journey to whisky
CHALLENGE AND DISRUPT.
DISCOVER HOW HOLYROOD PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MODERN PRODUCER OF SCOTCH WHISKY.
Delve deeper into our whisky making process during our intermediate and conversational tour. As we showcase our spirit at different stages of the maturation journey, taste your way through 4 spirit samples ranging from completely unaged spirit to fully matured single malt whisky.
MADE BY EDINBURGH
Get to know your fellow visitors in our cosy Holyrood at Home lounge as your guide welcomes you all to the distillery. Let us introduce you to our story as an urban, modern and innovative producer of scotch whisky, as we put Edinburgh back onto the whisky map as the city’s first single malt distillery for over a hundred years. Find out about Edinburgh’s remarkable brewing and distilling heritage, and how this has helped to shape our whisky-making vision.
test. learn. improve. repeat.
Join your guide in our Spirits Lab, where you find our distillers busy researching, creating and perfecting our liquid. Discover our first step of whisky production and how we use heritage barleys to create whisky with unique texture and mouthfeel. Experience a hands on look at speciality malt and learn how different types of roasted malt can impact flavour.
CRAFT TRADITION MEETS BOLD EXPERIMENTATION
Moving through to our whisky distillery floor, your group reaches the heart of our spirit production hub. Learn more about how we build upon traditional methods of brewing and distilling to create new and exciting whiskies. Gain a greater understanding of how yeast strains build flavour via a tutored tasting of two samples of new make spirit.
EXCITING, DELICIOUS AND COMPLEX - AT ANY AGE
Finish your tour in our Cask Room, evoking the traditional dunnage warehouse where our casks work their magic. Discover how different stages of cask maturation and cask seasoning impacts the profile of our spirit, and how we are experimenting with the infinite possibilities of flavour creation. Learn more about the wider scotch whisky industry and our place within the world of spirits, and challenge your perceptions towards whisky ageing, flavour and prestige by enjoying a tutored tasting of aged new-make spirit and our single malt whisky.
FAQ's
We are a short 15-minute walk from the Royal Mile, located right next to Holyrood Park. The Lothian Buses Number 14 stops on Rankeillor Street a 2-minute walk to our front door and many other services stop nearby, please visit lothian buses for details.
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We don’t provide public parking, however blue badge holders/registered disabled vehicles can pick up and drop off in the courtyard area. We have several bike racks on site, allocated on a first come first serve basis.
This is a more intermediate, technical and conversational tour – perfect for those who have been to a distillery before, or those who just want to know about our whisky production. For a more introductory tour, please consider our classic Holyrood Distillery Tour (link here)
Two samples of unaged spirit (new make), a sample of aged new make spirit, and a sample of fully matured whisky are included with your ticket.
This tour is conducted in English only. Please note there is more technical language included on this tour than the classic tour. We do not provide translations, or have audio guides. If you book a private tour experience, you are welcome to bring your own translator – however this is not possible on the public tour.
 This tour is strictly for those aged 18+ only. No children are permitted to join the tour.
Our tour capacity is 22 people. We can accommodate groups of all sizes – if you would like to book in a large group, please contact us directly at visit@holyrooddistillery.co.uk with your preferred date, time and group size.
 If you would like to book a private tour experience, please contact us directly at visit@holyrooddistillery.co.uk with your preferred date, time and group size.