Lovely experience at Dunnet Bay, interesting and informative with the added benefit of a lovely gin

What a brilliant tour!! From the welcome talk by Andy and then the visit to the actual distillary, it really was and hour and a half well spent. We got to sample 3 different Gins and the Rum. The distillary, although small is well set out and Andy explained every step from start to finish.
This is well worth the visit if you’re in the area and well worth the money

Highly recommend Dunnet Bay Distillers. This was such a fun and informative tour. Really personal and interactive, with Kelly our guide making us all feel very welcome. We had seen other distilleries on our nc500 but so glad we waited for Dunnet Bay. Love the story behind the brand, how they produce the spirits and also the real connection to the local community. The blonde lady in the store was also super friendly and helpful, this was really a great visit end to end. And let’s not forget the delicious gins – am now a fan and looking forward to trying the rest of the seasonal varieties.

We had booked the Premium Tour as a party of six. I am not a gin drinker but I thoroughly enjoyed the tour and the drinks. I bought a bottle of the rum as I managed to get a wee taste in the actual distillery.
The tour was very informative and enjoyable. The guide was knowledgeable and helpful. Keep doing what you’re doing and you will continue to go from strength to strength!

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to your Distillery. All the staff we’re friendly and informative. We enjoyed hearing about how the gin is made, learning about the botanicals and herbs you use. And of course tasting your delicious gins, I purchased The Mey Edition which I definitely recommend! Thankyou.

The guide was very knowledgeable and easy to talk to – just as well as there were only the two of us to take round and I’m pretty shy! The tastings were delicious too, all in all a lovely way to spend an hour in a gorgeous part of our beautiful country.

We arrived on a cheerless rainy day to a warm welcome and chilled glass of G&T. The group was small and intimate. Our guide seemed a little nervous but clearly knew a great deal about gin making in general and the distillery in particular. The distillery equipment is very impressive and the tasting experience afterwards was very instructive in understanding how we appreciate gin. Excellent shop with further opportunities to try before you buy. Highly recommended.

Kelly was our tour guide and very knowledgeable about the history and future of the company. Really good value for money. My other half loved it as a gin drinker. I’m more looking forward to when the whisky is released!

Really enjoyed the visit, pleasant welcoming staff who were very helpful. Gins are very good and an excellent product.
Great to see a family business do so well. I can certainly recommend the gin and the tour.
The guide was very informative and told us everything we wanted to know.

We visited for a distillery tour which we enjoyed. The room where you start and end the tour is beautiful, and so relaxing. The tour was informative and interesting.

I feel that the gin tasting was the bit that let the tour down for two main reasons
1) the gin we tasted was neat, maybe I am naive I know whisky tours you taste the whiskey neat but I thought that was because generally whisky is drank neat. I’d never had neat gin before and hope I never have to drink it that way again. It was a shame, I’m sure the gins were lovely but for me drinking them neat meant I couldn’t taste anything other than alcohol. The gin was served in small ceramic shot glasses which were very pretty but meant there was no room to add tonic. If the glasses were bigger it would have been possible to add more tonic and been able to taste the gin and enjoy it.

2) my partner was driving so obviously couldn’t drink the gin but unlike the whisky tour we did the driver wasn’t given anything to take away to try later. The shots were given to him, he said he was driving so couldn’t try them but that didn’t seem to make any difference. I couldn’t drink any more nest gin so we gave it to another lady at the tasting. At other tours we’ve been to the drivers have always been given some tasters to take away but not here.

My advice would be unless you want to drink neat or near neat gin then maybe this isn’t the tour for you.

Very nice and sympathic small distillery. The tour was absolutely interesting and the tasting was great!

Really enjoyed the tour, loads of info about how the distilling process works, were lot really fans of gin but got the science behind it really interesting! Thank you.

I brought my elderley Father to visit the Distilliery during our NC500 trip. We thoroughly enjoyed it. Starting out with some background info over a gin and tonic in front of the woodburner, we then moved on to look at the distilling process which was fascinating. Everything here seems to be done with the utmost care, from sourcing the herbs and botanics to flavour the gin (and the rum now) to where the beautiful bottles come from. We then moved on to a tasting of some of the different gins and the rum.
The group was small, so this made it easier for my Father who is hard of hearing, and he absolutely loved it.
I already knew Rock Rose Gin from a gin tasting I joined via Zoom during lockdown, so for me it was a real treat to see where this lovely gin is actually distilled.

We were a party of six, two local and two visitors to the area, and we booked on the 11am tour.

From the start the welcome was warm and we were well looked after. The tasting room was warm and beautifully restored from its original stone walls, while retaining some original features that created a cosy ambiance.

