Strolling around Edinburgh’s City Centre
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DISTILLED EDINBURGH
The Gardener’s Cottage
Scotland’s renowned skills at distillation have become the namesake
of some of the best whiskies in the world — Scotch. Get deep in
the peat at The Scotch Whisky Experience, just next to the castle.
This great one-stop-shop with six tours covers all aspects of tasting,
production, the business and food pairings. A full day course offered
once a month covers all the above, and more.
A new generation of craft distillers is adding high quality gin
and vodka to the mix. Established in 2010, Edinburgh Gin has
dedicated itself to “guiding peoples’ discovery of the modern-day
gin experience” at their distillery and visitor center in West End.
Tours geared to the novice and aficionado run daily with ample
opportunity to sample the goods, from classic dry to infusions of
rhubarb, elderflower and pomegranate. A gin masterclass teaches
you to make your own, using miniature copper stills, the head
distiller’s range of aromatics and botanicals and a tutor to help you
create your own recipe.
Rockpool from The Kitchin
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Summerhall Distillery makes its gin inside a beautiful arts venue hewn
from an old veterinary college built in 1916, with exhibitions, stand-up
comedy, cabaret and traditional Scottish ceilidh gatherings. Still, it’s a
virtual crime to leave Edinburgh without tasting some Scotch.
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