Holyrood Distillery: Whisky and Gin Tour

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: 24 hours
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
Additional Information

Join us for our classic tour - the perfect introduction to Holyrood Distillery!
Sip on a seasonal cocktail as your guide welcomes you to the distillery. Let us introduce you to our story as we put Edinburgh back onto the whisky map as the city’s first single malt distillery for over a hundred years.
Alongside a sample of our classic expression, learn…

Location
Holyrood Distillery
Saint Leonard's Lane
Please check in for your tour at the Distillery Shop
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jtlt4
Mar 23, 2025
Great tour - Great tour with a fantastic guide Very interesting to learn about the process and the differences between the whiskeys
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Yann
Mar 15, 2025
Great! - Great visit, exciting, the team is really nice the building very well done. Whisky and gin very good! We've learned a lot of interesting things.
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408bernds
Mar 5, 2025
Whisky tasting @ Hollyrood Destillery - Neil introduced us to all the basics of whisky and gin making with total enthusiasm and dedication. So the end product is also a treat.
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Rriley5
Feb 23, 2025
Interesting, fun and informative tour of a new distillery built on the foundations of rich history. - My wife and I booked the tour, because you kind of have to do a whisky tour when you go to Scotland don't you... The tour was great, very interesting and informative. Our tour guide on the day was Dave. Really great guide, knowledgable and fun. The drinks we tasted on the tour were very tasty and it was a nice range of flavours to sample.
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Paulford1984
Feb 21, 2025
Gin and whiskey tour. - Excellent afternoon out at the distillery. Very informative and fun. Got a few samples to try as walking around. Our tour guide Chris was fantastic.
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G6568kzjoannaw
Feb 19, 2025
Excellent tour, highly recommend! - Informative tour led by Thais, who was very knowledgeable and obviously cared about the business. A good range of whiskies and spirits to try. We had a flight in the bar afterwards, which was served by friendly and knowledgeable staff. A great experience!
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Johnse8026kp
Feb 17, 2025
The Best Distillery Tour. - The best Distillery Tour I have ever been on. Our guide was full of enthusiasm, very knowledgeable and great fun. Tremendous Venue. It was really interesting to learn about the business and how the historic building was transformed into a new Distillery. Great to learn about the passion and commitment of the team at Holyrood.
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W2549bsfionah
Feb 15, 2025
What are you waiting for... - ... Getting visiting this great wee distillery, it's brilliant. I'm not really a whisky drinker but the sample was lovely and smooth. Our tour guide Matthew made the tour really fun and interesting, he's a real credit to the distillery. Nice shop and everyone was really friendly. Can highly recommend the Ambir Whisky and Funk Gin.
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Grandtour792729
Feb 7, 2025
Personal and informative tour - My boyfriend and I went in February, in the low season, which meant we were the only ones on the tour. Highly recommend! The banter and conversation with the guide, made this a personal and educational experience. Though none of us are big enthusiast, the guide was really good with explaining what was going on in the distillery, and how everything worked, in a very understandable manner. Before we started the tour, we asked if it was possible to upgrade to get more samples, and the staff was more than happy to help. Overall, an incredible experience and perfect introduction to the world of whisky!
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Tony
Jan 19, 2025
Excellent value and great fun - We booked this as a surprise for our Brother in laws 40th, the 4 of us had a great time. It was very educational, we’ve done a few gin tours but the whisky element was good to learn about. The sample of ‘new make’, gin and whisky were very good, we did the enhanced tour which included some additional drinks at the bar which was good value to add on.
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