Tourism Oscar rewards five years of hard work
The team at a Scottish distillery are in high spirits after winning Best Visitor Attraction at the Scottish Thistle Awards – Scotlands tourism Oscars.
Perthshire-based Dewars Aberfeldy Distillery attracted 38,000 whisky fans through 2017/18, with more visitors than ever opting to enjoy an upgraded tour experience, such as the cask tasting tour. This was the culmination of five years of growth in its visitor experience business.
This latest Scottish Thistle award win comes fast on the back of three other recent accolades including: Excellence in Tourism and Leisure Award at the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce Business Star Awards; Visitor Attraction of the Year at the Icons of Whisky Scotland 2018 Award; and Best Visitor Attraction in the Thistle Awards regional final for Central East and Tayside.
The team has been working hard at creating one of Scotlands finest tourism experiences including investments such as a new multi-media app, delivered via iPads, which allows visitors to explore the Dewars archive in greater depth.
A visitors to the Dewars filling store
Charlotte Brown, UK Brand Homes general manager said: Our entire team is exceptionally honoured to have won this award. We set out not just to represent ourselves, but to be ambassadors for the amazing visitor offering in Perthshire, and for Whisky tourism as a whole.
This really is the icing on the cake of a hugely successful year, both in terms of increased footfall and major award wins. Heres to many more years of working with VisitScotland and other partners to enhance our product and promote our region.
Other nominees in the category included Summerhall Distillery, Culloden Battlefield and Visitor Centre and the DogWalk Brewery Tour.
Dewars Aberfeldy Distillery offers a variety of enjoyable and informative distillery tours to choose from including: the Aberfeldy Tour (£10.50 per adult); Cask Tasting Tour (£17); Connoisseur Tour (£27); and Blenders Tour (£99).
Visitors to the Dewars Distillery in the stave tunnel with an iPad
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Dewars world-renowned crafted Highland Single Malt Aberfeldy has been produced at the Aberfeldy Distillery since 1898 and the visitor experience is located in one of the original buildings.
An extensive refurbishment of the visitor centre was undertaken back in 2014 which saw many of the traditional features of this historical building refurbished. A new dramatic stave tunnel installation, made from oak casks, leads visitors from the heritage exhibition to the hosting area.
There is also a feature archive wall, which showcases vintage memorabilia, signs and advertising campaigns from throughout Dewars history.
The distillery sShop showcases the full Dewars Scotch whisky brand portfolio of multi-award winning premium blends.
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