October Opening Hours: Every Day 10:00am - 5:30pm
Last orders at 5pm. Lounge & Cafe: no booking needed.
HOW WILL YOU SPEND YOUR VISIT?
A little time. A lot to discover.
SIP & DISCOVER
Whisky Flights
Find your next favourite dram with a self-guided tasting in our whisky lounge.
Mini Flight - £10 | Mega Flight - £20
Daily from 11am. No booking needed.
STAY A LITTLE LONGER
Lounge & Cafe
Fresh coffee, locally made cakes or a cocktail. Take a seat and enjoy the view.
Children welcome.
Daily from 11am. No booking needed.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Distillery Tours
Meet the craft behind the spirit, explore the distillery and discover our story.
Tours finished for the 2026 season.
Bookings re-open early 2027.
GOOD TO KNOW.
FAQ’s
A quick answer before you get here.
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No booking required to visit our shop, cafe or lounge area. Booking recommended for distillery tours to ensure availability.
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Children are welcome in the shop and cafe area. We have a range of soft drinks and hot chocolate available. Over 18’s only for distillery tours.
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Please contact us with any private group tour requests and we will see what is possible.
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We have an accessible parking spot close to the front door (accessed via the back of the site), and there is ramped access from the main car park at the front of the distillery. We have an accessible toilet in the whisky lounge/café area.
The majority of the Behind The Scenes Distillery Tour is on one level and can be accessed with a wheelchair. However, the tasting room is up a flight of 7 steps and is therefore currently inaccessible by wheelchair. If you are using a wheelchair or won’t be able to manage the steps to the tasting room, please contact us to book your tour and we can reserve space in our whisky lounge for your samples and tasting at the end of the tour.
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No, we’re sorry but your four-legged friends aren’t able to join you in the distillery or whisky lounge. We have space outside with tables where dogs are welcome but we only allow guide dogs inside the distillery.
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We have a great selection of non-alcoholic drinks for drivers.
We don’t currently offer drivers dram packs on our distillery tours, but the driver will get a 50ml miniature bottle to take home instead.
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We open at 10am every day. From April to October we are open 7 days a week. From November to March we drop to 6 days a week and close on a Wednesday.
Closing times vary between 4pm and 6pm depending on time of year.
How to find us
When you get to John O’Groats
We’re right beside the main car park on your way towards the signpost in John O’Groats. After the self catering lodges you’ll pass us on the left hand side as you come down to the car park. You can’t miss our large grey building with huge windows looking towards the sea!
Find a spot to park up and then come on in!
By Car
We’d recommend driving up to see us so you can experience the beauty of the Highlands along the East Coast. There’s loads to see and do, with some spectacular scenery along the way.
We’re about 2hr 40 min drive from Inverness. Get Directions using Google Maps
By Train/Bus
Trains from Inverness to Wick (17 miles away) or Thurso (20 miles away) are the 2 options. You’d then need to take a taxi or bus to John O’Groats. Note that due to our rural location public transport options can be limited.
By Air
Wick Airport is 17 miles from the distillery, but currently only operates limited flights To and From Aberdeen. Flights are operated by Eastern Airways.
Inverness Airport is 127 miles from the distillery but has number of additional options for flights. Regular flights to and from these destinations.
Scotland’s most northerly mainland whisky distillery
Est. 2022
Tours & Experiences
Tours are offered from April to October, so are finished for 2026.
Tours will be available to book again from early 2027.
Want a whisky tasting? Order one of our self-guided flight experiences in the lounge at any time of year. Details below.
Whisky Flights
Available every day from 11:00am in our lounge area. Just ask the team for details of our latest whiskies.
Self-guided tasting notes provided.
No Booking Required.
Mini Flight - £10
Mega Flight - £20
Coffee, Cake or Cocktails?
We’ve got a great view from our whisky lounge making it the perfect place to catch up with friends and family for a coffee, cake, dram or cocktail.
Open from 10am.
No need to book - just grab a seat and relax and enjoy the view.
Are children allowed in?
Yes! Children are welcome in the lounge area. We have soft drinks and delicious Hot Chocolate available along with crisps and cake!
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Coffee
We’ve got you covered with our great coffee offering. A mix of speciality beans sourced from High Lands and roasted in the Highlands this mix delivers a strong, complex and well balanced flavour.
Add a dram of Seven Sons for our version of a whisky coffee - a Highland Welcome!
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Cakes & Bakes
Fancy something sweet to go alongside your dram or coffee?
We have a selection of locally made cake, shortbread and traybakes available on our counter each day. But be quick….once they’re gone they’re gone for the day!
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Cocktails
We have a range of whisky cocktails available in our lounge. From sweet and creamy, to zesty to a traditional Old Fashioned there’s something for everyone.
And if you are driving - don’t worry we have some great mocktail versions available too.
Contact Us
By Email
Drop us a line at hello@8doorsdistillery.com
By Phone
Call us on 01955 482000. If we’re busy serving customers we might not be able to answer immediately, please leave a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
