Scotch whisky is among the finest in the world and highly sought after by connoisseurs. Travelling around Scotland’s 140 distilleries provides a unique opportunity to taste authentic whisky from the five major whisky-producing regions; Islay, Highland, Campbeltown, Lowland and Speyside. Each region produces whisky with its own distinctive flavour profile for a true taste of Scotland.
At a number of distilleries, you can go behind the scenes of the creative process with exclusive tours and tastings for a truly local travel experience. With whisky distilleries located on islands or in remote locations, private jet or helicopter charter is one of the most convenient ways to travel.
And it’s not just distilleries but exclusive use properties and boutique hotels around Scotland offering unparalleled whisky tasting experiences to indulge in. From jetlogic’s home in Edinburgh, we have curated our top whisky experiences to savour across Scotland.
MacLean and Bruce
MacLean & Bruce offer high-level privileged access to the whisky industry. They tailor whisky experiences personalised to you, whether that is to simply enjoy Scotch whisky or to evaluate in depth the variety and complexity of Scotland’s national drink. Whisky expert and Master of the Quaich, Charles MacLean, will guide you through Scotland’s distilleries for private tours and tastings to experience the “water of life”.
For the aficionados, MacLean and Bruce are on hand to assist with the purchase of rare bottles, sought-after releases or cask investments.
Rothes Glen
Rothes Glen is a luxury, exclusive-use Baronial-style Highland castle for whisky connoisseurs. Set across 10 acres in the heart of Speyside, Rothes Glen is a utopia for whisky.
The luxurious castle houses a tasting room, whisky vault, whisky library, whisky observatory, and whisky cabinets where you can order whisky from different regions by the dram. Rothes Glen is truly the ultimate home for whisky enthusiasts, with in-house dinners curated by award-winning chefs and hosted by distillery managers to provide a unique whisky masterclass experience.
Rothes Glen has exclusive access to closed distilleries and whisky personalities, blenders, ambassadors and distillery managers. With 44 distilleries within 30 minutes and 59 within a one-hour drive, you will be spoilt for choice with some of the finest whisky in the world during your stay.
Johnnie Walker Princes Street
A beacon of Scotch whisky sits in the heart of Edinburgh on the iconic Princes Street. The innovative and immersive experiences at Johnnie Walker Princes Street will change the way you think about whisky.
The 1820 rooftop bar offers exceptional views of Edinburgh’s imposing skyline where you can choose from an extensive cocktail menu full of unique seasonal ingredients. The Explorers’ Bothy bar offers a curated exploration of whisky led by award-winning mixologists, with the menu featuring an astonishing 150 whiskies to appraise the liquid landscape of Scotland. Enjoy an exclusive cask-to-glass tasting hosted in the Whisky Makers’ Cellar before crafting your own bespoke blend.
For the full Johnnie Walker experience, travel to the Four Corners, where four distilleries have been carefully restored to create a compass that guides your way to exceptional whisky across Scotland. Each location brings its own distinctive flavours and profiles to showcase Scotland’s diverse and vibrant landscape in a truly unique way.
The Fife Arms
Restored by Iwan and Manuela Wirth, the couple behind Hauser & Wirth galleries, The Fife Arms is a sophisticated boutique hotel featuring Victorian interiors and museum calibre art. But it is Bertie’s Whisky Bar that is the shining star at The Fife Arms.
Bertie’s is more than just a whisky bar. It is a library of whiskies where waiters transform into librarians to help you discover new depths and worlds of whisky. Lose yourself in the labyrinth of whisky bottles artfully arranged like books on shelves illuminated in an amber glow
With a collection of 365 whiskies, one for every day of the year, you never have to leave The Fife Arms for a dram. Every whisky is carefully arranged by flavour profile; fragrant, fruity, rich and smoky, rather than name, age, reputation or region.
Within the collection are some of the rarest single cask whiskies, with some now closed distilleries, making their supplies finite. At Bertie’s you can savour ultra-rare drams from the likes of Caperdonich, Imperial and Pittyvaich.
Indulge in a Scotch whisky nightcap
Whether you’re a bona fide whisky expert or just sampling your first dram, every corner of Scotland has something to offer.
Let jetlogic take the stress out of travelling, so you can sit back with a whisky in hand and take in the Scottish landscape.
Contact our team today to arrange your private charter to Scotland.
