Whisky Tour: Discover Old Edinburgh's Whisky History

Small group tour with a maximum of 18 people.

Discover where whisky was made, sold, and enjoyed in Old Edinburgh… both legally and illegally…

Learn about Scotland’s history and the evolving role of Scottish whisky, then savor exquisite malt whiskies while discovering the journey of your dram from field to glass.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mercat Cross - Begin your journey at the Mercat Cross and learn about the significance of this 8-sided historic landmark
  • Mercat Tours - Savor a candlelit whisky tasting in our Megget’s cellar, where you’ll have the opportunity to sample four Scottish whiskies, guided by our whisky expert – dressed in a kilt, naturally!
  • St Giles’ Cathedral - Admire the breathtaking architecture of St. Giles Cathedral
  • Edinburgh Old Town - Explore the hidden corners and passageways of Edinburgh’s closes
  • Royal Mile - Uncover the closes and ancient tales of Edinburgh’s history
What's Included
  • Whisky tasting of 4 drams
  • Small group experience
  • Award-winning local storytellers
  • TourTalk radio receiver for immersive storytelling
Additional Information
  • Tours are guaranteed all year round, so please dress for the weather, with comfortable shoes.
Location
Mercat Cross
High Street
Mercat Cross, High St, Edinburgh EH1 1RF. Look for the 8 sided monument with white Unicorn on top. You will find a member of our visitor services team waiting here to check you in. They will be dressed in black, holding an iPad, wearing an orange lanyard & holding a black & orange umbrella.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Roving18862090571
Jul 18, 2024
Whiskey tasting in the underground - An exciting and interesting walking tour of a few blocks in Edinburgh. Our well-spoken guide gave a very good history telling of the development and intricacies of Whiskey in Scottish history. We then went down into the underground and conducted an interesting whiskey tasting. It contained whiskey varieties with a wide range of taste and character.
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Paul_duncan1
Mar 25, 2024
Fab - Fabulous, very engaging and educational. Half of us live in Edinburgh but didn't have clue about the history of Whisky in Edinburgh. My son said it was like a movie as he could visualise the events described.
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Immasophiec
Feb 25, 2024
Perfect experience - My fiancee and I loved the experience. Ross, the tour guide was extraordinary. it was clear he was extremely passionate about his job and he enjoyed sharing his extensive knowledge of the city that he loves. Additionally, he was full of awkward Dad’s jokes that never failed to make us smile.
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Staylor061
Jan 23, 2024
Great customer service and passionate staff - The company were very accommodating to us when we had to rearrange our dates. Always responded quickly to messages. The tour was fab and he was so knowledgeable and really enthused about his topics. Really interesting and good fun tasting later.
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Elizabeth_g
Oct 14, 2023
Great evening tour! - The tour guide was fantastic! Very informative, not a far walk to see all the history! Mary our whiskey expert was fun, and informative!!
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Scoutsammy
Oct 8, 2023
Charlie lead a great tour. His knowledge of the history of whisky was tremendous. Great story teller. - Wonderful experience. Charlie was a great tour guide. Knowledge exceptional. Story telling great. Tasting room was great
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Courtney
Sep 30, 2023
Fred is great! - Fred was great! She was witty, kind, entertaining, and accommodating. She was attentive to each group on the tour and checked in with them all as the time went on. Even with some complainers, she handled them with charm. One suggestion for improvement would be to spend more time in the tasting room. The walking history tour was a little lengthy and we would have liked more time learning about whisky properties and tasting points.
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Maymo9864hn
Sep 9, 2023
Great tour with Whisky tasting - We had a great day the tour guide (Fred) was very informative we learned a lot about the history of whisky in Scotland and visited sites in Edinburgh on the royal mile that were relevant to the the story of whiskey, before going for a tasting in a well set up old style bar in the Edinburgh underground cellars Fred talked us through the 4 Whisky's we tasted speaking about were they from and we all gave our thoughts on each one. A great day highly recommended
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44dawnt
Sep 2, 2023
Fun tour - This tour was fun and informative with a great mixture of history, ghosts and story telling. Our guide was very nice and theatrical bringing the ghost tour to life.
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Gayleenr2017
Jan 16, 2024
Whiskey tasting was ok - Enjoyed the time in the tasting room. Could have shortened the tour portion. It was cold and very windy. Guide should have adjusted program.
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