits, learn eco-friendly practices, and dive into Scottish mythology. Book your unforgettable tour today.

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Uile-bheist Brewery & Distillery - Join us on a guided tour of our distillery and brewery, where we’ll reveal the secrets of how we make our whisky and beer. Explore the folklore and mythology behind and discover the rich history of whisky and beer making in Inverness before enjoying a taster of both our New-Make spirit, Colpach whisky and beer.
What's Included
  • Must be 18+
  • Sample our Colpach Blended Whiskies
  • Sample our Uile-bheist New Make Spirit
  • Sample our Uile-bheist Lager
Additional Information

Embark on an exclusive journey into the heart of our sustainable distillery & brewery in the vibrant city centre of Inverness. Learn the art of Whisky & Beer production whilst being immersed in the myths and legends of Scottish Mythology. Gain invaluable insights into our eco-conscious practices, including how we save over 250 carbon tonnes annually and…

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Location
Uilebheist Distillery & Brewery
Ness Bank
Head in through the Glen Mhor Hotel's main entrance, past reception, you will see our Uile-bheist Taproom Bar.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ursula
Nov 13, 2024
Fantastic tour. - Fantastic tour. Emma is extremely knowledgeable and personable. The perfect tour guide. I highly recommend this experience.
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Richardsn4270hc
Nov 10, 2024
Highly informative and entertaining distillery tour in Inverness - There were six of us from Perthshire who had never been to the distillery before. We had an excellent tour with a guide who was seamless in her delivery, entertaining, passionate and who welcomed and answered our questions. This was a great insight into a new distillery which combines brewing lager and beer, with whisky. Slainte mhath!
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Z0eyb
Nov 3, 2024
Beer AND whisky - what a great combo! - A great one-hour tour about why and how they make their beer and (soon to be) whisky. Very informative, and we loved all of the thought that is going into the sustainable business model. If we hadn't had dinner reservations, we would have stayed longer to try more of the beers they had on offer.
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Jonathan
Oct 13, 2024
Small but epic tour with staff who love their job - Even though it's a very small brewery and distillery, the tour was epic by the lady who hosted it. I really enjoy tours like this as you get to see behind-the-scenes of someone's workplace. What stood out for me here was that the staff clearly loved and enjoyed their work. Our host provided in-depth local knowledge (not engineering) and a next-level sense of humor, which made it unforgettable.
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Y2680dpemmab
Oct 11, 2024
Uile-bheist distillery tour - Oct24 - We were shown around the brewstillery by Anne who was super knowledgeable and didn't make us feel like our questions were stupid. Gave us a lovely teaching on Scottish folklore which was just as interesting as the tour itself. She Sat with us at the end and talked us through what we were trying, an IPA, a Whiskey and a pre- whiskey, which I can't remember for the life of me what it was called now. Really enjoyable tour, great sense of humour! Would love to come back again in the future for another visit. Thank you for a fab couple of hours!
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Jessicahq1086fz
Oct 1, 2024
Fantastic Tour & Time - When booking our hotel, I saw they had a package including a distillery and brewing tour. I booked that, not fully knowing what to expect but knowing my fiancé and I would enjoy it. The tour was a lot of fun, our guide, Annie, was lovely! She was a great host and also quite funny. Really enjoyed the blend of Scottish folklore and whisky! So glad we got to do this during our time in Inverness.
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Paradise39535046491
Oct 18, 2024
Visit to thistle brewery - The presentation was very good. Delivered with great humour. Fun stories tells with great enthusiasm. Learned a lot about brewing whiskey and beer. Tasted 2 types of beer and one whiskey at the end
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Venar2017
Nov 12, 2024
Didn't impress - Felt that so many opportunities were missed to make this tour better. The artwork is fabulous, the tales the artworks are based on are classic. However, it wasn't given enough attention and there was no link at all between the artwork and the actual product. At its heart this is a brewery. It's not a distillery yet and arguably shouldn't be. Focus on the brewery. The guide had a lot of technical details but didn't really read the room (of just 5 people) and ploughed on with more and more technical detail. It was too technical. The taster at the end of the tour risked being drowned out by some loud shouting blokes. Fortunately they went off to drink champagne upstairs! We felt that the taster might have offered more tasters of the beer brewed on site. We had one small glass of beer, a glass of water and a whisky. While the experimental whisky was ok, the clear stuff was awful. This has the potential to be so much better.
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469henningl
Oct 24, 2024
Lots of show, no substance - The distillery has only existed since 2022, so there is no whisky to test at all. There are also no barrels stored on site, etc., so the tour is limited to viewing the distillers that were switched off during the tour. Sensual impressions were limited to the smell experience of barley and malt from a glass and finally a glass of in-house brandy, which will eventually become whisky and 2 unlovingly presented beers. The only highlight was the motivation of the leader. For the tour price of £30 I would have preferred to buy a bottle of whiskey.
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Ra0094
Oct 18, 2024
Skip this place and find an established distillery - The guide’s only form of humor was sarcasm. Since they are only 2 years old they aren’t serving any of their own distilled products. The one they did serve was sickly sweet. The tasting only offered two of their beers.
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