Burns Night 2025: 10 amazing Edinburgh bars to enjoy a dram of whisky on Burns Night

By Gary Flockhart

Lifestyle Editor

Published 25th Jan 2025, 02:00 BST

To celebrate Burns Night 2025, we've rounded up some of the best places in Edinburgh to drink the amber nectar

Burns Night is a time to enjoy Scottish traditions and nothing says traditional more than enjoying a few drams to celebrate Scotland’s most famous poet and former Edinburgh resident, Robert Burns.

From historical boozers to trendy new bars, there’s plenty of great spots for a dram or three in Edinburgh.

Scroll through our picture gallery to see 10 of the best whisky bars in Scotland’s capital city.

Scroll through our gallery to see some of the best spots for a dram of whisky in Edinburgh. Photo: Pixabay

1. Edinburgh's best bars for whisky

Scroll through our gallery to see some of the best spots for a dram of whisky in Edinburgh. Photo: Pixabay Photo: Pixabay

Where: 2-4 Hope St, Edinburgh EH2 4DB

2. Usquabae Whisky Bar & Larder

Where: 2-4 Hope St, Edinburgh EH2 4DB Photo: Third Party

Where: 119 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1SG

3. Whiski

Where: 119 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1SG Photo: Third Party

Where: 9 Advocate's Cl, Edinburgh EH1 1ND

4. The Devil's Advocate

Where: 9 Advocate's Cl, Edinburgh EH1 1ND Photo: Third Party

Edinburgh Robert Burns

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