SCOTLAND
The trips worth raising a glass to.
The 15 Scottish afternoon tea & gin experiences travellers book the most, gathered in one place with run times, prices and the operator behind each one.
Edinburgh afternoon tea on a vintage bus. A sweet spread, unlimited tea or coffee, and skyline sights around the Old Town in about 90 minutes.
Most Popular“Utter disaster and the team are no help at all I would never book anything with Viator ever again. A total waste of time and money”
Tour Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh: gin and single malt whisky production, guided tastings, and a welcome cocktail, all in about 1 hour.
“The tour was really interesting, our guide was knowledgeable and excited to share all sort of information and answer questions. Holyrood Distillery's approach to making spirits is extremely interesting and I thoroughly enjoyed my visit.”
Vintage Routemaster bus tour in Edinburgh with classic afternoon tea, prosecco, and optional Edinburgh Gin teapot cocktails plus big views.
“It was such a great experience! Must do when visiting Edinburgh. Seeing all the sights from the double decker while sipping on a delish gin teapot and munching on tea time treats.”
A guided Edinburgh distillery tour pairing Holyrood gin and single malt, with a short walk-through, tastings, and an easy city-center stop.
“We really enjoyed this tour. For a newer distillery, they are doing a great job with gins and whiskey. Hope to see their gins available in the US in the future. Good luck!”
Glasgow vintage Routemaster bus tour with afternoon tea, Prosecco, and optional gin teapot cocktails, plus sightseeing around top sights.
“The whole experience from beginning to end was worth every penny, a good girl's day out, a right 😃”
Guided gin tasting at Edinburgh’s 56 North Distillery: South Loch gins, copper stills, expert-led notes, and a final cocktail in 1.5 hours.
“This was a fun and interesting afternoon learning about the distilling in a very audience capturing and light hearted way. Our host was very knowledgeable and fun. The samples and full drinks at the start and finish were fabulous and very good value for the price. I would highly recommend to others to visit. The…”
Make gin on a mini copper still in Edinburgh. Taste botanicals, build your recipe, then bottle 500ml to take home.
“Neil was an excellent and entertaining guide for this fabulous experience. Not only did I get to walk away with a bespoke bottle of gin, I had a wonderful time learning about gin styles, history, and the characters of various brands and categories. I learned a lot and will encourage any friends and family who…”
Pickering’s Gin Jolly Tour in Edinburgh: gin and tonic on arrival, four gin tastings, distillery sights, and a 5cl bottle to take home.
“Jamie our tour guide was enthusiastic , friendly , getting us involved , lovely young man. He is credit to the Pickerings Gin distillery.”
Tour Edinburgh Gin at The Arches for a guided distillery walk, Flavour Arch botanicals, and a tasting with mixers and garnishes.
“We were the only two booked on to our tour, we had a great time, it’s one of the highlights of our trip! Rosie was great, she was really informative and made us feel very welcome although it was just two people. Would definitely recommend this activity - especially if you get Rosie as your…”
Join an Eden Mill Love Gin cocktail masterclass in Edinburgh. Make one cocktail, taste two by mixologists, plus macarons and marshmallows.
“Amazing. The hidden gem of Edinburgh. The facility is beautiful. Andre was an amazing host, very personable. The drinks were so good. We had the best time.”
Underground gin tasting in Edinburgh at The Lost Close: 4 gins, tonic history, and custom mixes in an atmospheric 1-hour session.
“We absolutely adore Sarah! She was an entertaining and knowledgeable guide who helped us have so much fun while we learned about and tasted some incredible gins! The building is perfect for this event. Sipping gin and listening about its history while sitting in an old jail cell was wild! Highly recommend this tour, especially…”
Edinburgh Lind & Lime gin tour: welcome G&T, bottle your own mini gin, Gimlet class, then port & sherry tasting.
“This was an amazing and fun afternoon. we lucked out and had a private tour. We started with a Gin and Tonic (my favorite) and a Gin and Lemonade fornmy bride. then we got a class on the history of gin and the distillery, followed by a tour of the distillery, and bottling our own…”
Aberdeen’s City of Aberdeen Distillery tour pairs a double gin and tonic with a one-hour walkthrough led by the head distiller.
“This experience was SO entertaining and informative! Honestly, my only regret was that I didn't book the longer "school experience" because I didn't want it to end. Both hosts were hilarious, but also clearly passionate about their work and it was really fun to learn about it. All the gins we tasted were fantastic.”
A small-group gin tasting in central Edinburgh: start with a classic G&T, taste three coastal gins, then craft a perfect serve.
“Excellent Eden Mills Gin tasting! Olivia was very friendly and knowledgeable. I’ll also say it was a great value. Welcome cocktail, 3 different gins and then a closing cocktail of your choice. Plus the location was super cool. Highly recommend!”
Head distiller-led gin masterclass in Aberdeen: pick 100+ botanicals, distil your own recipe, taste Aberdeen Gins, and take home a 70cl bottle.
“Generous tasting. A true education about gin. A chance to develop your nose and make some deliciousness.”
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