Talisker Scotch Whisky Distillery

Talisker Distillery, Carbost, Skye IV47 8SR
Tel: +44 (0)1478 614308

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Talisker Distillery General Information

Current Owners Diageo PLC Location Isle of Skye Water source A burn on Cnoc nan Speireag (Hawk Hill). Stills 2 x wash stills and 3 x spirit stills Capacity per year 2,600,000 Litres Status Active/Producing

Talisker Distillery History

1830 Built by Hugh & Kenneth MacAskill 1880-87 Renovated 1898 Merger to form Dailuaine-Talisker Distilleries Ltd 1900 Distillery expanded 1925  Distiller Company Ltd (DCL) 1928 Ceased triple distillation in preference of double distillation 1960 Partially reconstructed after fire 1972 Traditional maltings knocked down 1998 A new mashtun and 5 wormtubs are installed 2004 Two new bottling are released – an 18 and 25 year old 2008 Talisker 57 degrees north and and 3rd edition of the 30 year old are released

Talisker Distillery Comments

Only Single Malt distillery on Skye. Mentioned in a Robert Louis Stevenson poem written in 1880, 'The Scotsman's Return from Abroad' The king o' drinks, as I conceive it, Talisker, Islay or Glenlivit.

Talisker Distillery Bottlings

Talisker 10 Year Old Talisker 18 year old Talisker Distillers Edition Talisker 57 degress north Talisker 25 year old Talisker 30 year old

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Talisker Distillery Visitor Centre Information

Contact +44 (0)1478 614308 January to March Monday - Friday 10.00am - 5pm Tours: 10.30, 12.00pm, 2.00pm & 3.30pm April - June Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm Open Easter Sunday 24th April 11am - 5pm Sundays from 19th June 11am - 5pm. Tours throughout the day. July to August Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm Sundays 11.00am - 5.00pm Tours throughout the day. September to October Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm Tours throughout the day. November - December Monday - Friday 10.00am to 5.00pm Tours: 10.30, 12.00pm, 2.00pm & 3.30pm Christmas & New Year Closed 24th, 25th, 26th & 31st December 2011 and 1st & 2nd January 2012. Admission charge £6.00 Comments April to October last tour at 4pm. We strongly advise booking tours in advance. Location On the shore of Loch Harport on the Isle of Skye.

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