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Islay and Jura Distillery Tour Times 2018 INFORMATION Ta xis Hughie’s Taxi 07737 491 429 Islay Taxis, Port Charlotte 07771 921 157 or 01496 850 170 ISLAY AND JURA Carol’s Taxis 07775 782 155 or 01496 302 155 Bowmore Taxi Service 07899 756 159 or 01496 810 449 & Islay Whisky Tours DISTILLERY Bruichladdich Taxis 01496 850 271 or 07899 942 673 Bauld’s Taxis 07899 753 815 TOUR TIMES Bus services to certain parts of the island are operated by B. Mundell, Islay Coaches – please see timetable for routes and times - www.bmundell.co.uk/islay-coaches.html 2018 Bike Hire Bike hire is available from Jim Lutomski, Port Ellen Tel: 07760 196592 Jura Jura Island Tours, Alex Dunnachie – 01496 820 314 Buses are also operated on Jura by Garelochhead Coaches - please see timetables for routes and times Eating Out Bowmore Harbour Inn, The Square 01496 810 330 Lochside Hotel, Shore Street 01496 810 244 Bowmore Hotel, Jamieson Street 01496 810 416 Distillery Visitor Centre & Old Kiln Café The Cottage Restaurant, Main Street 01496 810 111 Opening hours November to March: Monday – Friday: 09:30 to 17:00 April to October: Monday – Sunday: 09:30 to 17:00 (all week) Taj Mahal Indian Restaurant, Shore Street 01496 810 033 Cafaidh Blasta, Ionad Chaluim Chille Ile 07585 699 946 TOURS Golden Dragon Takeaway, The Square 01496 810 811 10:00 (*Daily, February - mid December) THE ARDBEG FULL RANGE TOUR & TASTING £20 Munchie Box, Main Street, (takeaway) 01496 810 669 1hr 45mins A detailed tour of the distillery with five drams of Ardbeg in Peatzeria, Shore Street 01496 810 810 the chairman’s study (core range plus one limited expression). 11:00 (*Daily, March to November) Port Ellen THE ARDBEG DISTILLERY TOUR & WEE TASTE The Islay Hotel, Charlotte Street 01496 300 109 The Ardbeg distillery tour & wee taste £6 1hr 15mins. Informative and fun Old Kiln Café, Ardbeg Distillery 01496 302 244 tour with an Ardbeg dram of your choice from our core range. Sea Salt, Frederick Crescent 01496 300 300 14:00 (Monday - Friday, April to October) THE ARDBIG TOUR & ARDBIG TASTING AT TWO £40 Monday to Friday 2hrs 30mins Other Islay Restaurants Complete tour with tales, timings, temperatures, traditions and tuns with Port Askaig Hotel, Port Askaig 01496 840 245 tasting in Warehouse 3. Taste some cask samples and some old favourites. Bridgend Hotel, Bridgend 01496 810 212 15:00 (*Daily February - mid December) Ballygrant Inn, Ballygrant 01496 840 277 THE ARDBEG DISTILLERY TOUR & WEE TASTE Kilchoman Distillery Café, Kilchoman 01496 850 011 £6 1hr 15mins Informative and fun tour with an Ardbeg dram of your choice from our core range. Port Charlotte Hotel, Port Charlotte 01496 850 360 TASTINGS Lochindaal Hotel, Port Charlotte 01496 850 202 INNOVATIVE DRAMS £30 (Thursdays April-October) 12:00 1hr 15mins Yan’s Kitchen, Port Charlotte 01496 850 230 Learn more about how our whisky creation team put together the Ardbeg Port Mòr Bistro, Port Charlotte 01496 850 097 flavour profiles – taste four very different expressions of Ardbeg. An Tigh Seinnse, Portnahaven 01496 860 224 What happens in the lab? Gate One Cafe, Islay Airport 01496 300 441 FESTIVAL FUN AT ONE £50 (Fridays April - October) 13:00 Islay House, Bridgend 01496 810 287 Duration: as long as it takes… It’s Friday! Islaylimpics, archaeology, the world cup, bicentenary, smuggling, under the sea… catch the flavours of the festival bottlings from 2012. Coffee & cake TEN GREEN BOTTLES… £40 (Saturdays April-October) 14:00 Labels Coffee, Ballygrant 01496 840 595 1 hr 30mins…sitting on the wall. Which five bottles will accidentally fall? Debbie’s Café, Bruichladdich Mini-Market 01496 850 319 Spin our cask end and see which five Ardbeg bottles we will pour. Roy’s Celtic House, Shore St., Bowmore 01496 810 304 You will taste five drams Outback Art Gallery & Café, Sanaigmore 01496 850 259 Burnside Lodge, Port Wemyss 01496 860 296 SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO DO… Elizabeth Sykes Batiks, Islay House Square 01496 810 147 THE ARDBEG BOG OFF WALK (April to August) £50 Islay Studios, Islay House Square 01496 810 010 Wednesday 11:00 - 15:00 4hrs Take a hike in over the hills, drink in the landscape, taste exquisite drams Persabus Pottery, Port Askaig 01496 840 243 chosen by your guide, picnic lunch and short tour of the distillery. *Check for up-to-date opening hours on www.ardbeg.com Jura Restaurants Jura Hotel 01496 820 243 t: 01496 302 244 Antlers Bistro 01496 820 123 [email protected] www.ardbeg.com LAPHROAIG OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND APRIL: Monday-Friday 9:00-17:00 March to December – 7 days • January to February – 5 days Distillery Tour: 09:30 & 13:30 Warehouse Demonstration: 10:30 & 14:00 (Monday -Thursday) LAPHROAIG EXPERIENCE TOUR £10 (1hr) Core Range Tasting Tour: 11:30 & 15:30 Includes 3 drams of your