Strathisla Distillery Home of Chivas
Strathisla Distillery Home of Chivas, Keith: Hours, Address, Strathisla Distillery Home of Chivas Reviews: 4.5/5
Strathisla Distillery Home of Chivas
Strathisla Distillery Home of Chivas
4.5
12:00 - 16:30
Monday
12:00 - 16:30
Wednesday
12:00 - 16:30
Thursday
12:00 - 16:30
Friday
12:00 - 16:30
Saturday
12:00 - 16:30
Sunday
12:00 - 16:30
About
The Home of Chivas is now open and ready to welcome you back to Strathisla Distillery. To keep you and our staff safe and well we are operating in a slightly different way: We will greet you at our Brand Home to take your temperature. Please bring your face mask to wear whilst inside and adhere to physical distancing. We are offering tastings for groups of maximum of 6 people for over 18 years old. Our shop will also be open - capacity is limited so a short wait in our courtyard may be required.
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Kimberley J
Bristol, UK1 contribution
Warehouse tasting
Sep 2021
We had an amazing warehouse tasting with Norman! We got to try some beautiful whisky straight from the casks in a relaxed space. Norman was very knowledgeable and approachable and the perfect host.
We have been on many distillery tours and warehouse tastings and this one was one of the best we have experienced - thank you for a great day!
We have been on many distillery tours and warehouse tastings and this one was one of the best we have experienced - thank you for a great day!
Written 19 September 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Thank you so much for visiting us. We are so glad that you had a wonderful experience with Norman! We hope that we can welcome you back here in the future to try even more of our delicious whisky!!
Written 22 September 2021
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franib261
London, England, United Kingdom35 contributions
Fab cellar tour
Sep 2021 • Couples
We booked on the the cellar tour at Strathisla. We had a brilliant tour with Norman, who talked us through some of the excellent whiskys on offer. We are whisky novices, so he kindly packaged some of our leftover drams up for us to enjoy later. Norman was a fab guide and very knowledgeable. The setting of the distillery is also beautiful. We had a great time and would recommend even to those who are new to whisky!
Written 11 September 2021
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Thank you for visiting us and we are glad you enjoyed the Cellar Experience! We would love to welcome you back to enjoy more of our whisky range! :)
Written 12 September 2021
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Stuart S
London, UK182 contributions
Enjoyable blending exprience and premium warehouse tasting of Chivas
Aug 2021
We did a private blending experience at Strathisla Distillery in Keith, a beautiful and historically-important distillery that has long been the home of Chivas Brothers. They have made a fun blending experience with a knowledgable guide in the newly-upgraded visitor facilities.
After that, we got to do a private premium warehouse tasting of some absolutely amazing and unique drams, none of which are available commercially, this was a real highlight. Cask strength samples of Chivas 18yo, Rare, 25yr, and Ultima were truly sublime and not available anywhere at any price!
After that, we got to do a private premium warehouse tasting of some absolutely amazing and unique drams, none of which are available commercially, this was a real highlight. Cask strength samples of Chivas 18yo, Rare, 25yr, and Ultima were truly sublime and not available anywhere at any price!
Written 5 September 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Thank you very much for visiting us and we are very glad that you enjoyed your time blending as well as the cellar experience with our very unique whiskies! We hope that if you are ever this way, that you will come again :)
Written 6 September 2021
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Jonathan P
Skipsea, UK135 contributions
Top Tasting
Aug 2021
Due to COVID-19 it was necessary to book a private tasking, which in the event was 4 people plus a very knowledgeable guide. This was an informative and entertaining hour of whiskey history, stories, tasting, blending and enjoyment with samples on the day and to take away.
Other reviews have suggested that there is no shop, which is inaccurate. The shop is well stocked, prices reasonable and staff are extremely helpful.
Other reviews have suggested that there is no shop, which is inaccurate. The shop is well stocked, prices reasonable and staff are extremely helpful.
Written 28 August 2021
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Thank you for your lovely review and we are glad that you enjoyed your experience with us! You are right that we have rich history and plenty of stories!! We hope that you will visit again.
Written 28 August 2021
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Kevin F
Oakland, California11 contributions
Wonderful whisky tour despite COVID restrictions
Aug 2021 • Friends
We were visiting Scotland for a 40th birthday for golf and scotch. Our tour was with Norman and he absolutely showed us the full Monty of the whisky process as well as the history of the distillery. He made our trip to the highlands complete.
Written 27 August 2021
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Thank you for visiting us! We are glad you enjoyed your experience with Norman and hope you will come back to visit us again in the future! Many Happy Returns for the 40th Birthday :)
Written 28 August 2021
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Tacettin Aydinay
London, UK3 contributions
Greatest Distillery
Aug 2021
My wife and I visited Strathisla Distillery last August. This distillery is the one of the one must be visited. It has the best scene for great photos. You wouldn't like to stop taken photos in that view. And also whisky tasting in cellar is priceless. I had a chance to try the best expressions. Of course it's very important that to get experience about the one of the bestseller whisky which is Chivas. If you want to learn why Chivas is so famous, this is the place to understand the reason.
