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Private Edinburgh Whisky Tour - Distilleries & Tastings

A private whisky tour to two real single-malt distilleries, plus the exclusive Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Private tour — just your group 7-9 hours Up to 25 guests Free itinerary changes Local expert guide
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Overview

A private tour for your group only, to two genuine single-malt distilleries and the exclusive Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

This is a private tour for your group only. Real stops include two genuine single-malt distilleries and the exclusive Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Highlights

  • Two Real Distilleries Genuine single-malt producers.
  • The Exclusive Scotch Malt Whisky Society A real, distinctive members'-style stop.
  • Private, Full Day 7-9 hours, just your group.

What Stops Does This Tour Make?

A popular starting point — every Voyzo itinerary is fully customizable, so we'll shape the order and stops around your group.

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Pickup

Hotel pickup in Edinburgh.

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Two Real Distilleries

Genuine single-malt producers.

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The Exclusive Scotch Malt Whisky Society

A real, distinctive members'-style stop.

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Private, Full Day

7-9 hours, just your group.

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Drop-off

Back to your hotel, home, or the airport — whenever your day wraps up.

What's Included

A private vehicle and driver, just for your group
A professional, knowledgeable local guide
Door-to-door pickup and drop-off
A fully customizable itinerary built around you
All tolls, parking, and fuel

What's Not Included

Attraction admission tickets, unless noted as included
Meals and snacks
Gratuities for your guide or driver
Personal expenses

Why Book a Private Tour With Voyzo?

Your group only — never combined with strangers
Crowded 50+ seat group buses
Fully custom stops, built around you
A fixed script with no flexibility
Door-to-door pickup, wherever you're staying
Meeting at a fixed public meeting point
Direct, transparent pricing — no marketplace markup
Third-party booking fees

Important Information

Know Before You Book

  • Group size can range from 1 to 25 guests — we match the vehicle to your party.
  • Pricing depends on group size, vehicle, and tour length, and is confirmed after your quote request.
  • Tour duration is flexible — the times shown are a typical starting point.

Know Before You Go

  • We'll confirm your exact pickup time and vehicle details after booking.
  • Bring a camera, comfortable shoes, and weather-appropriate layers.
  • Your pickup address is required to finalize the itinerary.

Special Requests

  • Mobility needs, dietary notes, or accessibility requirements? Let us know when requesting your quote and we'll arrange accordingly.
  • Traveling with young children or larger groups — just tell us, and we'll recommend the right vehicle.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, for your group only.
A real, exclusive Scotch whisky institution.
The Society, founded in 1983 and based in historic vaulted cellars in Leith thought to predate the year 1200, bottles whisky by individual cask at cask strength rather than under a brand name — each bottling is identified only by a numeric code and tasting notes, making it a genuinely different, more connoisseur-focused way to experience Scotch than a standard branded distillery visit.
Once your quote is accepted, we'll confirm your exact pickup time, vehicle, and driver details by email ahead of your tour date.
Yes — reach out to our team any time before your tour and we'll do our best to accommodate itinerary or schedule changes.

About This Tour

A private tour for your group only, to two genuine single-malt distilleries and the exclusive Scotch Malt Whisky Society. This is a private tour for your group only. Real stops include two genuine single-malt distilleries and the exclusive Scotch Malt Whisky Society.

Single malt Scotch starts with malted barley, which is mashed with hot water to release its sugars, fermented with yeast into a beer-like liquid called wash, and then distilled — usually twice — in the distinctive copper pot stills that give each distillery its own character. What comes off the still is clear and fiery; it's the years spent afterward maturing in oak casks, by Scotch whisky law a minimum of three, that give single malt its colour, depth, and the specific character tasted at each real distillery this tour visits.

The day's standout stop is the Scotch Malt Whisky Society, founded in 1983 by a small group of friends — among them tax accountant Philip "Pip" Hills, who had been struck by how different whisky tasted drawn straight from the cask in the Highlands compared with the bottled version most people knew. That same year, the Society took over part of the Vaults in Leith — vaulted cellars thought to predate the year 1200, with an extra storey added as late as 1785 — and released its first single-cask bottling that August, a 1975 sherry-cask Glenfarclas. The Society still bottles whisky this way: single casks, at cask strength, identified only by a numeric code and tasting notes rather than a brand name.

A full 7-9 hour private day gives real time to see both sides of Scotch whisky in one trip — the working production floor of two genuine single-malt distilleries, and the very different, more connoisseur-focused culture of a members'-style tasting institution housed in some of the oldest cellars in Leith.

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