Scotch Tour Edinburgh with a Local Expert: Private & 100% Personalized

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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English
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Explore Edinburgh's Old Town with a local expert on a tailored scotch tour. Sip and learn about whiskey from different distilleries and regions. Personalize your itinerary for a unique experience.

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

Experience Details

You’ll sip your way around Edinburgh’s Old Town with one of our hosts, a fellow whiskey-lover, of course. They’ll tell you all they know about the different whiskey distilleries in the city, and impart some of the Scottish traditions and witticisms surrounding the tipple with you. You’ll sample amber liquid from various whiskey regions in the country and learn to distinguish between the different notes.


Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.


What You Get

4 whisky tastings per person
Walking experience
Private and personalised experience
Food and drinks in addition to those included above
Tickets to any attractions
Transportation costs

Good To Know

  • Your Local Host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary and agree a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience you can always change your mind about what you want to do.
  • Although you will see well known pubs, markets and stores, your Local Host will also help you to discover the places, things and stories that you won’t find in a guidebook and that make the city unique.
  • We’ll be in touch within 24 hours after booking to find out more about your personality and interests so we can assign a like-minded Local Host who can create a bespoke experience for you.
  • Your Local host may also suggest adjustments or new routes if they feel that there is something just around the corner that you may enjoy, or perhaps if the weather affects your itinerary.
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby

What You’ll Experience

City Art Centre (Pass By)

Join your host, a self-proclaimed whiskey connoisseur, and sample some of the finest Scottish whiskies in Edinburgh - pop into Arcade Bar, a relaxed bar dedicated to haggis and whiskey with an extensive malt list

Glenkinchie Distillery (Pass By)

Visit a traditional whiskey cellar, like Glenkinchie, which was founded in 1825, and learn about the distillation process IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Edinburgh Old Town (Pass By)

Stroll through the Old Town and learn a little about the city’s whiskey history from your host IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Sheep Heid Inn Edinburgh (Pass By)

Visit a locally-loved neighborhood pub and sample more Scotch - have a dram at the Sheep Heid Inn, one of the oldest pubs in Edinburgh IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Thomas Chalmers Statue (Pass By)

Stroll through historical parts of the city like George Street IMPORTANT: As this is a private and personalised experience, the places you visit may differ from those listed and these will be chosen by your host based on your interests and preferences

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Harvey Nichols Edinburgh, Saint Andrew Square, Edinburgh Scotland, United Kingdom, GB, EH2 2LL

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Upon booking your meeting point can be arranged (e.g. your hotel/accommodation), however this MUST be confirmed and agreed by the experience planners in advance.
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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Great "off the beaten track"
June 19, 2025
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I wanted to go to places "off the beaten track" That is EXACTLY what Jill did. We went to some local pubs and got to talk with the locals. I thoroughly enjoyed my afternoon

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Amazing Tour & Tasting!
January 15, 2025
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Tanja was amazing, would HIGHLY recommend this experience. Passionate and knowledgable tour around the city of Edinburgh while tasting whiskey! My husband and I loved the experience.

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Great Scotch and great tour!
December 31, 2024
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Our guide Doug was absolutely lovely and he really catered to our preferences. If you’re a Scotch lover or you want to venture out, this a tour you must do!

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The Jolly Judge
November 12, 2024
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I loved seeing the pubs that local people go to. I am not a whisky drinker however I wanted to experience Scottish whisky and I am so glad I did. I enjoyed all of the samples and every single pub t...read more

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Outstanding whiskey experience
November 05, 2024
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G was amazing! He gave us the tour we had hoped for! History. Stories. And a really good education in Scotch whiskey. The pace was perfect and the different pubs he took us to were nice littl...read more

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