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Gin Distillery Tours in Scotland: 15 to Book

24 tours  ·  from $19 a head

Every one of these 15 gin distillery tours in Scotland ends with a glass in your hand. What changes is the price, the length and how close to the still you get, and all three are listed against each one.

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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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

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

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

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

3.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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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

4.Visit a Working South Loch Gin Distillery

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

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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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

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

6.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

7.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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Shakespeare Distillery Tour & Tasting (Gin & Rum) - Inside Stratford-upon-Avon’s only working distillery
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Shakespeare Distillery Tour & Tasting (Gin & Rum)

8.Shakespeare Distillery Tour & Tasting (Gin & Rum)

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 69 reviews · 1h 15m · from $26

Spend 75 minutes touring Shakespeare Distillery in Stratford-upon-Avon, where small-batch gin and rum are made, bottled, labelled, and sealed by hand. Guides such as Sharon and Dave explain the process with humor and clear detail, followed by three spirit samples and a gin and tonic or rum and mixer. Soft drinks are available for children and designated drivers.

“It was one of the best distillery tours. Sharon and Dave were super knowledgeable and fun to listen to. I’ve definitely learned a lot from the tour including why we use some expressions in english language included ‘drunk blinde’. Already recommended to some people. I might also do it again when near by.”

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Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery Tour - Start with a drink at the Turbine Bar
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Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery Tour

9.Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 64 reviews · 2 hours · from $29

Spend two hours at Bombay Sapphire’s Laverstoke Mill with an English-speaking host, exploring the glasshouses, Botanical Dry Room, historic buildings, and rare vapor infusion process. You begin with a self-made gin and tonic at the Turbine Bar, then continue through the cinema room and working distillery. Small groups are limited to six people.

“An excelleny guide with a first ratye grasp of the history of the site, of the distillery buildings and the gin making process.”

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Edinburgh: Lind & Lime Gin Distillery Tour & Tasting - Start with a Lind & Lime G&T
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Edinburgh: Lind & Lime Gin Distillery Tour & Tasting

10.Edinburgh: Lind & Lime Gin Distillery Tour & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $40

Spend 90 minutes inside Lind & Lime’s working Edinburgh distillery with an English-speaking guide such as Asha, Erin, Neil, or Stuart. Start with a G&T, learn about Leith gin-making, handle the botanicals, bottle a mini-gin, then make a Gimlet. The tour is hands-on, wheelchair accessible, and for ages seven and up.

“Asha was knowledgeable, polite and had a great rapport with the group. Recommend this to anyone -”

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Edinburgh Gin Distillery Making Experience - Why the small group makes a difference
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Edinburgh Gin Distillery Making Experience

11.Edinburgh Gin Distillery Making Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $164

Spend about three and a half hours at Edinburgh Gin Distillery making a personal 70cl bottle in a small group of up to eight. Guides such as Gregor, Colette, Andre, Blair, Alice, and Finlay lead botanical selection, distilling, tasting, labeling, and a final G&T. You also get gin tastings and a cheese and charcuterie board.

“A fabulous and interesting gin making class with Collette and Rosie, very interactive with the customers and lots of banter. An experience you can’t miss.”

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Pickering's Gin Jolly Distillery Tasting Tour - How the Pickering’s tour unfolds
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Pickering’s Gin Jolly Distillery Tasting Tour

12.Pickering’s Gin Jolly Distillery Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 37 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $34

At Summerhall Distillery in Edinburgh’s former Veterinary College, you’ll see how Pickering’s Gin is made, taste four core gins with guidance from hosts such as Max, Marina, or Alyssa, and wax a 5cl bottle to take home. The one-hour tour is in English, limited to 12 people, and includes a mobile ticket.

“Marina was very engaging, friendly and knowledgable. The tour was interesting and the gin was yum! Lots of interesting history and opportunity to see the gin actually being made.”

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Sheffield: Gin Distillery Tasting Visit with Guided Tour - Inside the 90-minute distillery visit
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Sheffield: Gin Distillery Tasting Visit with Guided Tour

13.Sheffield: Gin Distillery Tasting Visit with Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 36 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $24

Visit Locksley Distilling Co. inside Sheffield’s 1879 Portland Works for a 90-minute small-group tour and tasting. You’ll learn how the team makes its gin in-house, hear the distillery’s story, and sample the core range with guides such as Jake, Danny, or Elliot. Adults only, with groups capped at 10.

“So lovely to find someone enthusiastic about their job. The tour combined the old in the buildings with the modern in the distillation techniques. Not to mention the opportunities for tasting! A great way to spend an evening.”

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Loch Ness, Culloden, Clava and whisky/gin tour from Inverness. - Loch Ness: folklore, water, and a quick stop in Drumnadrochit
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Loch Ness, Culloden, Clava and whisky/gin tour from Inverness.

14.Loch Ness, Culloden, Clava and whisky/gin tour from Inverness.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Travel from Inverness with a private guide such as Niall, Neil, or Donald to Loch Ness, Beauly, Culloden Battlefield, Clava Cairns, and local distilleries. You can choose a Land Rover or minivan, adjust the route, sample Scottish gin and whisky, and enjoy pickup for your group.

“Niall was an outstanding guide taking us through various areas of the highlands. His family have been of the highlands for over 300 years and who better to spend time with to learn the rich history. The battlefield sight at Culledon is moving and should not be missed and Niall is the person to see it with. Loved the scotch and gin distilleries and enjoyed the lovely town of Bealy. You can also customize your tour. This experience was outstanding!”

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Aberdeen: Gin Distillery Discovery Tour with Welcome Drink - The double G&T sets the tone
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Aberdeen: Gin Distillery Discovery Tour with Welcome Drink

15.Aberdeen: Gin Distillery Discovery Tour with Welcome Drink

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 1 hour · from $47

Meet the Head Distiller at Arch #10, beneath the railway tracks in central Aberdeen. You’ll enjoy a double G&T, tour the working distillery, learn how botanicals shape gin, sample at least three Aberdeen Gins, and leave with a goodie bag and 50ml miniature.

“This experience was SO entertaining and informative! Honestly, my only regret was that I didn't book the longer "school experience" because I didn't want it to end. Both hosts were hilarious, but also clearly passionate about their work and it was really fun to learn about it. All the gins we tasted were fantastic.”

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Newly reviewed: Gin Distillery Tours in Scotland

★ 5.0Monmouth: Silver Circle Distillery Tour with Gin TastingFrom $272 reviews
★ 5.0Holyrood Distillery Gin Tasting ExperienceFrom $392 reviews
★ 4.0Edinburgh: Underground Vaults Tour with Whisky or GinFrom $273 reviews

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