Summerhall Distillery

Four of us did the tour, which made it personal and interesting. Great mixture of information and tasting. Hadn't realised what a small smart process distilling our favourite gin is! Love the fact we now know that our gin was made in either Emily or Gertrude!

Highly recommend if you are visiting or visiting even as a local. We did the gin cocktail making experience! Pickerings Gin is the only privately owned gin distiller in Edinburgh, so it was great to support a local l business. Not to mention, the gin is actually quite phenomenal!

My friend and I attended the Christmas bauble gin workshop last night and I can't recommend it enough. Marina our host was absolutely lovely and a real credit to the distillery! The workshop was so interesting and fun! I'd highly recommend doing a tour here and participating in a gin workshop! It was such a lovely evening! Thank you very much Marina!

This gin is very tasty and the Navy strength is amazing I love the increased flavor profile. We went on a tour of the distillery. They give a few samples which makes the experience that much more enjoyable. The tour guide Marina was amazing. She did a great job of blending history of Gin and the distillery. I would recommend her tour. Summer hall has an amazing vibe it’s worth checking out.

I did the gin bauble class with Martina who was an excellent host. We made 2 delicious gin cocktails to sip whilst making our gin cocktail filled bauble. It was a lovely Christmas experience, I'd recommend it.

As a gift to my gin loving wife (Fiona) we both looked forward to the tour. I never realised it was such a small operation. Our tour guide, Alyssa, was so informative about the origins of Pickering's gin to the present day. As it was only my wife and myself the tour felt rather personal experience. The chat between us was great, so relaxed. I'm not a gin drinker, more a whisky man, however, I feel I'm liking gin more. We hope to be back to your future gin events. Thank you so much for Alyssa being such a knowledgeable tour guide.

Had a fantastic tour & gin tasting at Summerhall Distillery. The tour was fun & interesting. Our guide was warm & friendly as well as knowledgeable. And the gin was excellent! It was also nice to get out of the core tourist area & check out another part of Edinburgh. Highly recommend this experience.

Lucky enough to try the gin cocktail making class. So much fun! Our host was Marina and she was great - informative, friendly and made us feel comfortable. 100% recommend

I was so worried about securing a place to be able to have a gin tour and I completely forgot to buy the tickets until the week before. My worry was for nothing because we were the only ones on the tour. I'm not going to lie, it felt a bit awkward because I'm an anti-social introvert who gets stunned when asked a question by a stranger. I'm sure strangers think I'm a dolt. My fiancé is the kind of socially awkward that says weird things or makes jokes that don't land. Jamie, our amazing tour guide, was very energetic and told a lot of bad jokes (which he warned us he would), so the combination of these factors was actually kind of hilarious. We started the tour early, since we were there early and we were the only ones there. I appreciated that because we had a tight reservation for dinner and could mosey on over there now instead of swift walking. The tour started in the invention room. At first, when reading the description of the tour, I thought this part would be corny but honestly it was fascinating. I love hearing a story about people trying to make their life passion work out. We then moved onto the actual distillery part, making sure to finish our G&Ts before entering. Again, a very interesting tour seen through the eyes of Pickering's Gin. The only problem I had was Jamie asked us to smash a piece of juniper between our fingers and I may have taken that too seriously and needed to wash my hands the rest of the tour but again, not his fault, mine for being too literal of a person. The tasting at the end was the best part. I love gin. It's my favorite alcohol. And the gins here are fantastic. We actually got to try their whisky too. Jamie was so kind in giving us a sample when he found out we had just gotten engaged. I bought a few mini bottles and almost had them confiscated at the airport. Luckily, I was able to scratch by with all my bottles. The security guy told me I was a lucky girl. That's right, lucky enough to have all my mini bottles of this amazing gin.

We enjoyed learning all about the process to make gin and the many varieties. We also had fun tasting the different gins. Our tour guide, Max, was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. We loved the gin!

This was a terrific tour of Pickering gin. Very informative and the tour guide was quite entertaining! At the end, the tasting was yummy.

This is the Pickering's Gin Distillery Tour. It is well worth the time and small investment. Our guides were Victoria and Rebecca. They were both great, and Rebecca was an exceptional story teller. Do NOT think or expect a big distillery. This is literally a four room distillery (maybe 1200 or so square feet, or 110 square meters). But don't let the small size scare you from this big (nice) Tour. You will learn about the history of gin in a fun, interesting narrative by your guides. It concludes with a gin tasting session. You do stand during all of it (75-90 minutes) but there are chairs available if needed (I.e. you can't stand for that long). There also 2 small breaks during as well. This tour isn't meant for people under 18. Even if you don't consider yourself a gin person (but do drink alcohol), you will want to go on this tour. It's a great balance of history, gin making and taste testing. Don't miss it!

If you've been paying attention, you know I *love* good gin. This was like a trip to Disneyland for a gin phreaque. Terrific tour, which basically amounted to shaping up in the Royal Dick Bar (see separate review) and then walking back past the kitchen to the two small rooms where the magic happens in Emily and Gertrude. Exiting through the gift shop, like you do, yields shopping opportunities that I also recommend. DO NOT MISS the chance to buy the Christmas baubles. Seriously. And try ALL the gins.

Educational, entertaining and experiential. Victoria and Rebecca taught us a lot about the history of gin, the history of gin in Scotland and the history of their company and brand. Loved the energy, passion and tag-teaming. Left with a lot of great gin tips, a new appreciation for gin after the tasting, awesome recipe ideas and fun trivia to impress others with. Highly recommend the tour both for the tasting and quality of their gin but also a really unique taste of Scotland history. Great gift idea-- they have a Christmas ornament filled w gin! Doesn't get any better!

This is a tiny distillery which currently only has one still! Though this will change in Jan 2016. The new still has arrived but needs to be plumbed into the system. They have a shop that sells their gins and a few other gin related things. It is quite literally two rooms where everything is done! On the occasions I've just shown up, whoever is around is always happy to chat, show me around and answer any questions. I think you're able to just pop in for the most part. Though would recommend getting in touch and booking if you have a large group. There's not a great deal to see but worth sticking your head in if you're in the area!

The distillery tour was great and super informative. The lady leading it knew so much about the history of gin, the building, the process and everything else. She was really passionate about it and it came across well. They've started producing gin to an old Indian recipe that is very different to other 'modern' gin recipes but still very good. For £10 per person you get a gin and tonic to start with, 45 minutes of tour and information and then a further three gin samples. They also sell there products on site and will ship for free to the UK so ideal for those visiting with only hand luggage.