"Aberfeldy - Whisky and the Sma' Glen" Aberfeldy by ettiewyn

Aberfeldy Travel Guide: 12 reviews and 25 photos

Aberfeldy was the last town we visited on our day tour. We stopped here to visit Dewar's World of Whisky, doing a tour in the distillery as well as seeing the museum and doing a whisky tasting. I usually am not interested in alcohol, but everybody told me that this was a quintessential part of a trip to Scotland, so I decided to do it and it was a positive surprise! I really enjoyed the tour and found it very interesting, so it was an enjoyable experience although I must say that I like the smell of whisky more than its taste :-)

Apart from Dewar's we did not see anything of Aberfeldy, so I cannot write more about the town itself. On the way south to Edinburgh we stopped at the Sma' Glen which does not belong to any particular town - as it is about 20km south of Aberfeldy, I have included the tip in this page.

Aberfeldy was the last stop of a guided tour I did from Edinburgh, called "Highland Lochs, Glens and Whisky". If you would like to go to the first stop of the tour, visit my Dunkeld page.

Pros and Cons

Pros:An interesting distillery that does great tours
Cons:?
In a nutshell:I cannot comment on the town itself, but the distillery is great, as is the nearby Sma' Glen

Intro Updated Jul 8, 2012
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Dewar's Whisky Distillery - Tour - Aberfeldy

Dewar's Whisky Distillery - Tour Things to Do (2)

Everybody told me: "If you visit Scotland you HAVE to visit a whisky distillery" - I followed the advise, and I am glad... more travel advice

Dewar's Whisky Distillery - Museum & Shop - Aberfeldy

Dewar's Whisky Distillery - Museum &... Things to Do (2)

After our tour through the distillery, we were shown a film about the distillery's history. The film lasted about ten... more travel advice

Sma' Glen Off The Beaten Path (1)

The Sma' Glen is a beautiful glen close to Aberfeldy. It is only 3km long, but it is truly spectacular. The river Almond... more travel advice

Guided tour to Aberfeldy Favorites (2)

I visited Scotland in February, and I expected it to be very cold, with snow and stormy weather. Advise on VT confirmed... more travel advice

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Nemorino Jun 3, 2013 at 10:01 AM

Mirjam, thanks for including the link to ‘The Birks of Aberfeldy’ – one of the few songs on YouTube that has not been blocked in Germany by the GEMA.
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Trekki Sep 4, 2012 at 4:22 AM

Hicks... :-) It was interesting to read about the distillery and I first thought that this Dewar family invented the "Dewar" (used in chemistry to provide thermal insulation), but is not, however the inventor was also Scottish. The tour company sounds good, I like it when they have smaller busses and don't include expensive lunches!
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  ettiewyn Sep 4, 2012 at 11:48 AM
  
  The Scottish are great inventors for sure!
  Yes, I agree, I don't want to pay so much for food I don't really need anyway! Thank you for joining me on this tour here on VT, and for all the nice comments :-))
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HORSCHECK Jul 29, 2012 at 3:03 AM

Another fabulous little page about your adventures in Scotland. - Although I have been to the country twice I must admit that I never visited a whisky distillery. - I especially like your tip about the guided tour. Interesting to read that you were only two people on the tour.