Holyrood Distillery Tour: A Guided Exploration of Gin and Whisky Production
4.8
353 Ratings
Edinburgh
Embark on a guided tour of Holyrood Distillery and delve into the fascinating world of gin and whisky production. Discover Edinburgh's brewing and distilling heritage while enjoying spirit samples and exploring our innovative facilities.
Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Holyrood Distillery - Holyrood Distillery is an exciting new attraction and single malt whisky distillery in the heart of Edinburgh. It includes a guided experiential tour, a gin distillery, a whisky distillery, a tasting bar and shop.
What's Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages included
Additional Information

Join us on a comprehensive guided journey through our distillery, where we’ll give you an overview of our gin and whisky manufacturing processes, along with a snapshot of Edinburgh’s rich brewing and distilling history. Throughout the tour, we’ll serve up spirit samples, giving you a taste of our innovative and explorative approach.

Spread over three levels inside a registered heritage structure, our Brand Home features a test still room used to produce our gin and conduct other creative ventures, our primary whisky distillery – the core of our operations, a cozy bar boasting views of Salisbury Crags, and a dedicated store that highlights the finest new wave Scotch whisky and Edinburgh’s local craft manufacturers.

Location
Holyrood Distillery
19 St. Leonards Lane
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(353 Ratings)
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Gizmo1690
Apr 21, 2024
Awesome - Gin tour was so much fun. I would recommend this tour to any gin lovers. They also do a whisky tour. Dougall was a fabulous host!
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Joanna
Apr 21, 2024
Great way to spend an afternoon! - Did the whiskey tour with my family and had a wonderful time! None of us are particularly big whiskey drinkers (more into gin or wine) but we still had such a lovely time! Dougal was our guide and they were so knowledgeable and excited when people asked questions. Didn’t feel pressured into buying anything (although we did!). Definitely recommend, a great way to spend an afternoon.
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Kayteek2016
Apr 21, 2024
I’ll be back - The staff were very friendly, knowledgeable and good selection of taster drinks. Gin and whiskey. Good fun, thankyou Dougal :)
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Rachaelshaw
Apr 20, 2024
Superb visit - Absolutely loved listening to the passionate and enthusiastic guide who led our tour of this whiskey distillery. Can’t say I’m now a fan of whiskey (I think I still prefer gin!) but loved listening to all the information about how it is made, plus tasting various different ones!
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Tour07101037992
Apr 16, 2024
Stewart Rocks - Stewart has the personality to capture the crowds and his knowledge of the distilling process was extensive. Thank you for the wonderful time
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E6660cmadamm
Apr 13, 2024
Great time, entertaining and educational! - Excellent tour, great whisky background. If you're in Edinburgh come out and support this wonderful new distillery run by aninnovative and hard working bunch!
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Adrianwo495rv
Apr 12, 2024
Excellent Tour - The whole family found the tour very interesting and informative. Really good to see a distillery back in the centre of Edinburgh. Bryce was really friendly and engaging. Very interesting seeing what they are doing with spirits.
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Y7039osjoet
Apr 9, 2024
Excellent distillery tour - Excellent tour, pitched just right for the level and amount of information, well paced through the different areas of the distillery. All the drinks we tried were great, and well explained. Very impressed! The bar was great too
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Garethwq3494ii
Apr 8, 2024
Whisky tour - Enjoy the experience and tasting the different whiskies. Our tour guide Stuart knew his stuff whilst making it fun. Would recommend
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Manunited45
Apr 13, 2024
New Edinburgh distillery disappoints - I would skip this place if you are really interested in a good whiskey experience. I didn't enjoy the whiskey to far deviated in their expressions from traditional whiskey. Staff member was not knowledgeable and could not answer even basics about the whiskeys. Trying to be to experimental. Physical environment was pretty average as well.
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