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15 Distillery Tours in Edinburgh, from First Dram to Last

30 tours  ·  from $27 a head

Short of a free afternoon? These 15 distillery tours in Edinburgh fit into one, priced and timed so you can choose before the bar opens.

Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery Whisky & Gin Tour - Starting with a cocktail and Edinburgh’s distilling past
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Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery Whisky & Gin Tour

1.Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery Whisky & Gin Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 982 reviews · 1 hour · from $36Our pick

Visit Holyrood Distillery, a short walk from the Royal Mile, for a one-hour English-language tour led by guides such as Courtney, Dave, Neal, and Thais. See the gin lab, washbacks, copper stills, and cask room, then taste gin and single malt whisky with a welcome cocktail.

“Our guide and expert Courtney made the tour especially interesting. We had a small group and a lot of opportunities to converse about the distillation process and the experimentation the company is conducting on different yeasts. Highly recommended. Great value.”

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Port of Leith Distillery Tour and Tasting - Seeing the world’s tallest distillery from the inside
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Port of Leith Distillery Tour and Tasting

2.Port of Leith Distillery Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 579 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $41Top rated

Spend 90 minutes at Edinburgh’s Port of Leith Distillery with an English-speaking guide such as Olivia or Ellie. See the world’s tallest distillery, bottle a miniature of new make spirit, and taste new make, port, sherry, and table whisky. The tour is educational, but the distillery’s own whisky is not yet ready.

“Beautiful new distillery, and the second vertical one in Europe. Our tour guide Olivia was knowledgeable and fun. We got to bottle and keep a small bottle of their "hearts" distilled spirit. The tasting was good. ***WARNING: Given it's a new distillery they have yet to release their own whisky. Thus that is not part of the tasting.***”

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Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery Whisky and Gin Tour & Tasting - What happens during the one-hour visit
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Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery Whisky and Gin Tour & Tasting

3.Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery Whisky and Gin Tour & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 533 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $37

Spend about an hour at Holyrood Distillery, near Edinburgh’s Old Town, learning how gin and single malt whisky are made. Your English-speaking guide leads you through the working distillery before tastings at the bar. Guides such as Diego, Brice, Chris, Courtney, and Neil have been praised for clear, lively presentations.

“It was interesting to see the process. The goods were creative in the way that the distillery made so many variations with the base product. David was a friendly and informative guide.”

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Edinburgh: Gin Tour & Tasting - South Loch Distillery - Meeting the copper stills
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Edinburgh: Gin Tour & Tasting – South Loch Distillery

4.Edinburgh: Gin Tour & Tasting – South Loch Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 382 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $27

At 56 North, learn how South Loch Gin moves from botanical research to bottle. Your English-speaking guide may be James, Abi, Gary, or another member of the team. You’ll enjoy a welcome gin and tonic, three guided samples, and a final cocktail, with time to explore a bar stocked with hundreds of spirits.

“Super interesting to learn about gin and its history. All the staff and the owner were all lovely as well and super great to chat with”

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Stirling, Highlands & Distillery in Spanish - Queen’s View gives you the classic Highland outlook
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Stirling, Highlands & Distillery in Spanish

5.Stirling, Highlands & Distillery in Spanish

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 297 reviews · from $76

Travel from Edinburgh through Highland forests, lochs, villages, Stirling, the Kelpies, and Blair Athol Distillery in Spanish. Guides such as Jonny, Javi, and Ruth lead groups of up to eight, mixing short walks, local stories, viewpoints, and free time. Lunch is not included, and Stirling Castle is viewed from outside.

“Excursion very complete, enjoying both walks in the forest and the culture and gastronomy of the Highlands. A comfortable and enjoyable way to enjoy the charm of this area. In our case Javi guided us and made the experience a lot of fun... I would have liked the history teachers to have explained the battles to me.... To recommend and repeat.Auto-translated”

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Edinburgh: Rosslyn Chapel, Borders & Glenkinchie Distillery - Rosslyn Chapel and its carved mysteries
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Edinburgh: Rosslyn Chapel, Borders & Glenkinchie Distillery

6.Edinburgh: Rosslyn Chapel, Borders & Glenkinchie Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 255 reviews · 8 hours · from $64

Travel by modern bus from Edinburgh to Rosslyn Chapel, Melrose, and Glenkinchie Distillery. Expect live English commentary, Scottish history, free time for lunch and sightseeing, and a whisky tasting, with the formal distillery tour available as an optional extra. Guides such as Eric, Stuart, and Andrew have led this route.

