Aberfeldy Distillery Experience

Overview

Available languages

German

Russian

Chinese

Japanese

English

Italian

French

Spanish

Dutch

1 hour 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Just three miles from the birth place of founder John Dewar, the Aberfeldy Distillery is the only distillery built by the Dewar family.

Your experience includes a distillery tour and access to the atmospheric warehouse where you can hear about the angels’ share and how the whisky is double aged for a richer smoother flavour. Also included is the heritage centre offering a unique insight into founders; John Dewar and his sons Tommy and John Alexander.

You will end the tour in one of our tasting rooms to enjoy a comparative tasting of our Dewar's Blended Scotch and our Aberfeldy Single Malt.

Enjoy a dram (over 18s only) in the whisky lounge with comfy sofas and warming fire as well as free wifi.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

No high heels or open toed shoes permitted on the distillery tour.

Minimum drinking age 18 years.

Children must be accompanied by an adult

Please note some walking is required on the tour including some uneven surfaces and stairs

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Parking Fees

Professional distillery tour guide

Museum access (self guided)

Lunch / food

Transport to/from Distillery

Additional tastings

What To Expect

Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery

Your visit will start with a short film in the auditorium, followed by a chance to explore the heritage centre and discover more about the remarkable history of John Dewar & Sons. This part of your visit is self guided with the aid of audio guides/ipads, available in various languages. Your experienced tour guide will then take you on a tour of the Aberfeldy Distillery and warehouse so you can learn more about the whisky making magic! The tour ends with a wee dram in the whisky lounge for adults / seniors. Drivers can request a take-away pack to create a Maime Taylor cocktail at home. Your ticket does not include transport to/from the distillery. The distillery is located on the outskirts of picturesque Aberfeldy, nestled on the banks of the River Tay, 20 mins from the A9 in Highland Perthshire, 90 minutes from Edinburgh. Free parking. Additional tastings and whisky cocktails are available at the bar. You can browse the shop showcasing the full Dewar's portfolio along with exclusive limited edition single cask bottlings and fill your own bottle with a specially selected cask of Aberfeldy Single Malt. Tours take place throughout the day, present your voucher on arrival. Please note, last tour is 1 hour prior to closing, however we recommend allowing 1.5 hours for your visit. There is a cafe onsite, however your ticket does not include food - booking is not essential for the cafe. As a traditional working distillery, visitors must wear sensible footwear on the distillery tour (no high heels or open toed shoes permitted). Unfortunately dogs (except assistance dogs) are not permitted in the visitor centre or distillery. The visitor centre and heritage centre is fully accessible, however due to the historical nature of the distillery building, the tour can be adapted for less mobile visitors. A full accessibility statement is available.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Included

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Dewar's Aberfeldy Experience

An introduction to our story, a guided distillery tour and a comparative tasting of Dewar's and Aberfeldy single malt

Reviews

4.80

340 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

282

Fascinating tour of Craig
Experience781583,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A family group of grandparents, parents and grandkids were shown around in an engaging and animated way by Craig. A beautiful setting, beautiful exhibition and a fascinating history, interesting visit to the thistlery and a discovering tasting. Just a positive experience!
Super exciting and interesting tour of the distillery. A must for every whiskey fan
Francesco V,
Oct 31, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The operators put a lot of effort into the design and the tour and you can definitely tell. Super great animations, interesting production process and at the end a delicious tasting, completely tailored to your own taste!
Amazing tour
anacK9392IT,
Oct 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Jim our tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. We got to walk through an actively working distillery and learn about the process and taste some amazing wiskey. The people are super friendly and welcoming.
Dewar's Aberfeldy Distillery tour is a delight
krausjam,
Oct 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Dewar's Aberfeldy distillery tour was very good. Attended with teenagers who also found it interesting. Our guide Jim was very good, making the facts interesting and engaging the whole group. The cask room offered an extra 'cask tasting' which my partner opted into and got a souvenir glass to keep as well as sampling some very fine whisky. The tasting room and the ipad room just before were brilliant. Good value for money and received a discount on whisky purchased that day which is a bonus. First class tour and many thanks to Jim (or was it Matthew?!) our host.
Interesting distillery tour
stephencE7287AM,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
A great way to spend a couple of hours learning the history of this distillery, learning how whiskey is made and sampling a wee dram or two. Really interesting and a great cafe associated with it which was surprisingly good value for money.
Great experience
kathleenmZ5843PC,
Oct 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Very informative and enjoyable tour delivered by Tim Loved the blending room experience with the hologram of the Master Blender and the Tasting room Cafe and gift shop are also very nice Staff were all very friendly and helpful
Good tour
944SS,
Oct 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Good tour...informative, not too long, guide was knowledgeable. Samples/tastings were enjoyable. Nice grounds to walk around.
Favourite Distillery Tour
MimiatWi,
Oct 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Despite not being a whisky drinker, (and with no desire to try), I have visited a few distilleries as I find the process and history of interest. Returning to this area for the first time in 25 years, Dewars was the only one I wanted to revisit. Dewars stood out in my memory as having a really interesting museum, and I wasn't disappointed on my return. The visitor centre has obviously been updated significantly since my last visit, and there is a very comfortable cafe and bar. All the staff were welcoming and friendly. The tour takes 90 minutes, starting with a 10 minute video and a quick look round the museum before meeting our guide for the distillery tour. I was pleased to be reassured that we could return to the museum at the end of the tour. Our guide was knowledgeable and clearly explained each part of the whisky making process. The tour finished with a tasting of 2 whiskies. The first was their 12 year old malt, but we all completed a survey on an ipad to determine the right whisky for our second taste. An update since our last visit - you can book a drivers ticket, and bottle up your samples to take away, also ideal for those of us who don't drink whisky! After a relaxed lunch in the cafe, we returned to finish looking round the museum. All in all, a very interesting day out, and very good value.
Jim's Most Excellent Tour of Aberfeldy Distillery
peteraJ6072ZG,
Oct 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We scheduled the very first tour of the day, and had the wonderful good fortune to have our Guide Jim to ourselves. We asked a million questions, and he had a million answers! I don't think we could have learned more on any other whiskey tour. This distillery is rich with history and education, and Dewars has laid their tour out to bring the two together in the most spectacular manner. We were absolutely captivated at every turn. This was a top highlight of our two weeks in Scotland. Thankyou Jim!!
Must do when in the area
425KeithH,
Sep 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We visited the distillery with our friends and had a thoroughly enjoyable day. All the staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful. A special mention to Lara our guide who was all of the above and more with her knowledge & enthusiasm!