Scotland · DRINKING TOURS
The pubs here are old, small and take their whisky seriously, which makes a guided round more useful than it sounds. These 15 cover the Old Town howffs, the Glasgow bars and the tasting sessions, with prices and how many stops you get.
Review of Edinburgh’s five-hour Old Town pub crawl, with seven bars, six shots, VIP entry, friendly guides, and practical booking tips.
“We had a great night. Our guid Tom was very friendly and funny.”
Review of Edinburgh’s Literary Pub Tour, a two-hour Old Town walk with live poetry, Scottish writers, pubs, and theatrical guides.
“Phantastic introduction to famous Scottish writers done very vividly by 2 actors. Burns, Stevenson, Scott and others. Poems are said and even sung.”
Review of Edinburgh’s 7-bar pub crawl with seven shots, drink discounts, skip-the-line entry, guides, value, and practical tips.
“It was brilliant from the very start. Unfortunately we left early to get the last tram to our rented accommodation. If I had known it wasn’t going to be very expensive or knew how to use Uber we would have stayed until the very end.”
Review of Edinburgh’s seven-bar pub crawl, with free drinks, discounts, VIP entry, guide tips, group size, value, and age advice.
“13/12 had a great time, small group from all over the world . The host did a great job bringing is all together and we had a really good night .”
Explore Edinburgh’s Old Town, historic pubs, cask ales, and Scottish brewing traditions on a small-group tasting walk.
“Kristy is a fantastic guide and knows her stuff about beer and how it’s been processed through the years. Very personable and engaged with all in the group really well. Loved the side stories of history of Edinburgh she shared as we walked from pub to pub.”
Tour Glasgow’s Tennent’s Brewery, trace 450 years of brewing, see the working plant, and finish with a complimentary pint.
“Excellent value for money Tour guide Harvey was exceptional and deserves to be included in token scheme”
Trace Edinburgh’s brewing past through three local pubs, Scottish beer tastings, and lively Old Town stories on this expert-led walking tour.
“Full of history and information about beer and pubs here in Edinburgh, well worth it”
Review of Edinburgh’s six-hour Old Town pub crawl, with five venues, free entry, welcome shots, drink deals, photos, and practical tips.
“It was such a good time! All the bars were so unique and fun. This was also a great way to make new friends! I would go again for sure.”
Review of Inverness’s Uilebheist brewery and distillery tour, with whisky, beer, folklore, tasting details, price, and practical booking advice.
“An interesting overview of the distilling and brewing processes with a lot of fun local history and lore. Excellent tasting at the end!”
Taste Scottish beers, visit three Glasgow pubs, and hear Merchant City stories on a friendly two-hour walking tour
“Ian was our guide, and he was fantastic. He was extremely knowledgeable about the history as well as the beers we tried. It was great to learn about the history of the city/country and try some local beers in the process. Would recommend and do again!”
Follow two actors through Edinburgh pubs, wynds, and courtyards while discovering Scottish writers from Sir Walter Scott to Harry Potter.
“Highly recommend this tour, even if you're not into poetry! Funny, informative & entertaining. Well worth your time and money.”
Walk Glasgow’s New Town, trace its beer-fuelled rise, and taste Scottish craft beers with a guide who knows the city and brewing.
“Really grest tour, toys guide lei was lovely, great tastings and learnt about Glasgow too walking from place to place, had a brilliant time, beers were tasty and all different”
Taste four local Scottish beers in Edinburgh’s atmospheric Lost Close, with brewing stories and Old Town history in a one-hour session.
“Despite living in Edinburgh, I'd never heard of The Lost Close until friends bought me a voucher for the beer tasting session. Three of us went along and had as good a time as can be had in a stone cellar in December. Padge was a fun, amiable host who put all the visitors at ease and we enjoyed 5 different samples over the course of an hour. Padge graciously then spent another hour in the small bar chatting and serving drinks as we got to know the other visitors. There are also gin tours and whisky tours available, so we'll certainly be back.”
Enjoy four or five Scottish comedians testing new jokes at Dragonfly Cocktail Bar in Edinburgh Old Town, with drinks available to buy.
“Ross was brilliant host, comedians were trying out new material with mixed results but overall very funny”
Taste four single malt Scotch whiskies with Neil in a traditional Edinburgh bar, learning how whisky is made, tasted, and chosen.
“Neil was great! His explanations were down to earth and specific. For 2 novices, he opened up a new world of tastes. I would do it again and highly recommend it. His scientific background never got in the way. It was a perfect excursion away from our cruise ship and got us deeper into the local culture.”
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