“The guide, Eric was very informative between stops. Giving us tons of historical information, funny stories, musical breaks. It was lovely! Highly recommend 👍🏼”

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Visit a Working South Loch Gin Distillery - The final cocktail and time at the bar
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Visit a Working South Loch Gin Distillery

7.Visit a Working South Loch Gin Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 247 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $26Best value

Visit 56 North Distillery near Edinburgh’s Royal Mile for a 60 to 75 minute introduction to South Loch Gin. Your host explains the process from botanical to bottle, then serves a G&T, three gin tastings with premium mixers, and a cocktail topped with bubbly. Hosts have included Neil and Hamish.

“Guide was funny and knowledgeable. Was a small group so it was a lot of fun. Highly suggest and the gin was fantastic”

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Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery 'Journey to Whisky' Tour - The Spirits Lab and the flavour of malt
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Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery ‘Journey to Whisky’ Tour

8.Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery ‘Journey to Whisky’ Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 208 reviews · 1 hour · from $39

Join an English-speaking guide at Holyrood Distillery for a one-hour tour through the Spirits Lab, production floor, and Cask Room. Taste four drams at different stages, from unaged spirit to mature single malt, and learn how barley, yeast, roasting, and casks shape whisky.

“Thais guided us very well. She was able to inspire us with the different steps involved in whisky production. It was a perfect tour with very interesting and great whiskies.”

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Edinburgh: Port of Leith Distillery Tour & Tasting - The 90-minute route through the building
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Edinburgh: Port of Leith Distillery Tour & Tasting

9.Edinburgh: Port of Leith Distillery Tour & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 200 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $40

Spend 90 minutes exploring Edinburgh’s Port of Leith Distillery, the UK’s first vertical whisky distillery. Guides such as Simon, Isobel, Leo and Rocky explain its unusual design, whisky production and ambitious future. You’ll taste new make spirit, port, sherry and table whisky, then fill a miniature bottle to take home.

“Our tour of the distillery with Isobel was very good. She was very knowledgeable with the history and the plans for the future. The tasting after was fun, interesting and tastes great. The views were outstanding. I would highly recommend the tour/tasting on your to do list!”

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Lind and Lime Gin Distillery Tour and Tasting - Arriving in Leith at 24 Coburg Street
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Lind and Lime Gin Distillery Tour and Tasting

10.Lind and Lime Gin Distillery Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 193 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $41

At Lind & Lime Gin Distillery in Leith, you’ll learn how a London Dry gin is made, taste its ingredients, enjoy a double gin and tonic, bottle a miniature to take home, and mix a Gimlet. Guides including Annabel, Adeline, Isobel, Olivia, and Erin lead the English-language tour.

“Fantastic tour. Great information and loads of gin ‘things’ to taste. History of the gin and a chance to taste the ingredients used in Lind and Lime.”

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Edinburgh: Rosslyn Chapel, the Borders & Glenkinchie Distillery - Glenkinchie and the Lowland whisky experience
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Edinburgh: Rosslyn Chapel, the Borders & Glenkinchie Distillery

11.Edinburgh: Rosslyn Chapel, the Borders & Glenkinchie Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 173 reviews · 8 hours (approx.) · from $66

Travel from Edinburgh to Rosslyn Chapel, Melrose and Glenkinchie Distillery in a small air-conditioned vehicle. Your driver-guide provides live history and local stories, with time for chapel carvings, lunch in Melrose and a whisky-making tour. Attraction admission, food and optional tastings cost extra.

“Martin was an excellent driver and commentator, quite knowledgeable. Found the stop for lunch at Melrose too rushed, by time we got our food we had to leave.”

