Glengoyne Distillery Reviews Summary

Distillery Tour Experience

Pros:

• "The tour of the distillery was very informative and interesting."
• "Special thanks to Dianne and Rebecca who were thorough in imparting info on distillation process and whiskey tasting techniques."
• "If you are looking for a whiskey tour this must be one of the best to take near Edinburg or Glasgow."
• "The staff was very knowledgeable and eager to help with our transportation logistics."
• "Highly recommend the Malt Master tour where you can blend your own take home bottle."
• "Arthur took us on this tour and we couldn’t be happier with him."
• "Our guide walked us up the glen to the water source and told us fascinating stories about the history of the company."
• "Arthur was a great host, extremely informative, patient and happy to answer any question we had."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately hit the distillery in 'silent season' mode."
• "The only down side is that they did not reserve any hand filled bottles to sell to those visiting the distillery."
• "Didn’t appreciate being screamed at by the tour guide in front of the entire tour group for taking a photo."
• "Nice distillery shop but below average tour and the tasting was mostly unsupervised and little education."
• "The staff in the shop were extremely dismissive and rude."

Whisky Tasting and Chocolate Pairing

Pros:

• "The whisky tasting was varied and provided a nice snapshot of the distillery whilst the paired chocolates were delicious."
• "We tasted 10 & 15 years matured single malt scotch which is a part of the paid tour."
• "Three blissful samples of outstanding Scotch and chocolate made the tasting a strong finish."
• "The whisky tasting was good too. We tried the 10 and 15 year old whiskys they make and they were beautiful."
• "Our guide Bill was amazing, knowledgeable, and funny. Would highly recommend."
• "Tour with Whisky and chocolate tasting by Carlos was great."
• "We had a lovely visit to the distillery and were surprised how big the wee drams were."
• "My wife gave me 'The Gold Medal Parade' tour which includes tasing of 12th, 19th and 21th years old single malt whiskey."

Cons:

• "Compound that with the tasting being limited to just the 10 year-old 😔"
• "Unfortunately, the one thing you do not really see is one of the warehouses. But that is a minor point."
• "Much better at other distilleries. Attended a premier tasting in 2016 that is now discontinued."
• "Turns out the shop was a tourist trap even with the so-called discount...very disappointing ending to a great whisky tour."

Accessibility and Location

Pros:

• "It is easy to visit by bus and you get all the views with mountains. The ticket by bus was 10 quid return."
• "In terms of accessibility, the distillery is easy to reach from Glasgow by car and they have on site parking."
• "This whiskey tour was a highlight of our time in Scotland!"
• "Easy to access from Glasgow via public transport. Has an amazing garden."
• "The distillery is not far from Glasgow. It has very nice surroundings."
• "We did the malt master experience. It was great."
• "Great location, amazing whiskey and very informative and heartfelt tour."
• "Highly recommended! Guide Holly guided us through the distillery like it was hers."

Cons:

• "During the tour with the background noise it was occasionally difficult to hear until you left the building for the second half of the tour."
• "The employee Ross did not bother assisting us despite our request for recommendation. He was absolutely discriminative."
• "Given as a birthday present and visited with my son. Fiona was a very knowledgable and pleasant guide."
• "Only the distillery shop is open due to Covid rules, otherwise we definitely would have taken a tour."