And last I would like to thank to the lovely and people who helped us. That was the one of the reason I would love to go back to visit them as soon as possible.
And last I would like to thank to the lovely and people who helped us. That was the one of the reason I would love to go back to visit them as soon as possible.
Written 21 August 2021
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We would be very happy to welcome you back. Thank you for visiting us and leaving a lovely review. We are glad that you had a good time and even more importantly, enjoyed the whisky!
Written 23 August 2021
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Kev
Stoke-on-Trent, UK4 contributions
Worth every penny
Aug 2021 • Friends
What a fantastic day. I did the blending visit , how much I have learned is amazing , you would never know how much hard work goes into blending whiskey Norman our tutor / guide was so knowledgeable
Written 20 August 2021
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We are so glad that you enjoyed our blending experience with us. Thank you for leaving a lovely review. We hope that we can welcome you back in the future and continue your whisky journey :)
Written 23 August 2021
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Robert W
1 contribution
Excellent
Aug 2021
My wife and I visited the distillery on a trip through Rabbies and I have to say that all the distilleries we visited were very thorough in their presentations. Hard yo pick which was the better visit as all were excellent.
Written 16 August 2021
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Hi Rob, Thank you for leaving a lovely review, I'm glad you enjoyed your experience here and hope we can welcome you back here in the future :)
Written 23 August 2021
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mikthw
Elgin, UK20 contributions
Blending Experience Awesomeness
Jun 2021 • Friends
1st class blending experience, thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing. Delivered and hosted brilliantly by James and Alice, very friendly and knowledgeable, they make the whole experience personal. Thank you so much, we’ll be back to go again 🙏🏻😊
Written 11 July 2021
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Hi Mike, It was a pleasure to have you here and we are really glad that you enjoyed yourselves. its brilliant that you would like to return and we hope to see you again soon!
Written 12 July 2021
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Tedber
Liverpool, UK948 contributions
Great experience- well worth a visit
May 2021 • Family
Can’t score this experience highly enough. We were up visiting Keith for a few days and booked into the Strathisla tasting session. Wasn’t sure I actually liked whisky that much but thought the whole experience would be interesting and different.
I was right, we had James, a young man who was very informative and humorous. I was very interested in the history of the ‘still. Due to Covid restrictions we couldn’t get a tour of the plant but this didn’t deter from the experience in any way.
The group was limited to 6 and the table divided so as to be as Covid safe as we could possibly be.
We were given five different whiskies to sample of different ages and strengths and asked to rate them. I don’t blended whisky (which is all I had tried before) and some of the samples weren’t to my taste but 2 of the 5 I found I did like. I added a small amount of water to mine and was assured this is perfectly acceptable.
Don’t worry if you are driving either because they will give you the sample drams to take away.
When we came away we were given 6 Strathisla whisky glasses in a box and a complementary miniature bottle. Happy days 😂.
Definitely recommend booking this.
I was right, we had James, a young man who was very informative and humorous. I was very interested in the history of the ‘still. Due to Covid restrictions we couldn’t get a tour of the plant but this didn’t deter from the experience in any way.
The group was limited to 6 and the table divided so as to be as Covid safe as we could possibly be.
We were given five different whiskies to sample of different ages and strengths and asked to rate them. I don’t blended whisky (which is all I had tried before) and some of the samples weren’t to my taste but 2 of the 5 I found I did like. I added a small amount of water to mine and was assured this is perfectly acceptable.
Don’t worry if you are driving either because they will give you the sample drams to take away.
When we came away we were given 6 Strathisla whisky glasses in a box and a complementary miniature bottle. Happy days 😂.
Definitely recommend booking this.
Written 24 June 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Thank you very much for coming to visit us and we are so happy that you enjoyed your experience and even manged to find some whiskies that you like!!!
We hope you will visit us again in the future.
Kind regards
Strathisla Team
Written 26 June 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Marian
3 contributions
hola, quisiera saber si puedo contratar una excursion a la destileria en español o tienen audioguia?? gracias!!
Best Campsites to stay at near the distillery
Jenna C
Keith, UK
Hi,
There is a great little site at Fochabers just 8 miles from us. Or a little further away in Lossiemouth & Nairn about 20 & 30 miles respectively, both on the coast. Even Keith residents have caravan's in these locations that they head off to at the weekends!
We look forward to seeing you here!
Marian
3 contributions
Hola. Quisiera saber si desde argentina puedo contratar un tour en español por la destilería. Muchas gracias!!
Brussels188644
Sandefjord, Norway549 contributions
We stay at Ugie House, is a long way to go?
