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Talisker
Distillery on the Isle of Skye has
opened its doors to its spectacular new
visitor centre following a £1million
redevelopment.
The Talisker Distillery on the Isle of
Skye is located in one of the most
magnificent settings of any distillery
you will ever have the pleasure to
visit, set on the shores of Loch Harport with dramatic views of the
Cuillin Hills the distillery has
recently opened its doors to its
spectacular new visitor centre following
a £1million redevelopment.
Distillery manager Mark Lochhead
officially opened the new centre in time
for the Easter tourist season following
a major revamp and expansion of the
distillery’s visitor facilities.
Talisker is the only distillery on Skye
and is a leading tourist attraction on
the island, welcoming almost 60,000
visitors last year. The major investment
has significantly extended the visitor
centre and dramatically enhanced the
offering for visitors to the iconic
distillery.
Mark Lochhead commented,
"We are absolutely delighted with the
investment we have made here at Talisker
and with the new facilities we have
created. Talisker is going from strength
to strength as a brand and the
distillery is growing in popularity with
people coming from all over the world to
visit the home of our iconic single
malt.
"The new visitor centre gives us a
wonderful stage to tell the story of
Talisker with its rich history and
heritage and also to give our visitors a
really high quality experience which
matches the unique whisky we make here.
"We are also delighted for the local
economy here on Skye. This investment
has seen a significant number of
contractors staying in the area
benefiting local businesses and the
increasing tourism will also have a
great knock-on effect for local
businesses."
The investment has seen the creation of
a new welcome area for visitors and a
spectacular enhanced viewing gallery in
one of the distillery warehouses. New
tasting rooms have also been created in
which visitors can savour Talisker
single malt Scotch whisky in
surroundings which reflect the heritage
and provenance of the whisky.
Visitors will be able to enjoy the
classic tour which runs all day during
the summer months and has fewer set
times in the winter months. For the
Talisker whisky enthusiast there is the
more in-depth Talisker Tasting Tour
option which includes a more in-depth
distillery visit and a five sample
tasting session, the Talisker Tasting
Tour is only run in the afternoon on
selected days. Advance booking is
required for the Talisker Tasting Tour
so you should phone the distillery in
advance before visiting.
Given the remoteness of the
distillery amazingly
Talisker is Diageo’s busiest distillery
visitor centre welcoming 59,767 people
in 2012- up by more than 10 per cent
from 54,303 in 2011.
Diageo operates 28 malt whisky
distilleries in Scotland, more than any
other company, and with 12 of these
having dedicated visitor centres it is
also the leading provider of whisky
tourism facilities, welcoming over
270,000 visitors last year. These
include the homes of some of Diageo’s
iconic Scotch whisky brands such as
Glenkinchie, Oban, Lagavulin,
Dalwhinnie, Royal Lochnagar and Cardhu.
Talisker is also one of Diageo’s leading
single malt Scotch whiskies in terms of
sales performance, delivering net sales
growth of 20% in the company’s recent
half year results.
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