Our tour guide Andy presented us with elegant glasses of the Navy strength Rock Rose, as well as lemonade for the selfless drivers, while he told the start of Dunnet Distillers. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and extremely relaxed with us, putting up with the increasing laughter as the tasting went on and we got mixed up with what we should be doing! The history of the Distillery is fascinating, as is their potential future. The tour itself then began and opened or eyes to the scale of the business and its readiness to move forward continually with new ideas.

The whole experience was so enjoyable and we left with good memories and our own small bottles for the drivers to taste later in the day. (See the notes in the welcome email, we were prepared and took our own to uphold the eco ethos of the company.)

Thank you for a happy morning out!

Our visit was a treat on our birthday, and we had a brilliant tour. Our guide was excellent, and the distillery absolutely brimming with Caithness charm. The G&T on arrival and takeaway goodie bags were a very nice touch. The tasting room is right bonnie, and the distillery and gardens have a lovely warm character. In fact by the time we left my sister and I both fancied a job at Rock Rose!

My son and I decided at the last minute to do the tour after a bike run in the area and so glad we did. There was 4 of us on the tour and Andy ,the host,was very knowledgeable and let us ask any questions .I have always liked Rock Rose Gin and I am now telling everyone to buy this craft gin which is made by hand by clever passionate people. look forward to trying the whisky …cannae wait!!!
p.s.the Rock Rose Gin Marmalade is a must buy

An exceptionally well informed tour, brilliant from start to finish, well done.

Fab tour. Thanks to Andy our guide for explaining the process and making it very interesting. Lovely tasting room. Great shop for gifts. Highly recommend for locals and visitors.

Well, we haven’t done the tour yet, but I wanted to review how wonderful the customer service is – I had troubles with the internet and they responded immediately when I emailed for help. We’re coming over from Australia and it can be daunting for us to organise everything in advance so our trip goes smoothly. I think the distillery tour at Dunnet Bay Distillers will be the smoothest part of all!

Great tour by a knowledgeable and passionate guide. Lovely small distillery with a ‘family’ atmosphere. Loved the samples and the goodie bag! Well worth the visit.

Fantastic tour by a very passionate guide who was happy to answer our many questions. Even got to chat to the local Robert Dick expert!

The goodie bag at the end was a nice surprise – highly recommend.

I discovered this gin whilst up travelling in the far north of Scotland. I bought a bottle to bring home with me and then liked it so much I’ve just ordered another one! I am not too keen on very citruss-y gin or gins that are very heavy on the juniper, but this is perfect. It makes a great gin and tonic and is smooth enough for a martini too. I will be taking this home for my family over Christmas!

We visits the distillery as part of our NC500 trip and it was FANTASTIC. The staff were incredibly welcoming, and you start the tour with a lovely gin and tonic welcome. The tour was both informative and engaging, really love the small family run aspect of the distillery and hearing how it has grown over time. Great gin tasting – gins came on their own but could have tonic added. It was hard to pick which one to buy in the shop as they were all great!! Beautiful barn where the tasting takes place. Absolutely brilliant tour, and great value for money.

Tour guide was great, the tastings were wonderful, best distillery tour I’ve had!

Great little tour, nice to have a drink straight off! Very knowledgeable guide, and the tasting was interesting as it introduced us to the vodka too.

Thank you for our lovely tour of Rock Rose gin distilling. We had a lovely time and really enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere. The welcome drink was beautifully presented and tasted lovely. I think it’s my new favourite gin ! I would recommend this tour to anyone who likes gin. Thanks again especially to our your guide.

Always a pleasure to visit Rock Rose Gin Distillery. Always something new in the super shop. An informative and enjoyable tour, with lots of tasters and hints and tips on getting the most from their very special gins (and vodka – don’t forget the Holy Grass).
I thoroughly recommend a visit to Dunnet Bay – a super stop off. Thank you.

Relaxed and friendly tour and proof that great things really do come in small packages. Fantastic guide and great gin (and vodka) What’s not to like! Definitely one for adults though, our youngest was quite enthused about Mr McKintosh but we didn’t see or hear anything about him (although he was spotted on a display)

Great tour and fantastic tasting room/ cowshed! Relaxed and informative. We have been to a few and this is well up there. Love the local connections. Plus of course excellent gin!

Most excellent and informative and the gins not too bad either ! , bought a few wee drams to take back home, that’s if it lasts that long.

Hands down one of the best distillerys we’ve ever visited!
Such a beautiful space, lovely staff and officially my new favorite gin.

Thank you so much for the informative and enjoyable experience!

The tour was great, we really enjoyed it and have recommended it to friends and family already! The tour guide and shop staff were friendly and knowledgeable. We enjoyed exploring the garden afterwards and learning about all the locally grown ingredients. The gin is very tasty, my new favourite! I struggled to pick which bottles to buy, as they are all delicious!

We had a fantastic afternoon we ended up staying a good couple of hours. The team were really knowledgable and friendly. We stayed in the motorhome site nearby so our whole group took part in the tastings. We also bought quite a few bottles and glasses! Bottoms up!