About this tour
Spend three hours with an Edinburgh-based gin expert exploring the city's distilling heritage and contemporary craft scene. Walk the historic gin triangle, visit an independent distillery, and taste four carefully selected gins while learning how botanicals shape flavour profiles. Your guide reveals centuries of distilling tradition alongside gin's more complicated past, tailoring recommendations to match your palate.
Highlights
- Four gin tastings from Edinburgh and Scottish producers
- Behind-the-scenes look at an independent distillery
- Walk the gin triangle's centuries-old distilling quarter
- Learn botanical profiles and production techniques
- Personalised recommendations from your local host
What to expect
Your guide meets you and leads a leisurely walk through central Edinburgh, stopping at key sites tied to the city's gin-making legacy. You'll enter a working distillery to see copper stills and understand the process from grain to bottle. At a local gin bar, you'll taste four different expressions—expect to discuss nose, palate, finish, and the specific botanicals driving each one. The pace is unhurried; this is conversation and discovery, not a rushed tasting. Your host shares both the celebrated history and the sobering social consequences gin once caused.
Good to know
The tour is wheelchair accessible and welcomes service animals. Wear comfortable walking shoes; you'll cover several streets on foot. Four tastings means roughly 25ml per gin—manageable but plan accordingly if driving. Public transport connections are nearby. The experience is private to your group only.
Frequently asked
- How long does Edinburgh Gin Tour with a Local Guide: Private & Custom take?
- Edinburgh Gin Tour with a Local Guide: Private & Custom runs for approximately 3 hours.
- How much does Edinburgh Gin Tour with a Local Guide: Private & Custom cost?
- Prices start from GBP $120 per person. Final pricing varies by date, group size and any add-ons — confirmed at checkout via Viator.
- Where does Edinburgh Gin Tour with a Local Guide: Private & Custom run?
- This tour operates around United Kingdom. Specific meeting points and pickup options are listed by the operator at checkout.
- Who runs Edinburgh Gin Tour with a Local Guide: Private & Custom?
- The tour is sold and operated by its supplier through Viator. New Forest National Park earns a small commission on bookings made via the link, which keeps this site free for travellers.
- Is the tour confirmed at the listed price?
- The price shown is the operator's "from" price as of our last sync. Final price, currency conversion, group discounts and cancellation policy are confirmed at checkout — always review before paying.
Tour sold and operated by its supplier via Viator. Descriptions on this page are original New Forest National Park summaries, not copied from the operator. Prices and availability are confirmed at checkout.