EDINBURGH
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
Two-hour Edinburgh whisky tasting at Hot Toddy. Sip four single malts from Scotland’s regions with folklore-led guidance.
Taste Edinburgh with haggis, neeps, Scotch and a secret dish on a small-group Old Town walk to Holyrood and views.
“Carlos was a great guide with history knowledge and yummy food. We loved the Cullen Skink and the scones at Mimi’s Little Bakeshop.”
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.
“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️”
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.
“Madge was fabulous. enthusiastic, entertaining and knowledgeable. she was a pleasure. cannot imagine a better guide/ host”
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.
“We have been for the gin tour before. it was a different experience again. Very enjoyable and will do again.”
Taste four Scotch whiskies in Edinburgh’s underground Old Town vaults, with optional upgrades to rarer drams and a history-led guide.
“The guide was extremely knowledgeable, funny and kind. it was a great experience and we had some great whiskeys. it's definitely worth it to go for the medium package of even high.”
Small-group Edinburgh Old Town walk with included cask-ale tastings. Learn beer history, hit cozy pubs, see iconic stops.
“Wag was an exceptional guide with an incredible wealth of knowledge about beer making and its history. Could not recommend more!!”
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.
“Jenny was our guide. We had a great time. The cheese was interesting and plentiful and Jenny was full of information. The people we met on the tour were good company. We will be happy to recommend the tour to others.”
Private Edinburgh food and drink walk with pickup, full-meal tastings, paired drinks, and insider history across West End, New Town, and Old Town.
“Outstanding host, excellent food, and even better stories and information about the area!! Our host (Tom) was exceptionally versed in many different facets of the area, and provided some very interesting information. Tom was very friendly and had some of the best facts and stories about the local area that we have ever experienced anywhere.…”
The Old Town and the New, the castle and the closes, and every road north into the Highlands.
