Taste of Place Trails
Scotland's Food and Drink CoastAre you ready to experience and relish a taste for Argyll and the Isles?
We've devised some taste trails to help you enjoy the area's amazing local produce, visit producers and learn more about why our food and drink is so special.
There really is something for everyone. If you have a sweet tooth, or love freshly caught seafood, have a hankering for vegan delights or want to indulge in farm produce, there is a trail to tantalize you.
Get inspired by exploring each of our five trails below with some inspiring videos.
Go on, work up an appetite and get planning.
Sample Scotland's 'whisky coast', gin and rum distilleries, breweries and pubs
Tea, speciality coffee and homemade cakes are plentiful across Argyll & the Isles.
Argyll’s hills and pastures provide some of the best meat and game in Scotland.
Vegans are very well catered for with plethora of vegan friendly establishments.
Taste of Argyll & the Isles
Scotland's Adventure CoastArgyll & the Isles is a world-class food and drink destination, attracting gourmets from across the globe. The land and sea offer up the finest seafood, game and meat, while producers create a range of artisan products from preserves and chocolates to hand-roasted coffee. There are so many ways you can experience this great foodie tradition, from the array of restaurants and cafes serving up local produce to distillery tours, food and drink tastings and farmers' markets.
The Seafood Trail
Scotland's Adventure CoastScotland's Seafood Trail takes in all of the wonderful places across Argyll & the Isles to taste and experience freshly caught and prepared seafood, whilst you soak up the stunning coastal views.
Spirits & Beer Trail
Scotland's Adventure CoastWild About Argyll's Taste of Place Spirit & Beer Trail celebrates a wide range of distilleries, breweries and producers as well as hotels, restaurants and bars.
Argyll is famed for its single malt whiskies, with 14 distilleries dotting what is known as the 'whisky coast'. There's nothing quite like sampling the product in the region's historic distilleries and most offer guided tours ending with a large dram. There are some cracking craft gin distilleries too.
Visit Beinn an Tuirc Distillery on Kintyre to see how Kintyre Gin is made. Hand-crafted ales are produced all across Argyll. Fyne Ales Brewery at the head of Loch Fyne is a great place to visit. Enjoy a brewery tour followed by a pint in the courtyard... a great life pleasure!
Where will you go? Explore below and choose as many places across multiple trails - it's all here for you! We are proud to list our Wild About Argyll and Food From Argyll members for the Spirit & Beer Trail below.
Coffee & Cake Trail
Scotland's Adventure CoastCoffee and cake should be part of any good holiday.
Whether you're on a long-distance cycling adventure or strolling around a fishing village, you'll always be able to find great coffee and delicious home baking in Argyll and the Isles.
The area is undergoing a bit of a coffee renaissance, with no less than four speciality coffee roasters in the region supplying high-quality coffee to local cafes, restaurants and hotels. Tea is even being grown locally, so make sure to bag some!
Farm Produce Trail
Scotland's Adventure CoastFarm producers across Argyll & the Isles use the unique land and gulf stream weather system to grow, feed and produce food products that are true to the area.
Argyll's hills and pastures provide some of the best meat and game in Scotland, and the people behind the products have amazing stories to share.
You can enjoy great experiences when you visit Kintyre, Islay, Bute or Mull, where livestock feed on lush, herb-filled pastures. This prime, quality, slow-grown, local meat features on menus throughout Argyll.
The Argyll hills are also home to many thousands of deer, so venison is another local delicacy.
Kintyre, Gigha and Mull are famed for their milk, which is crafted into delicious dairy products, including cheese and ice cream... what better place to indulge!
Vegan Trail
Scotland's Adventure CoastVegans are very well catered for in Argyll, with a wide selection of eateries offering excellent vegan food as key dishes on their menus, or wholly dedicated to vegan only.
Cafes, hotels, restaurants and B&Bs across Argyll and the Isles are constantly growing their vegan options to give visitors and well-considered and exciting choice.
With a great abundance of fresh ingredients and produce grown locally, plenty is foraged from the land to make its way to your plate.
Here, we make vegan choices a way of life.
Food from Argyll
Local producers
Argyll & the Isles is a world-class food and drink destination, attracting gourmets from across the globe.
The land and sea offer up the finest seafood, game and meat, while producers create a range of artisan products from preserves and chocolates to hand-roasted coffee.
There are so many ways you can experience this great foodie tradition, from the array of restaurants and cafes serving up local produce to distillery tours, food and drink tastings and farmers' markets.