Welcome to Glen Ord distillery. Just north of Inverness, the ancient Highland capital, is the legendary Black Isle - in reality not quite an island but a peninsula linked to the mainland by a neck of land no more than seven miles across. Here, where the gentle undulating landscape of the Black Isle gives way to the Highlands rising steeply to the west lies Muir of Ord, where Glen Ord Distillery has stood since 1838. Water is the lifeblood of Scotch whisky, and the Highlands are well endowed with this gift from the skies. Every malt distiller depends on a pure water source, but Glen Ord's supply has an idiosyncrasy that makes it unique. It is drawn from two lochs, one fed by spring water, the other is fed entirely by the rain. Together they unite to form a stream known by its Gaelic name, Alt Fionnadh, meaning the White Burn. The two lochs lie 1,000 feet up in the surrounding hills, some four miles or more to the west of the distillery. Loch nam Bonnach, the Loch of the Smoke, derives its name from the shroud of swirling mists that billow over its surface. Loch nan Eun, the Loch of the Bird, is the haunt of wild duck and other waterfowl. Their outlet streams marry some distance down the hill and become the foaming waters of the White Burn.

Contact
Muir of Ord, Ross-Shire, Tel: 01463 872 004

Opening Times
January - February: Wed - Fri 11:30am - 3pm
March to June: Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm
July to September: Mon - Sat 10am - 5pm, Sunday 12noon - 4pm
November to December: Wed - Fri 11:30am - 3pm

Last guided tour: 1hour before closing.

Closed between Christmas and New Year.