Whisky Tasting and Edinburgh Vaults Tour
Whisky Tour
Whisky Tour
Tour Description
Journey through shadowy closes and wynds, and deep into the Blair Street Underground Vaults - then retire to Megget's cellar for a candlelit malt whisky tasting, exclusively for your private group.
Treason. Torture. Tormented souls. Explore the darker side of Edinburgh's Old Town on this private tour. You'll go far beyond the history you might find in books and on bus tours. Your cloaked guide will lead your group through the perpetual gloom of the Old Town's closes and wynds, spinning true tales of gruesome crimes and cruel punishments - and of the ghosts that still cling to these ancient walls.
Dark streets, deep vaults, and a candlelit whisky tasting
Then we'll head into the depths of the Blair Street Underground Vaults. Built in the 18th century and rediscovered in the 1980s, the vaults are Edinburgh's most famous haunted site. Watch for the change in temperature, the damp air, and an uneasy chill.
The tour finishes with a whisky tasting in the candlelit Megget's Cellar. There's no better way to warm the spirits after this chilling tour. You'll taste four Scottish whiskies, under the guidance of a specialist from The Royal McGregor - in a kilt, of course. Our expert will cover everything you need to know about the water of life; from how whisky is made to the effects that different elements such as water, barley, peat have during the maturation process. Nose and taste your way through four regions, with single malts from Speyside, Highlands, Islay and Lowland distilleries.
Just consider this your first step to becoming a whisky connoisseur!
If you know what styles of whisky you'd like to try, tell us when you book and we'll do our best to have it ready for you.
BOOK THIS TOUR IF YOU'D LIKE TO...
- Be enthralled by our sinister and unsavoury, past exploring the shadowy closes of the Old Town
- Experience the famous haunted Blair Street Underground Vaults of Edinburgh by candle-light
- Relish fine malt whiskies and learn how your dram was created
Tour & Tasting
Prices & Dates
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What's Included
Duration: 2 hours
Start: Mercat Cross, High Street
Finish: Meggets Cellar, Blair Street
Departure & Map
Terms & Conditions
Terms and Conditions
We are confident you will be delighted with your tour. However, there are some terms which we’d like to draw to your attention...
1. What You Can Expect of Us
- A warm welcome from our staff
- A guide dressed smartly and appropriate to your type of tour
- Staff whose Mercat Tours name badges are clearly visible
- A tour which starts promptly and lasts the time advertised
- A tour which takes you to a variety of locations in and around the High Street
- Stories which are based on the authentic history of Edinburgh
- Stories which are told, as far as possible, in the locations where they occurred
- Stories which are told in an engaging and entertaining way
- A guide who makes an effort to involve the group actively
- A guide who answers your questions or who directs you to where you can find answers to your questions
- A guide who is attentive of your health and safety
- A guide who is unwilling to accept behaviour from any individual that disrupts and spoils the experience of the many
- A company which refuses admission to anyone deemed under the influence of alcohol or drugs
2. What We Expect of You
- That you turn up at the Mercat Cross fifteen minutes before the start of the tour
- That you enter into the spirit of the tour, listening and responding to the stories the guide tells you
- That you reserve questions for the end of stories
- That you are mindful of the health and safety warnings issued by your guide
- That you do not behave in any way that disrupts the tour and impairs the enjoyment of others
3. Your Tickets
- Your ticket is valid only for the tour on which you have booked. It is not transferable. If you miss your tour we will attempt to place you on a later one but customers who have pre-paid for those tours have priority.
- Your ticket is non-refundable. Monies are only re-imbursed when a tour is cancelled by Mercat Tours.
4. Payment
- All pricing is in pounds sterling (GBP). If you have paid from overseas your payment card is charged in pounds sterling at your card issuing bank’s current exchange rate to your local currency. Our tickets include UK Value Added Tax.
- Your personal details and payment card information are held securely and encrypted by our payment card service provider.
