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Edinburgh’s best days out.
The 15 most popular whisky tours & tastings 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.
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Edinburgh Underground Vaults ghost tour with whisky. Walk the Old Town, hear Blair Street tales with TourTalk, then toast in a candlelit cellar.
“Thanks for an incredible tour. Michael was a very nice and motivated guide.”
Two-hour Edinburgh whisky tasting at Hot Toddy. Sip four single malts from Scotland’s regions with folklore-led guidance.
Edinburgh’s Johnnie Walker Journey of Flavour blends whisky history, live performances, and 3 personalised cocktails in 90 minutes on Princes Street.
“The tour was so enriched and felt exceptionally professional. Our tour guide Xiao was incredible! So kind and joyful all the way through. At the gift shop, the attendant Scot was also so kind to us. Definitely a must do at Edinburgh”
Guided Scotch whisky introduction in Edinburgh beside the Castle. Learn aromas, taste one dram, and leave with a crystal tumbler.
“The Scottish Whiskey Experience was really fantastic. They used impressive visuals, great commentary to tell a compelling story of how Scottish Whiskey is made. Even though I like Whiskey, I really started to appreciate it more after experiencing the tour. Even if you don't really like Whiskey, it's still a great tour to understand and…”
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.”
One-hour Holyrood Distillery tour in Edinburgh with guided gin and single malt production, a welcome cocktail, and tastings.
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.”
Spend a full day from Edinburgh with lochs, glens, and a whisky tasting. Walk the Hermitage, see Dunkeld, and tour Aberfeldy.
“We have an unique and wonderful experience during the day tour. Graham is an enthusiastic tour guide who is passionate to arrange the tour itinerary and even more on the details of the songs he choose to play in different sections during driving time. We have a great time to visit Dewars whisky distillery especially…”
Scottish Highlands day trip from Edinburgh: Dunkeld, Black Linn Falls, Queen’s View, and Dewar’s whisky tasting in Aberfeldy.
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”
A small-group 12-hour Highlands day trip from Edinburgh with Loch Ness, Hermitage Waterfalls, Glencoe, whisky, fish and chips, and cow sightings.
“Had an amazing day traveling solo with Georgie and the rest of our group Definitely is a LOT of hours in the car - so be ready for that, but it’s a great way to see a lot of the Highlands on a time crunch Loch Ness tour is cool but not necessary, you can…”
Small-group Stirling Castle, Loch Lomond walk, and Glengoyne whisky from Edinburgh, with scenic Trossachs drive and guide-led stories.
“What an enjoyable day! Stirling Castle was so interesting, we could have spent longer there. But then we would have missed the Coos and the lovely walk by the Loch with an amazing view at the top. (Don't skip this walk, even of there's a light rain - it is definitely a highlight!) And of…”
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.”
The Old Town and the New, the castle and the closes, and every road north into the Highlands.
