Distillery tours

OGILVY DISTILLERY, ANGUS

The Tattie Box Tours at Ogilvy Farm in Angus takes place in a trailer towed by a tractor.

Learn how this family of farmers became a single-estate potato vodka producer. The one-andhalf-hour tour is a ground-toglass experience, winding up with a tutored tasting. £15. ogilvyspirits.com

D ARNLEY’S GIN COTTAGE, FIFE

Set in a picture-postcard cottage, Darnley’s offers distillery talks, tours and tastings. At Darnley’s Gin School, visitors can learn to distil, bottle and label their own spirits, made from botanicals grown in the garden. Discover Darnley’s Tour, £12; Darnley’s Gin School, £125. darnleysgin.com

SECRET GARDEN DISTILLERY, EDINBURGH

In 2012, Herbologist Hamish Martin and his wife Liberty created their Secret Herb Garden on a 7.5acre plot of land on Edinburgh’s outskirts. The Gin Garden and Distillery Tour showcases their range of hand-harvested botanicals and ends with a tasting. £15. secretgardendistillery.co.uk

SUMMERHALL DISTILLERY, EDINBURGH

Based in the disused dog kennels of Edinburgh’s former veterinary school, this distillery is the home of Pickering’s Gin. The tour kicks off with a G&T before taking visitors through the distilling process and ending with a tutored tasting of three gins. £15. pickeringsgin.com