Gin Distillery Tours & Gin Making Classes in Scotland

Find gin distillery tours, gin making classes and distilling services in Scotland - from city distilleries in Edinburgh and Glasgow to rural distilleries across the country, in the highlands and on the islands. Scottish distilleries offering tours and gin schools are listed below and groups by area. Click on selected distilleries to read and compare details on tour dates, times and inclusions. Want to see your distillery listed? Find out how.

Please Note: The Gin Guide does not operate tours, arrange bookings or have affiliation with the tours, tastings or gin making classes listed. Please contact each respective distillery with questions or messages regarding bookings, information or customer service.

Pick a  region of Scotland to find a Gin Distillery

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Edingburgh & South East Distilleries

• 1881 Distillery & Gin School - Peebles​
• Darnley's Distillery - Fife
• ​Eden Mill Distillery - Fife
• Edinburgh Distillery - Edinburgh​
• ​Holyrood Distillery - Edinburgh
• Lilliard Ginnery - Scottish Borders
• McQueen Distillery - Stirling​
• NB Distillery - North Berwick

• Persie Distillery - Perthshire
• ​Strathearn Distillery - Perth and Kinross
• Summerhall Distillery - Edinburgh (Pickering's Gin)
• The Borders Distillery - Scottish Borders (William Kerr's Gin)
• ​The Old Curiosity Distillery - Edinburgh
• ​The Port of Leith Distillery - Edinburgh (Lind & Lime Gin)

Glasgow & South West Distilleries

• Beinn an Tuirc Distillers - Kintyre (Kintyre Gin)​​
• Crafty Distillery - Dumfries & Galloway (Hills & Harbour Gin)​​
• McQueen Distillery - Stirling​​
• Solway Spirits - Annan, near Dumfries​​​

• ​​The Distillery at Dalton - Near Dumfries (Oro Gin)​
• The Glasgow Distillery Company - Glasgow (Makar Gin)​​
• The Wee Farm Distillery - Forth

Aberdeen, Elgin & North East Distilleries

• Arbikie Highland Estate Distillery - Arbroath
• Bendriach Distillery - Elgin
• Benromach Distillery - Near Elgin​
• City of Aberdeen Distillery - Aberdeen

• Glenrinnes Distillery - Keith, near Elgin (Eight Lands Gin)
• Lone Wolf Distillery (BrewDog) - ​Ellon, near Aberdeen​
• Porter's Gin Micro-Distillery - Aberdeen​

Scottish Highland Distilleries

• ​Badachro Distillery - North West
• Balmenach Distillery - Cairngorms (Caorunn Gin)
• ​Dunnet Bay Distillery - North (Rock Rose Gin)​​
• Fairytale Distillery - West

• ​Pixel Spirits - Fort William, West
• Speyside Distillery - Cairngorms
• Strathmashie Distillery - Cairngorms (Daffy's Gin)​​

Scottish Island Distilleries

• ​Bruichladdich Distillery - Islay (The Botanist Gin)​
• Deerness Distillery - Orkney
• Isle of Arran Distillery - Arran
• Isle of Harris Distillery - Harris
• Isle of Raasay Distillery - Raasay​​
  
• Lussa Drinks Company - Jura

• Pràban na Linne (Gaelic Gins) - Skye
• Shetland Distillery - Shetland (Shetland Reel Gin)
• The Orkney Distillery - Orkney (Kirkjuvagr Gin)
• Tobermory Distillery - Mull
• Wild Thyme Spirits Distillery - Colonsay (Colonsay Gin)

All gin distillery tours and gin making classes that are reviewed have been visited and reviewed independently by The Gin Guide, offering our opinions and insights into the experience. Your experience and the tour/class agenda may vary or have been amended by the distillery. For the very latest information and availability, please visit each distillery's website.

The Distillery Guide

With distilleries across Scotland, whether your a local or just visiting an area, there is a gin distillery within reach of everyone and many offer fantastic tours and and 'make your own gin' classes to allow you to find out all about the distillation process and botanicals.

Gin Distillery Tours

Get to know the distillers & the team behind a gin, how they make it, the botanicals & all the stories.

Gin Making Classes

Many distilleries offer 'make your own gin' classes to create your own gin and distill it yourself. Give it a try!