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Edinburgh’s best days out.
The 15 most popular food & drink tours in and around Edinburgh. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, running times and who to book through.
Tour Scotland’s five whisky regions inside a glass-and-marble vault, then taste a tutored dram with optional Gold upgrades.
Most Popular“it was very enjoyable and informative! great tour guides”
Two-hour Edinburgh whisky tasting at Hot Toddy. Sip four single malts from Scotland’s regions with folklore-led guidance.
“Ben was very entertaining and informative. The whisky tasting were spaced out perfectly and in between each tasting lots of good information were shared. Strongly recommended and one of the must when visiting Edinburgh.”
Taste Edinburgh with haggis, neeps, Scotch and a secret dish on a small-group Old Town walk to Holyrood and views.
“The food tour was great! Come hungry because there is plenty to eat! We got to try traditional Scottish dishes…all were delicious! Carlos was a wonderful tour guide, very knowledgeable and funny. We learned some Edinburgh history and folklore along the way.”
In Edinburgh’s Hot Toddy lounge, enjoy a guided tasting of four single malts, regional comparisons, and whisky folklore in about 2 hours.
“Very informative and fun. It was a great way to spend an evening with friends and the start of the weekend.”
Scottish Highlands day trip from Edinburgh: Dunkeld, Black Linn Falls, Queen’s View, and Dewar’s whisky tasting in Aberfeldy.
A 3-hour Edinburgh food-and-drink walk through Old Town and New Town, with a full meal and 4 drink pairings in a small group.
“Amazing tour! We loved our tour guide, Tom! The food was delicious and the drinks were great. Also a good amount of history.”
Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh packs gin, whisky, a guided tour, and tastings into one great 1-hour stop.
“Tour of local whisky distillery. Very informative nice couple of tasters. Also do gin, Result! Lovely bar, nice shop. Well worth the visit”
Edinburgh’s secret food tour: haggis with neeps and tatties, scones, cheeses, venison chorizo, afternoon tea, and lowland malt in 3.5 hours.
“Nichola was a wonderful tour guide and told us both about the food and facts about Edinburgh itself. She told us interesting stories and legends as well. The food was delicious and very very filling. This tour was possibly the best tour we've booked for this trip to Edinburgh and I would definitely recommend it…”
90 minutes of underground Scotch whisky tasting in Edinburgh’s Old Town, with four region drams, small-group stories, and Lost Close lore.
“It was a warm, intimate experience where you were treated like an old friend and made very comfortable. Our hostess was very knowledgeable about her subject and share a lot of interesting facts not only about where the whiskeys came from, but how they are made and how to properly appreciate them.”
Edinburgh’s 56 North Distillery hosts a guided South Loch gin tasting with a gin and tonic, 3 tastings, and a final cocktail. 1.5 hours.
“Great experience, tasted some great gins and was a fantastic learning experience.”
Taste four Scotch whiskies in Edinburgh’s underground Old Town vaults, with optional upgrades to rarer drams and a history-led guide.
“We loved the whisky tasting experience! The venue is awesome and our host was very knowledgeable and fun.”
Small-group Edinburgh Old Town walk with included cask-ale tastings. Learn beer history, hit cozy pubs, see iconic stops.
“Christy was our tour guide for the Edinburgh beer tour which was very enjoyable. She had a vast knowledge of beer and made the experience wonderful”
Edinburgh’s beer history walk: three pub tastings, Old Town stories, whiskey and food stop, plus tips for where locals drink.
A guided Edinburgh cheese crawl through Stockbridge and Comely Bank with multiple tastings, a prosecco pour, and local shop stories.
“We really enjoyed the tour and Kieron was a great tour guide! He went out of his way to accommodate my mother on the last stop for a non alcoholic drink at the final stop. Amazing cheese, great tour guide and a lovely tour of a part of Edinburgh we wouldn’t have visited if not…”
Private Edinburgh food and drink walk with pickup, full-meal tastings, paired drinks, and insider history across West End, New Town, and Old Town.
“Our guide Wag was excellent. Great source of Edinburgh history. Food was great, portions sizable. They will customize based on your suggestions. Beverages are also sample sized. Would have preferred the ability to purchase even a regular glass of wine while eating. Overall, was very expensive but good food and Wag was the highlight.”
The Old Town and the New, the castle and the closes, and every road north into the Highlands.