choice, a Laphroaig glass and Lanyard Sensory Tasting: 14:30 MARCH - OCTOBER (7 days) 10:30, 11:30, 14:00, 14:30, 15:30 Saturday & Sunday 09:00-17:00 NOVEMBER – DECEMBER (7 days) 10:30, 14:00, 15:00 Distillery Tour: 09:30 & 13:30 JANUARY – FEBRUARY (5 days) 10:30, 14:00, 15:00 Sensory Tasting: 10:30 & 14:30 Enjoy a guided tour through the distillery, starting in the traditional Core Range Tasting Tour: 11:30 & 15:30 floor maltings and ending in our Warehouse MAY - SEPTEMBER: Monday-Friday 09:00-18:00 LAYERS OF LAPHROAIG TASTING £20 Distillery Tour: 09:30, 13:30 & 16:00 Weekdays only 15:15 (1hr) Warehouse Demonstration: 10:30 & 14:00 (Monday-Thursday) Maturation Masterclass: 11.00 (Tuesday & Thursday, from June) Includes 6 drams of Laphroaig. In our dedicated tasting room, taste Core Range Tasting Tour: 11:30, 15:30 & 16:30 and explore the individual flavours of whisky that are layered to create Sensory Tasting: 14:30 Laphroaig Select. Saturday & Sunday 09:00-17:00 PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE Distillery Tour: 09:30 & 13:30 Sensory Tasting: 10:30 & 14:30 PREMIUM EVENTS Core Range Tasting Tour: 11:30 & 15:30 DISTILLER’S WARES £70 Available seven days – 10:00 (2hrs) Includes: 3 drams, a 250ml bottle of your favourite cask in a presenta- OCTOBER: Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00 Distillery Tour: 9:30 & 13:30 tion box with a Laphroaig glass. Enjoy a malting to maturation tour Warehouse Demonstration: 10:30 & 14:00 (Monday-Thursday) ending in our warehouse. There you will taste from a selection of three Maturation Masterclass: 11:00 (Tuesday & Thursday only) single casks before bottling your favourite to take home and enjoy. Core Range Tasting Tour: 11:30 & 15:30 Sensory Tasting: 14:30 WATER TO WHISKY EXPERIENCE £100 Saturday & Sunday 09:00-17:00 Available April – September 12:00 (4.5hrs) Distillery Tour: 9:30 & 13:30 Includes: distillery tour, picnic lunch, peat cutting, visit to the Sensory Tasting: 10:30 & 14:30 Laphroaig water source and a taste from three single casks. (250ml) Core Range Tasting Tour: 11:30 & 15:30 bottle of your favourite cask. Our most extensive and sought-after Laphroaig experience. You will be guided by a Laphroaig Host who NOVEMBER & DECEMBER: Monday – Friday 10:00-16:00 will share Laphroaig stories and secrets along the way. You will meet at Warehouse Demonstration: 10:30 the distillery to put on your wellington boots (provided for the day). Distillery Tour: 12:30 Sensory Tasting: 14:00 PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE Core Range Tasting Tour: 14.30 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS £200 + per person cost of selected Saturday 10:00-16:00 experience. Available April – September 17:15 (weekdays only) (2hrs) Sensory Tastings: 10:30 & 14:00 Distillery Tour: 12:30 Once all the visitors have gone home for the day, experience the home Core Range Tasting Tour: 14:30 of Laphroaig. Pick from the Experience tour, Layers of Laphroaig, or Distiller’s Wares. Or contact us to create your own bespoke Laphroaig FESTIVE PERIOD experience. Closed 23 – 26 December PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE Open 27, 28, 29 & 31 December Closed 1 & 2 January t: 01496 302418 [email protected] t: 01496 302 749 www.laphroaig.com [email protected] www.lagavulindistillery.com VISITOR CENTRE SUMMER OPENING TIMES Monday 2 April – Sunday 28 October CAFÉ, SHOP & VISITOR CENTRE Monday – Saturday 09:30 – 17:00 Sunday 12:00 – 16:00 March 26 -November 2: open every day Unlock Hidden Depths Tasting Tour £10 November 3 - March 2019: open Monday - Friday Monday – Saturday 10:00, 11:00, 13:30, 15:30 Sunday 12:30, 14:00 Distillery Tours: 10:00, 14:00, 15:00 (Max 12 people) £7 Reinventing the Flavour Wheel Tasting £40 Monday – Saturday 15:00 Vaults Secrets Tasting Tour £70: Monday – Friday 09:45 Our distillery tour lasts approximately one hour and includes two drams and a small tasting glass to take away VISITOR CENTRE WINTER OPENING TIMES as a souvenir of your visit. (approx. 45 minutes) Monday 29 October 2018 – Sunday 3 March 2019 Monday – Saturday 10:00 – 17:00 Premium Tour: 11:00 (Max 10 people) £35 Unlock Hidden Depths Tasting Tour £10 An in depth tour with one of our senior tour guides, Monday – Saturday 10:30, 14:00 visiting the malt floor, the still house and warehouse, concluding Reinventing the Flavour Wheel Tasting £40 Monday – Saturday 15:00 with a tutored tasting. (approx. 2 hours) Vaults Secrets Tasting Tour £70: Monday – Friday 10:15 TASTINGS AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE DAY UNLOCK HIDDEN DEPTHS TASTING TOUR £10 On this one hour tour you will be guided through one of Scotland’s oldest distilleries. Includes a tasting of three drams and a small Bowmore tasting Three Drams (20ml) of our Core Range - £5 glass to take home.
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