Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery 'Journey to Whisky' Tour & Tasting

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1 hour
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1 - 15 guests
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English
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Explore Scotland's whisky heritage at Holyrood Distillery. Discover traditional and innovative methods, and enjoy a guided tasting of four distinct spirits on this enriching tour.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Enjoy an expert-led guided tour through our whisky distillery. You’ll learn about the heritage and traditions of scotch whisky production, as well as Holyrood’s innovative approach in creating new and unique whiskies. The tour includes a guided tasting of 4 delicious drams ranging from new-make spirit, aged new-make, and fully matured whisky to demonstrate our journey to our inaugural release, which launched in October 2023.

What You Get

Alcoholic beverages
4 x Spirit Samples (ranging from new-make spirit, aged new-make, and fully matured single malt whisky)

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

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Holyrood Distillery

Enjoy an expert-led guided tour through our whisky distillery. You’ll learn about the heritage and traditions of scotch whisky production, as well as Holyrood’s innovative approach in creating new and unique whiskies. The tour includes a guided tasting of 4 delicious drams of our whisky new make spirit.
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Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Holyrood Distillery, Saint Leonard's Lane, Edinburgh Scotland, United Kingdom, GB, EH8 9SH

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Please check in for your tour at the Distillery Shop
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Worth visiting!
June 29, 2025
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Very informative tour and a nice tasting! The guide told us interesting facts about the making of their whisky ( yeast, casks).

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Best Distillery Tour Ever !
June 20, 2025
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Joel gave the best tour ever. He was engaging, formative, fun, great sense of humour, but most of all he loves what he does. He got the attention of our 15 year old Twin Girls, they even enjoyed. W...read more

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Deep insight of whisky making
June 14, 2025
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I very good experience about discovering the world of whisky and gin with a new company who tries to look beyond the traditions of this very closed world of big companies

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Loved it !
June 10, 2025
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Very lovely tour around a fairly new distillery. Love the fact that you are experimenting so much. The whiskies are really great. The guide is enthusiastic The location is beautiful so I will defi...read more

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Fun and informative tasting tour
June 07, 2025
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As soon as we walked through the door we were greeted with a friendly smile. The tour with Dave was very enjoyable. As for the tasting, my group gave it a thumbs up. Would we recommend it- defini...read more

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