Scottish Kosher
Whisky Trail

Your Scottish whisky adventure begins at Glasgow Airport (or Glasgow city centre) where your private coach awaits. After checking into our partner 4-star kosher-friendly hotel, your first evening is given over to a Welcome Dinner at L'Chaims Restaurant itself — an exquisite four-course Glatt Kosher meal with a curated flight of five introductory Scotch whiskies, guided by our whisky educator.

The evening includes an orientation session covering the five whisky-producing regions of Scotland, basic nosing technique, and the halachic considerations relevant to whisky consumption. A perfect, convivial start to the week.

After a full Glatt Kosher breakfast at the hotel, your private coach heads north through stunning Highland scenery to the Speyside region — home to more whisky distilleries per square mile than anywhere on earth. Your first stop is the renowned Glenfarclas Distillery, a family-owned gem where the sixth-generation Grant family have been distilling since 1836. A private tour of the production facility and a tasting of five expressions follows.

Lunch is a packed kosher meal prepared by our mashgiach, enjoyed with views of the River Spey. The afternoon brings visits to the Glenfiddich and Balvenie distilleries in Dufftown — "the whisky capital of the world." A private tasting in Balvenie's sample room is a highlight not available to the general public. Dinner is a three-course kosher meal at our partner hotel in Craigellachie.

Day three takes you along the famous Speyside Malt Whisky Trail. Morning visits include Strathisla — Scotland's oldest working distillery, established in 1786, with its iconic pagoda roofs and picturesque millpond setting. The tour continues to Cardhu (the only distillery in Scotland founded by a woman, Helen Cumming, in 1884) and the magnificent Glen Grant distillery with its stunning Victorian gardens.

Afternoon brings a special masterclass at the Speyside Cooperage — the only working cooperage in Scotland open to the public — where you witness the extraordinary skill of master coopers hand-crafting and repairing the oak casks that give whisky its colour and much of its flavour. A kosher Shabbat-style dinner is served at the hotel as Shabbat approaches for Friday groups, or a full dinner service for mid-week groups.

Departing Speyside, your coach follows the Great Glen northward to Inverness — the capital of the Highlands — for a brief sightseeing stop and a kosher lunch overlooking Loch Ness. The afternoon brings a visit to the impressive Dalmore Distillery on the shores of the Cromarty Firth, famous for its 12-point royal stag emblem and its extraordinary aged expressions reaching 62 years.

Your final distillery of the day is Glenmorangie — one of Scotland's best-loved single malts — where a private tasting of the Original, Quinta Ruban and Nectar D'Or is arranged. The evening brings a special blending masterclass where each guest creates their own personal whisky blend to take home as a bottled souvenir.

The final day journeys south through the breathtaking Highland scenery of Perthshire — one of Scotland's most beautiful counties. A morning visit to Aberfeldy Distillery (home of Dewar's blended Scotch, though we focus on their single malt) is followed by a scenic drive past Loch Tay and through the Sma' Glen.

Your farewell lunch is a full Glatt Kosher four-course meal at a private dining room, accompanied by a guided vertical tasting of a single expression across multiple vintages — a perfect way to consolidate the week's learnings. Your coach returns to Glasgow by late afternoon, with airport transfers and a parting gift of a curated three-bottle whisky set awaiting each guest.