Website has details of whiskies and tours, you can sign up for friends of Benromach to get newsletters from the Distillery. A little on the history of the distillery, more on crafting whisky.
VisitingVisitor centre - opening hours: Monday to Friday all year round, plus Saturdays (May - September) and Sundays (June - August). Tours cost £6, more in depth tours and tutored tasting are also available. These need to be booked and depend on sufficient numbers. Photography not allowed in production areas of distillery.
My visit to Benromach Distillery in November 2011 - not a busy time of year for them, so a 1:1 tour and a few good samples afterwards - good value for the basic tour! Some great pictures of the exterior on a beautiful winter's day. Another 1:1 tour on my visit in November 2012 - on foot due to theft of bike the previous night! Hat trick of November visits in 2013. Capacity at the distillery was increased to 750,000 litres in 2014. Vital Stats
Benromach has a distinctive tall red chimney visible for miles around. The distillery had been closed for 9 years when Gordon & MacPhail took the plunge into distillery ownership, buying it from Diageo predecessors UDV, and it took a further 6 years to get it back into production.
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Getting ThereClick the map's Google logo to go to Google Maps - for Directions, Street View etc.
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RMW TWE MoM CyclingNearest Bike shops
Stuarts Cycles & Sports Goods 32 High Street 01309 672432 The Bike Bothy 105 High Street 01309 671745 Bikespokes Mobile Repairs 07801 365710 Van based mobile servicing & repairs - normally 25 miles radius from Forres, but will travel further for an extra charge |
Photos on this page were taken by me. Click on photo to enlarge. Full size versions of all my photos of Benromach Distillery are available on Flickr.
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