Scotland’s Capital has long been famous for it’s drink-making industry and a variety of tipples are made here, as anybody who has smelt hops in the air when the wind comes from a particular direction can attest.
There’s something special about trying a drink in the very building it’s made, rather than just in a normal pub.
Here are 8 distilleries and breweries where you can toast the makers in Level 2 restrictions metres from where they lovingly produced the drink in your glass.
Here are 8 distilleries and breweries where you can toast the makers in Level 2 restrictions metres from where they lovingly produced the drink in your glass.
. Taprooms and distilleries
Here are some of the places in Edinburgh you can enjoy a beer, gin or whisky straight from the source. Photo: Google Maps
. Bellfield Brewery
Bellfield Brewery, on Stanley Place near Holyrood Park, has now reopened its indoor taproom so you can now enjoy their craft beers inside, as well as in their beer garden. Photo: Bellfield Brewery
5. Edinburgh Gin Distillery
The Edinburgh Gin Distillery is now welcoming visitors back for tours and tastings at their Rutland Place headquarters. Photo: Google Maps
6. Holyrood Distillery
The modern Holyrood Distillery, on St Leonards Lane near the Edinburgh park it's named after, is taking booking for socially distanced tours and tastings of its whiskies and gins. Photo: Google Maps
7. Glenkinchie Distillery
Glenkinchie Distillery may not technically be in Edinburgh (it's a short distance away in East Lothian) but its heart is in the Capital - it distils the Edinburgh Malt that is enjoyed around the world on its own and as a vital component of Johnnie Walker whiskies. Tours and tastings are now available to book. Photo: Google Maps
8. The Hanging Bat
Bigger isn't always better, something that is perfectly demonstrated by the Hanging Bat on Lothian Road, The pub has its own microbrewery, collaborating with local brewers to bring something special to their taps. Photo: Google Maps