Edinburgh Gin Tasting and Cocktail Experience

Your experience has a focus on being an interactive, hands-on experience. This experience allows guests to take a deeper dive into our world of Gin - not only trying the neat spirit, but learning how to use it in other creative ways.
This experience is great for people who may have already been on a 'gin' tour and are looking for something a little different. While many other gin experiences from other distilleries teach people about the history of gin making, we prefer to focus on modern drinks trends and the exciting innovations of current Scottish gin production. In particular, learn more about our experimentation with Scottish Juniper.

Meeting Point

Holyrood Distillery

19 St Leonard's Ln, Edinburgh EH8 9SH, UK

Tour begins in Distillery Visitor Centre shop

What's included:

• Tour of our gin distillery

Not included:

• Foreign language translation
• Food

What to expect:

Holyrood Distillery

Sip your way through our Gin range with our relaxed, interactive and conversational experience!
You'll be warmly welcomed to our Distillery lounge, where you'll get to know your host and group for the evening. Enjoy an arrival cocktail as we introduce you to Holyrood. Hear about our story and the world of modern Scottish gin production.

Moving through to our Spirits Lab, we'll put your nose to the test with our sensory perception challenge! We'll take you through the key elements involved in our gin production, and showcase our Height of Arrows story - where you'll hear about our brand origins and local legends. Learn more about how gin is produced, and what makes our recipe stand out from the crowd.

You'll enjoy a tasting each of our 4 gin expressions, and hear about how we manipulate flavour using innovative techniques. Experiment with different flavour profiles as we pair different garnishes, mixers and other accompaniments alongside your gin.

While you enjoy your tasting, we'll also tell you more about the world of gin cocktails! You'll then have the chance to choose your next cocktail based on what you've learned, and enjoy these in our cosy Distillery lounge.