Talisker Scotch Whisky Distillery

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

Talisker Distillery General Information

Current Owners	Diageo
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	3,000,000 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 3rd edition of the 30 year old are released
2013	Talisker Storm, Dark Storm and Port Ruighe launched
2013	£1m upgrade to visitor centre

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.