Home Food Restaurant Reviews Recipes Drink Distilleries Whisky Gin Craft Beer Locations Scran Podcast This popular island distillery is well worth a visit, but don’t just take our word for it - it has recently been named ‘best whisky experience in Scotland.’ Ardbeg Distillery, located on the iconic whisky island of Islay, has been named as the 'best whisky experience in Scotland', according to a new Whisky Travel Index used to rank over 50 whisky tourism experiences across the country. Ardbeg Distillery scored 92.
2 out of 100 and fought off stiff competition from 49 other distilleries and experiences. The Whisky Travel Index by London’s original whisky specialists, Milroy’s of Soho, is a first-of-its-kind tool for whisky lovers planning a trip to Scotland, ranking over 50 whisky experiences to provide an unrivalled tool for planning trips. The Whisky Travel Index uses metrics including the cost of tours and tastings, the variety of experiences offered, visitor feedback, nearby amenities and the quality of the whisky they produce.
Each whisky experience was scored across 15 areas, with over 80,000 visitor reviews analysed to provide a comprehensive score from 0 to 100, ranking the best whisky experiences that Scotland has to offer. Milroy’s note that Ardbeg’s win comes down to achieving top-five finishes across several categories, including average whisky review score, number of reviews, total tour and tasting experiences on offer and recent industry award wins; .