Lindores Abbey Distillery

I am just now getting around to reviewing Lindores Abbey Distillery. I was here the first week of April, 2025. If you are touring distilleries you have to come here as part of your adventure. There is so much history surrounding the creation/discovery of Scotch here at this location. The tour helped me to understand where and who brought Scotch to Scotland... The tour was extremely enjoyable and FUN!!! You can tour the Abbey grounds as well while you are there. Very much a MUST STOP for any Scotch enthusiast.

Stunning distillery with amazing views and remarkable history. Our tour guide Ronnie was absolutely amazing! He was loaded with knowledge and had some good laughs too. This one is a must-see! Highly recommend 🥃

Lindores Abbey Distillery felt special, and there's really no other way to describe it. We were greeted by Stephanie, who looked after everything we needed, and Skye, the distillery doggo! Our guide, Matt, was outstanding! His knowledge, enthusiasm, and storytelling made the tour informative and genuinely captivating. The grounds are impressive as this is a quaint independent distillery, where you can tell they have a huge sense of pride in the history of the site and the product they produce. The whole experience never felt rushed or scripted. From the ruins, to the farmland that provides the barley... it was impressive to be able to take it all in. Of course, the tasting was the perfect finale, offering a curated selection that showcased the range and depth of Lindores’ work. Every dram had a story, and Matt - Lindores' Cask Custodian - made sure we understood (and appreciated) each one as he hand-picked the expressions of the day. The distillery cask editions were indeed special. As limited releases. They are an absolute treat to be able to experience, and also now something to brag about, as they are no longer available for purchase.

This was an absolute highlight of our trip to Scotland. Angela gave us the history tour and it was above and beyond the best, most well curated, interesting and captivating history tour I’ve ever encountered. This place is magical and important. Book the history tour. And also the whisky is fantastic. Highly recommend the Aqua Vitae.

Absolute fantastic experience at the Lindores Abbey Distillery. It is a young distillery, which makes is less known and therefore probably less crowded. They accept dogs on the guided tours of the distillery, which was very convenient for us. I highly recommend a visit of this distillery.

A true Scottish gem. Not only is the place of immense historic value to any whisky fanatic, but it also has an admirable story of owners committed to crafting a high-quality spirit, sparing no expense to preserve as much of its heritage as possible. The whisky itself is incredible—especially considering how young it is. I highly recommend the single-cask editions available for tasting at the distillery. The high ABV and variety of cask maturations you can choose from make it a truly memorable experience (and Claire is wonderfully patient while you spend far too long trying to narrow your order down from half the menu). And don’t miss the tour with Ronnie. A few minutes with him will explain a lot about why this whisky is so exceptional despite its relatively young age.

This is one of the most interesting distillery tours I've been on. The historic link with the monks at the abbey make it quite unique. You'll need to go on the tour yourself to find out why. The whisky is very nice also.

No whisky pilgrimage should be considered complete without a visit to Lindores Abbey, earliest confirmed site of whisky distillation in Scotland. The owners could have taken the easy way, leaned into only the tourism part of it, bottling other people's spirit and selling it under the Lindores Abbey brand. Instead, they've managed to combine a beautiful nod to the past with an excellent start to their own whisky journey. Although all the Lindores whiskies are quite young, they are already impressive. Absolutely worth a visit, both for the history and the whisky. Really looking forward to seeing what these guys do in the future.

Linda gave a highly educational tour on the history of the abbey and the distillery as well as their distillation process. So much fun. And of course the tasting afterward. Even more fun. Then I spent a bunch of money in the "gift"shop