Scotland · GIN TASTINGS & DISTILLERIES
Scotland makes most of Britain’s gin and half of it comes out of Leith and the Lowlands. These 15 tours run from a forty-minute tasting to distilling your own bottle on a copper still, priced and timed.
One-hour Holyrood Distillery tour in Edinburgh with gin and single-malt tastings, friendly guides, and a shop to take home.
“It´s an excellent experience to learn about this distillery products and the process to make it, it´s also easy to arrive.”
Visit a working South Loch gin distillery in Edinburgh for a guided gin-and-tonic start, three tastings, and a cocktail finish.
“Entertaining, informative and enjoyable visit. The host was great and the gin excellent. Would recommended to any gin lover.”
Lind and Lime Gin Distillery tour in Edinburgh, Leith. Get a double G&T, bottle a mini gin, and finish with a Gimlet.
“Thoroughly enjoyable experience with tour delivered by the very knowledgeable & humorous Annabelle. It was good to hear the history of the product and the production in a friendly relaxed atmosphere. It was fun bottling our own miniature and the gimlet cocktail was delicious.”
Make gin at a micro distillery in Edinburgh, designing your own recipe on a mini copper still and taking home a 500ml bottle.
“We spent a few hours learning all about gin and Gary made sure our personalized gin suited our tastes. He made it very easy and fun and we had great souvenirs to take home.”
Edinburgh Gin Classic Tour and Tasting in Old Town. Flavour Arch aromas, Stillhouse distillation, and a guided gin tasting with mixer and garnish pairings.
“Rosie was fantastic. She was very knowledgeable and personable. She made the tour fun with stories and anecdotes. You must have cocktails in the rooftop bar also. One cocktail was better than the other. The mixologist was outstanding as well as Rosie 2.0.”
Sip tea on a vintage Glasgow bus, snack on scones and petit fours, and ride past key sights with friendly hosts and big photo views.
“The bus was very prettily decorated and the staff were charming. The cream tea had a nice selection of things and were very tasty - the scone, in particular, was wonderfully light! However, it is called a "Gin Tea experience" and there was no gin!! If this was because of Covid, why has the price not been adjustd accordingly? If there's never any gin, why is it called a Gin Tea experience? Very disappointing. Also, the itinerary lists many "stops" - the only stop was for the toilet, and the experience would have greatly benefitted from some sort of guidance or commentary, so that we knew which landmarks we were…”
Underground gin tasting in Edinburgh’s Lost Close. Learn gin history and sample 4 Scottish gins in a 1-hour small-group tour.
“Our guide was informative and entertaining and I would recommend that if you like gin you should take this tour”
Craft bespoke gin at Edinburgh Gin Distillery in The Arches, enjoy tutored tastings with local bites, and take home a 70cl bottle.
“What a great experience! It was a small group sat at the bar learning, making, laughing, and DRINKING! I'm officially now a Gin Drinker. Thank you, Gregor, and Samrin, for an incredible birthday gift!!”
Small-group Pickering’s Gin tour at Summerhall: tour, taste 4 core gins, and wax-seal a 5cl bottle to take home.
“We can’t remember the woman’s name, apologies, however the American woman was such a lovely and informative person and would highly recommend this to anyone, she made us feel very welcome and was lovely to talk to. This is definitely a great activity for couples and would highly recommend. I would definitely come back.”
Inverness private tour to Loch Ness, Culloden, Clava Cairns, and tastings at Singleton and Great Glen gin distillery, 4.5 hours.
“My husband, son, and I were lucky enough to do a private tour with Niall last week. He was extremely knowledgeable and took us to see exactly the sights we wanted. We especially appreciated his knowledge of Culloden as he walked with us around the battlefield. He even provided an excellent recommendation for food once we got back to town and treated us to a song on the bagpipes before our tour was over. We’ll definitely be looking up Niall again if we get back to Inverness.”
Small-group gin tasting in Edinburgh with a classic G&T, three distinct gins, and a hands-on perfect serve at Heads & Tales Gin Bar.
“Excellent Eden Mills Gin tasting! Olivia was very friendly and knowledgeable. I’ll also say it was a great value. Welcome cocktail, 3 different gins and then a closing cocktail of your choice. Plus the location was super cool. Highly recommend!”
Aberdeen Gin School led by the head distiller, build your own recipe from 100+ botanicals, sample multiple gins, and take home a 70cl bottle.
“Generous tasting. A true education about gin. A chance to develop your nose and make some deliciousness.”
Join a two hour Gin Tasting Masterclass in Aberdeen. Sip G&T, learn botanicals, blend your own gin, and finish with a Q&A.
“One of the best things I have had the pleasure of booking. Dan & Alan are the perfect team and their passion shows. I had an absolute ball. The group was small and we all chatted and laughed. There was a good selection of things to purchase, especially for long haul travel. Thoroughly recommend”
Stornoway gin school: taste Landfall, pick from 50 botanicals, distill on a mini still, and take home a 70cl bottle in 3 hours.
“What an amazing experience. Learned so much about distilling, gin making and botanical herbs. Tasting different gins and distilling our own blend to take away was really, really special. A day and a gin to remember.”
Smell, taste, and build a take-home garnish at Edinburgh Gin’s Aroma Alchemy masterclass, with a guided tasting plus rooftop G and T.
“Great place with tasty gin, Gregor is the best, he can show you how it is made, and tell u the story about this place, i recommend it”
Every kind of day out, from an hour under the Old Town to a week in the islands.
