📌 Old Town, City of Edinburgh
★★★
Edinburgh Gin Distillery started up in 2010 in an almost comically cramped basement at the west end of Princes Street. The entertaining (and latterly rather expensive) tours were often booked out weeks (or in the case of weekends, months) in advance, but a move to new and more spacious premises on East Market Street in 2024 seems to have resolved the capacity issue. Our last visit (and pictures) pre-date this move, but our tour included a comprehensive and entertaining talk on the capital’s distilling history, a look around the then tiny production area, a browse of the botanicals, and of course a tutored tasting in one of a series of speakeasy-style vaults – one of which is pictured above. Hopefully we’ll get a chance to visit the new premises soon!
🌍 Location
📌 Arch 16, The Arches, East Market Street, 5-min walk east of Edinburgh Waverley station
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NT 261738
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.951390,-3.184595
🚆 Edinburgh Waverley | 🚌 Numerous local buses | 🚋 St Andrew Square (0.5 mi)
🚗 Car parks / street parking nearby (both charge)
📝 Key info
⌚ Daily
🎫 £28+ depending on tour type
