Chivas Regal

STRATHISLA DISTILLERY: CHIVAS REGAL

Located in the Speyside region of the Highlands, Strathisla is one of Scotland’s most stunning and remote whisky distilleries. You will find the ‘Heart of Chivas’ surrounded by breathtaking mountain ranges, waterfalls and the raging River Isla, which feeds from the nearby North Sea. Originally established in 1786, Strathisla is the oldest working distillery in the Highlands, having survived both a fire and an explosion in the malt mill during the 1870s to become the success it is today. Chivas Regal offer a number of different tour experiences at the distillery, from a traditional tour through to an intimate cellar tasting.

On the Traditional Tour, guests are introduced to the whisky making process, from distillation through to finished product, while visiting the production areas. They are shown the racks of whisky casks left to age in the traditional dunnage warehouse, and are encouraged to join a tutored tasting of four whiskies. The Chivas Regal Blending Experience sees guests taste a few of Chivas’ special drams and create their own bespoke blend to take home. For the selfprofessed whisky connoisseurs, the Straight from the Cask Tour offers an afternoon of sampling six limited-edition cask strength single malts, exclusively selected from the Chivas Brothers’ Portfolio, along with a trip around the distillery with one of Strathisla’s most experienced guides. Lastly, the Chivas Cellar Tasting offers those passionate about the golden liquid the chance to taste drams drawn straight from the casks in the Chivas Regal cellar, led by an experienced guide. All drams are served at natural cask strength, and include expressions such as a bourbon barrel aged Chivas Regal 12-Year-Old, a hogshead aged Chivas Regal 18-Year-Old and a sherry butt aged Chivas Regal 25-Year-Old.

For those that don’t have space in the itinerary to stop for a full tour, Chivas Regal invite you to stop by for a ‘Fly Dram’ with Strathisla’s knowledgable bartenders. Inspired by the north east Scottish tradition of ‘Fly Cup’, or a quick tea served between meals, the ‘Fly Dram’ is a 10 minute experience where guests are shown three drams, the Strathclyde Single Grain, the Strathisla 12-Year-Old Single Malt and the Chivas Regal 18-Year-Old, and are talked through the shared histories between single malt and the Chivas blends. The tasting also includes a small sweet treat, used to showcase the intricacies of blending flavours.

ADDRESS: Strathisla Distillery, Seafield Avenue, Keith AB55 5BS, UK T: +44 1542 783044 W: www.maltwhiskydistilleries.com/strathisla OPENING HOURS: Monday-Sunday: 9:30am-6pm from late spring until 9th November 2018

TOUR DETAILS AND PRICING: Traditional Distillery Tour: £15pp, 1hr 30 mins, over 18’s only, online booking. Max 14 people.

Chivas Regal Blending Experience: £60pp, 2hrs 15mins, over 18’s only, online booking. Max 14 people.

Straight from the Cask Connoisseur Tour: £50pp, 2hrs 15mins, over 18’s only. Max 12 people.

Chivas Cellar Tasting: £40pp, 45mins, over 18’s only, online booking. Max 8 people.

A ‘Fly Dram’: £10pp, 10mins, over 18’s only, online booking.