Glenkinchie Distillery & Visitors Centre
The home of 'The Edinburgh Malt' is located in the rolling farmland of East Lothian and houses an excellent exhibition in the listed red brick buildings.
Few parts of Scotland can boast of more history than this. In 1745 Prince Charles Edward Stuart reached the peak of his brief power at Prestonpans on the Firth of Forth just north of Glenkinchie, where his Highlanders defeated John Cope's Hanoverian forces with such certainty that London itself seemed under threat.
The contemporary folk song 'Johnny Cope' records Cope's shocking defeat and his reaction after fleeing back to Dunbar, leaving his men.
Distilling (mostly illegal) was taking place here long before the skills of crop rotation were know; in 1777 Edinburgh housed perhaps four hundred illicit distilleries. When the law was changed to permit smaller licensed distilleries, many farmers took out licenses.
By the time Glenkinchie was founded in 1837, 115 licensed distilleries were recorded in the Lowlands, though their products would probably not pass muster today!
Opening Hours
Opening hours 2012
January to April
Mon-Fri: 12noon – 3pm
April to July
Mon-Sat: 10am - 4pm
Sun: 12noon – 4pm
August
Monday - Saturday: 10am - 5pm
Sunday: 12noon - 5pm
September - October
Monday - Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Sunday: 12noon - 4pm
November
Monday - Sunday: 12noon - 3pm
December
Monday - Sunday: 12noon - 3pm
Children under 8 years are welcome but are not admitted to the production areas.
Contact
Ms
Rhona
Paisley
Glenkinchie Distillery
Pencaitland
Tranent
East Lothian
EH34 5ET
Scotland
Tel: +44 (1875) 342004
Fax: +44 (1875) 342007
E-Mail: glenkinchie.distillery@diageo.com
WWW: http://www.discovering-distilleries.com/glenkinchie
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