Analise VH
7 contributions
Hi, we will be visiting soon, we have two children ages 7 and 4. Can they go in please?
Tamara B
Pennsylvania40 contributions
Nope - no one under the legal drinking age is allowed into the distillery, but you can do a tasting in the main area!
badrunner2017
Carlisle, UK
Hi, can children come on the tour (although not drink the whisky!).
LyleandChristin... P
Christchurch, New Zealand249 contributions
Hi there, the Strathisla website says they must be over 18 to do the distillery tour. regards.
Julie C
Oxford, UK
Is there a cafe or coffee shop on site?
LyleandChristin... P
Christchurch, New Zealand249 contributions
No I dont recall one being there either.
Patricia D
Glen Waverley, Australia39 contributions
I am wondering 2 things, is there much repetition if you do the traditional tour and The Chivas Cellar Tasting and also if you do the cellar tasting does it also include a drivers pack of samples?
Jenna C
Keith, UK
Hi Patricia
See below experiences information and does not include drivers pack:
SUMMER OPENING TIMES: 13TH March 2017 till the 10th November 2017
Monday to Saturday: 09:30 till 17:00 and Sunday: 12:00 till 17:00
OUR TOURS & TASTINGS
Traditional Distillery Tour
The perfect tour for an introduction to whisky making where your guide will take you into the production areas, explain the distillation process from start to finish and then show you racks of filled whisky casks quietly aging in the cool tranquillity of the traditional bonded warehouse.
You are invited to join a tutored tasting of four whiskies and learn about the intricate relationship between our single malt and our world-famous Chivas Regal blends.
TIMES Every hour from 10:00 (Mon-Sat) and from 12:00 (Sun)
Last tour leaves daily at 16:00
Pre-booking & pre-payment essential for groups of 10 or more
Tours over 18’s only
LENGTH 1 hour
PRICE £7.50 per person
Under 18’s are not permitted in production areas but are welcome in the Visitor Centre under adult supervision.
The Chivas Cellar Tasting
This exclusive tasting offers you the opportunity to enjoy drams drawn straight from the casks in front of you inside the Chivas Regal Cellar within Warehouse 3 at Strathisla Distillery. All the drams are at natural cask strength and they include a Bourbon barrel of Chivas Regal 12 years old, a hogshead of Chivas Regal 18 years old, a sherry butt of Chivas Regal 25 years old and another single sherry butt containing Strathisla 25 years old. Your tasting will be led by an experienced guide and promises to be an unforgettable experience and will provide an insight into the complexities of the blending of luxury whisky.
TIME Monday to Saturday at 11:00 (pre-booking & pre-payment essential)
Additional tasting times are available on request, minimum 4 people
LENGTH 1 hour
PRICE £35.00 per person, over 18s only (maximum 10 people)
This tasting does not include a distillery tour.
Straight from the Cask (Connoisseur Tour)
Uncover some of the Scotch Whisky World’s hidden gems as we invite you to spend an afternoon sampling and falling in love with six exceptional Limited Edition Cask Strength Single Malts, exclusively selected from the Chivas Brothers’ Portfolio. This, coupled with an in-depth look through our beautiful distillery with one of our most experienced guides, will truly make this an afternoon to remember.
TIME Sundays 12:30 (pre-booking & pre-payment essential)
Additional tour times are available on request, minimum 4 people
LENGTH 2.5-3 HOURS
PRICE £40.00 per person, over 18s only (maximum 12 people)
Coach and Group Bookings
We are delighted to welcome coach and group bookings to the distillery and are experienced in giving your group a fun, informative and well-organised experience. We have something for everyone: historical appeal, scientific interest (chemistry behind distillation) as well as the sensory aspect of nosing and tasting a huge variety of malts and blends.
Our distillery size means that we can only…
… accommodate one coach party per day on the Traditional tour only
… take maximum 32 people per booking over 18’s only
… take 16 guests out per tour: larger groups are split and taken out within 5 minutes of each other
… Pre-booking & pre-payment essential
Please confirm all coach and group bookings in writing. We will always do our best to accommodate late arrivals but cannot guarantee this for every situation.
FURTHER INFORMATION
-We cannot guarantee tours in languages other than English, translation sheets are available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Mandarin and Japanese.
-We have strict Health & Safety Regulations that must be respected at all times. These include no photography in the distillery and warehouse and smoking only in restricted areas.
-whilst we will always do our best to accommodate groups that arrive later than the booked time, we cannot guarantee that we can accommodate late arrivals
-bookings and cancellations must be confirmed in writing
-All pre-paid fees are fully refundable up to 48 hours prior to the booked time
STRATHISLA DISTILLERY
THE OLDEST WORKING DISTILLERY IN THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND
Seafield Avenue, Keith, Banffshire, AB55 5BS
Tel: 00441542783044























