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Ms Paisley

Glenkinchie Distillery
Pencaitland
Tranent
East Lothian
EH34 5ET
Scotland

Tel:
+44 (1875) 342004
Fax:
+44 (1875) 342007
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Glenkinchie Distillery & Visitors Centre

Glenkinchie Distillery

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.

Glenkinchie Distillery

Contact

Ms Rhona Paisley

Glenkinchie Distillery
Pencaitland
Tranent
East Lothian
EH34 5ET
Scotland

Further contact details ...

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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