Whisky tours 2026: Fault lines, Lowlands and a Pilgrimage

North, South, East, or West: where will Scotland take you this year?

While Scotland’s cities rarely encourage you to leave, they’re surrounded by a landscape packed with whisky journeys. Here are three of our favourite whisky tours:

Edinburgh is one of the most attractive whisky destinations in the world. Few cities offer such a range of world-class whisky attractions, historic architecture, welcoming pubs and attractive shopping streets as the Scottish capital. Glasgow, too, with its buzzing personality-driven pubs and great nightlife, rarely allows distraction. Yet, even while enjoying all of this, the pull of the rest of this whisky-dominated country is strong. 

Here are three unusual whisky tours destinations that are easily reached from Edinburgh or Glasgow: