WORLDWIDE · SCOTLAND WHISKY TOURS
Edinburgh for the tastings, Inverness for the Speyside road, Glasgow and Islay for their own reasons. Build a Scottish whisky trip out of these 15, priced, timed, and clear about how much of each day is driving.
Review of Edinburgh’s Scotch Whisky Experience, with five whisky regions, guided tasting, vault tour, Gold upgrade advice, and practical tips.
“It was great, the explanation of the greats and really enjoy it”
Taste four Scottish single malts in Edinburgh while hearing folklore, whisky history, and lively stories in a private lounge.
“The teller Angus was fantastic. Extremely good value for money.”
Explore Johnnie Walker Princes Street in Edinburgh with a flavour quiz, three tailored cocktails, live storytelling, and whisky history.
“Our tour was exceptional. Our guide Leah was amazing and Pauline’s perfermance was brilliant. We enjoyed the time we spent.”
Learn how Scotch is made, taste one regional dram, and see Edinburgh’s vast whisky collection in this lively 50-minute tour.
“Great introduction to Scottish whiskey! We learned a lot in a short bit and it even kept my teenagers engaged. Very well done and Eric, our guide, was friendly and enthusiastic.”
Tour Edinburgh’s Holyrood Distillery for gin, whisky, a welcome cocktail, clever production methods, tastings, and practical city-center access.
“Tourgide Maichelin was very entertaining, witty and the tour was highly informative ... i can recommend this tour for everybody who is interested in Whisky and Gin tasting and a very hip and innovative new Distillery in Edinburgh”
Taste four Scottish single malts, hear folklore from lively local guides, and discover Edinburgh’s whisky culture in a cozy two-hour lounge.
“Do this tour- so fascinating and educational and not cheesy or weird. I was concerned at first but our storyteller was so engaging and entertaining the time flew by and we walked away with such good history and awareness of this great city-- I never do dinner attached to a tour and it seemed those that did were not happy but the actual whiskey tasting and story telling was 5 stars!”
Tour Glasgow’s Clydeside Distillery, learn whisky-making in the Old Pumphouse, enjoy River Clyde views, and taste three drams.
“Fantastic time on this tour. Our guide Madeline was fantastic. Was a very small tour at the time and she kept us entertained. I enjoyed the whiskey tasting, I now know Napier is my favourite Glasgow distilled whiskey. As a Glaswegian I enjoyed learning our history and supporting a local venture that is trying to bring whiskey back to the heart of Glasgow.”
Explore the Highlands from Edinburgh with woodland walks, Pitlochry, Queen’s View, and a whisky tasting at Dewar’s Aberfeldy.
“Excellent trip, Rhys the driver/guide was very entertaining and informative, played great music and showed us some beautiful sights and perfect time keeping. I would thoroughly recommend it 😄”
Review of Rabbie's 9.5-hour Highlands day trip from Edinburgh, with Dunkeld, Black Linn Falls, Queen's View, and Dewar's whisky tasting.
“Excellent tour. The two Sean’s were very knowledgeable and interesting.”
Tour Edinburgh’s Port of Leith Distillery, explore its vertical design, bottle new make spirit, and taste whisky in production.
“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 of the tasting.***”
See how Edinburgh’s Holyrood Distillery makes whisky and gin, then taste both on a lively one-hour tour near the city center.
“We really enjoyed this tour. For a newer distillery, they are doing a great job with gins and whiskey. Hope to see their gins available in the US in the future. Good luck!”
Taste four Scottish whiskies in Edinburgh’s Lost Close, with lively stories, regional insight, upgrade options, and a memorable underground setting.
“Mark was a lovely host. The whisky selection was great.”
Review of Edinburgh’s 12-hour Loch Ness and Glencoe tour, with waterfalls, whisky, Highland cows, small groups, and practical booking advice.
“Our tour guide Owen was fantastic!! He was very knowledgeable and we enjoyed our entire day with him. It was well worth the money!”
Review of the Stirling Castle and whisky tour from Edinburgh, with Loch Lomond, the Trossachs, Glengoyne Distillery, costs, tips, and drawbacks.
“Our guide Callum was very knowledgeable about the area, the Castle and whiskey. He had a great storytelling ability.”
Taste four Scottish whiskies beneath Edinburgh’s Old Town while learning about regional styles, whisky-making, and the city’s lost underground spaces.
“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.”
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