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Home Food Restaurant Reviews Recipes Drink Distilleries Whisky Gin Craft Beer Locations Scran Podcast With the news that plans have been submitted for Inveraray Castle distillery, we take a look at other castles you can visit which have distilleries. It’s a classic tourism combination, a castle with a good tearoom, but what about a castle with a distillery? With the ongoing popularity of whisky and gin, many castles have diversified to include on-site distilling. Others are harking back to the past, in which large estates had their own distillery or brewery in the grounds.

A few Scottish castles - including Midhope, Outlander’s Lallybroch and Inveraray - have planning applications in place. While you’re waiting to visit these, here are some other castles with distilleries. Torrisdale Castle, Kintyre Home of Beinn an Tuirc Distillers, who make a range of gins including Kintrye Gin, this castle and its surrounding estate is a tranquil spot to visit.



The Kintyre gin hails from the highest peak in Kintyre, Beinn An Turc (Gaelic for the Hill of the Black Boar) and a small sustainable distillery on the Torrisdale Castle Estate. Their small German still is used to create Kintyre gin using 12 botanicals including the distinctive Icelandic moss and sheep sorrel to make a rich earthy and floral gin. The team also hosts tours and a gin school, plus there’s a cafe on site where you can enjoy lunch and excellent coffee.

For visitors looking to stay, the estate has a range of self .

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