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Edinburgh: Pickering's Gin Jolly Tour (Distillery & Tasting) - Four gins, four small lessons
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Edinburgh: Pickering’s Gin Jolly Tour (Distillery & Tasting)

12.Edinburgh: Pickering’s Gin Jolly Tour (Distillery & Tasting)

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 135 reviews · 1 hour · from $33

Spend an hour at Pickering’s Gin Distillery in Summerhall with guides such as Jamie, Alyssa, Max, or Emma. Start with a gin and tonic, see the stills Gertrude and Emily, learn the distilling method, taste four gins, and take home a 5cl miniature.

“A fun tour with an animated and very knowledgeable guide….loved learning about the history of Pickering’s Gin and seeing how Gin is distilled and that it’s still a small personalised company.”

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Edinburgh: Gin Distillery Tour and Tasting - Edinburgh’s gin story before the tasting begins
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Edinburgh: Gin Distillery Tour and Tasting

13.Edinburgh: Gin Distillery Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 126 reviews · 1h 15m · from $37

At Edinburgh Gin Distillery in the Old Town, an English-speaking guide such as Alice, Rosie, Kylie, or Sam leads you through gin’s Edinburgh story, the Flavour Arch, and the Stillhouse. You’ll taste several gins with mixers and garnishes, then enjoy a drink in the Distillery Bar. The tour is for ages 18 and over and fully wheelchair accessible.

“Really enjoyed it. We were a group of six and we all enjoyed and made purchases at the end based on our tour experience. Our guide was brilliant and extremely knowledgeable, unfortunately I don’t remember her name, but our tour was at 6pm on Sunday 19th October.”

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Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery 'Journey to Whisky' Tour & Tasting - Inside the working distillery
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Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery ‘Journey to Whisky’ Tour & Tasting

14.Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery ‘Journey to Whisky’ Tour & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 126 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $43

At Holyrood Distillery, guides such as Brice, Dave, Henry, and Finn lead you through Scotch traditions, the working distillery, and Holyrood’s modern approach. You taste four samples at different stages of production, including new make spirit and mature whisky. The one-hour tour suits beginners, though traditionalists may prefer a broader tasting.

“I didn't know what to expect when I booked the whiskey tour but our guide took us through all the steps taken and told us about the historic building where the distillery is housed and the history of beer making in Edinburgh (I had NO idea). We were able to sample various stages in the whiskey making process with her explaining how different ingredients and different barrels affect the flavour of the finished product. Unfortunately, we were travelling with carry-on and unable to transport products back to Canada.”

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East Lothian: Glenkinchie Whisky Distillery Tour and Tasting - What happens during the 90-minute visit
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East Lothian: Glenkinchie Whisky Distillery Tour and Tasting

15.East Lothian: Glenkinchie Whisky Distillery Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 67 reviews · 1h 30m · from $28

At Glenkinchie Distillery in East Lothian, an English-speaking guide leads you through a working Lowland whisky distillery using light, music, media, and sensory effects. You will learn about its Johnnie Walker connection, then taste three whiskies and a small cocktail. Guides such as Pascal, Kirsty, and John Walsh are known for warm, clear explanations.

“It was an amazing experience at the distillery tour. Everything was well organised and very interesting. Our guide, Pascal, was excellent — he explained everything clearly and made the tour engaging and enjoyable. I learned a lot and would definitely recommend this experience to anyone visiting.”

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Newly reviewed: Distillery Tours in Edinburgh

★ 5.0Casks & Chronicles: Day Tour of Scottish Whisky DistilleriesFrom $4867 reviews
★ 5.0Stirling Distillery and Saint Andrews Italian Tour GuideFrom $805 reviews
★ 5.0Edinburgh Day Tour with Johnnie Walker Distillery Experience3 reviews
★ 5.0Private Edinburgh Whisky Tour – Distilleries & TastingsFrom $5402 reviews
★ 5.0Holyrood Distillery Gin Tasting ExperienceFrom $4211 reviews
★ 4.0Private Highland Whisky Tour- Three distilleries – From EdinburghFrom $77310 reviews
★ 5.0From Edinburgh: Glenkinchie Distillery & Whisky ExperienceFrom $7511 reviews
★ 5.0Holyrood Distillery Gin Tasting ExperienceFrom $392 reviews
★ 5.0Distillery Masterclass – 8 Scottish gins paired with cheesesFrom $374 reviews

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