Location and contact details
Visit Type: Vistor Centre
Co-ordinates: 55.889996, -2.891277
Telephone: +44 (0) 1875 342 012
Email: glenkinchie.distillery[at]diageo.com
Web: https://www.discovering-distilleries.com/glenkinchie/
Twitter: DiscoverDistilleries (@12distilleries)
Facts and figures
Location | Glenkinchie Distillery, Pencaitland, Tranent, East Lothian, EH44 5ET |
Founded | 1837 |
Founder | George and John Rate |
Owner | Diageo |
Opening Hours
January – February
- Monday – Sunday: 10.00 – 16.00
- Last Tour at 15.00 hours
- Silent Season: from the 13th – the 29th of February inclusive.
Tours
Exhibition Only
£4 (includes discount voucher for £5 off purchase of 70cl single malt whisky)
Visit to exhibition / model distillery & complimentary dram of Glenkinchie 12 year old single malt
Glenkinchie Tour
£8 Adult (includes discount voucher for £5 off purchase of 70cl single malt whisky)
£6 Concession (60+ years)
£3 Children (8 -17 years) – for health & safety reasons, children under age of 8 are not permitted on the production tour
Exhibition/model distillery, tour of distillery & complimentary tasting of Glenkinchie single malt.
Flavour of Scotland Tour
£12 (includes discount voucher for £5 off purchase of 70cl single malt whisky)
As per the Glenkinchie Tour and extended tasting comparing Glenkinchie to other single malts from around Scotland
Tailormade, group and evening tours
These are also available upon request; please contact the Visitor Centre.
History
Glenkinchie is one of Diageo's Classic Malts.
Founded in 1825 by the farmers John and George Rate, Glenkinchie operated under the name Milton Distillery until it was licenced and renamed in 1837. The new name came from the Kinchie Burn which runs through the glen, which itself derives its name from a corruption pf “de Quinceyâ€; the family who originally owned the land and burn.
It was later rebuilt into a redbrick Victorian masterpiece you’ll see today; complete with houses for the workers, a bowling green, those two fat old copper pot stills and the largest wash still in the industry. A traditional single cast-iron worm tub cools the spirit, in preference to a more modern condenser, giving a whisky of greater character and depth.