EDINBURGH · WHISKY TOURS
The ones worth the trip.
The 15 edinburgh whisky tours worth clearing a day for. The distillery visits, tasting rooms and behind-the-still tours travellers rate highest, with what each pour costs and who pours it.
Edinburgh’s Scotch Whisky Experience tour and tasting: five whisky regions, blending, and single malts in 50–75 minutes.
Most Popular“This was actually the highlight of our day in Scotland! We had such a great time in our guide was AWESOME! So knowledgeable and kind. Will definitely recommend doing this for other people.”
A 2-hour Edinburgh Old Town ghost tour with Blair Street Underground Vaults, candlelit stories, and a whisky or soft drink included.
“Very nice tour. nicole was perfect at creating a spooky atmosphere and interacting with the group. Good mix between fun, informative and a bit of scary.”
Edinburgh ghost tour with Blair Street Vaults, candlelit whisky, and crisp guide audio in the Old Town dark.
“Very fun and immersive, the tour guide was excellent and with a very good attitude”
Edinburgh whisky tasting in Hot Toddy’s private lounge: four single malts, Scottish folklore storytelling, and tasting notes in 2 hours.
“Our guide Coffy was amazing! He knew so much about Scotland’s history and whisky. He was very funny and charismatic and he made sure to make the experience very memorable for me and my partner. I couldn’t recommend him enough.”
A multimedia Johnnie Walker tour on Princes Street with a flavor quiz, live performances, and 3 personalized cocktails in Edinburgh.
“Paula was an excellent guide, made the experience fun and was very passionate about the whiskeys”
50-minute guided Scotch whisky intro beside Edinburgh Castle. Learn aromas and regions, taste a dram, and leave with a crystal tumbler.
“It was a really beautifull, easy to follow visual representation of the proces of making whisky. Great visit, excellent and serviceminded tourguide (Cobin).”
1-hour guided gin and whisky tour at Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh, with cocktail, tastings, and a cask-room finish.
“Fantastic, formative guide. Flight and cocktails in the bar after we're lovely.”
A 2-hour Edinburgh Scotch tasting at Hot Toddy: four single malts, Highland vs Lowland comparisons, and local folklore told by your guide.
“A fun afternoon sampling Scotch Whisky while listening to a masterful storyteller. We particularly enjoyed his family stories.”
A 10-hour Highlands day trip from Edinburgh with nature walks, Queen’s View, Dunkeld, and an included whisky tasting at Dewar’s.
“Awesome tour for a one day adventure ! Packs a lot into just a few hours . Our tour guide , William was Really cool . Everything on time and really diverse things to see”
A 9.5-hour Highlands day trip from Edinburgh with waterfall walks, Pitlochry stops, and a Dewar’s distillery tour plus whisky tasting.
“It was everything it said on the tin, no optional extra payments, just a great guide, a nice bus an d some truly beautiful locations to see. Would absolutely recommend this to anyone looking to see the highlands with a bit of whisky in mind 😉”
Visit Port of Leith Distillery in Edinburgh for a 90-minute tour, vertical architecture, QC Lab tasting, and a mini New Make bottle.
“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…”
In one hour at Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh, learn gin and single-malt whisky making, taste the results, then shop for bottles nearby.
“If you have time for a short distillery visit, this programme is for you! Close to city center, multiple time slots every day.”
Sip Scotch in Edinburgh’s Old Town underground at The Lost Close. A guided tasting across regions, plus optional premium drams.
“Our tasting guide, Eleanor, was incredibly knowledgeable, engaging, and witty. She provided so much info on the whiskies we sampled and contextualized everything with historical and regional info. The location is great and we also enjoyed meeting and talking with the other tasting patrons. Highly recommend this experience!”
A 12-hour small-group Highlands day from Edinburgh: Loch Ness (option cruise), Hermitage waterfalls walk, whisky dram, Glencoe views.
“Aila is a fantastic guide and extremely knowledgeable and very personable! We had a very enjoyable time. It was lovely being in such an intimately size group.”
Stirling Castle, Rob Roy country, Loch Lomond and Glengoyne whisky in one small-group day trip from Edinburgh. No car needed.
“We had an excellent trip exploring a lot of sites in one day. It was nice to be on a smaller tour with a knowledgeable guide who loves the area. The weather was a little cold, but we still enjoyed seeing Stirling Castle, Aberfoyle, Loch Lomond and Glengoyne Distillery.”
Every whisky region we cover, town by town.
