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Glenkinchie Distillery

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Glenkinchie Distillery is just under 15 miles from Edinburgh in Pencaitland.

This is the home of the Edinburgh Malt and you can enjoy the area and the exhibition as part of your tour of Scotland. There are not many places in Scotland that have this history. Here they saw Prince Charles Stuart reach power when his Highlanders defeated the Hanoverian forces in 1745 and illegal distilling was finally allowed.

Distilling in the area dates back to the 1700’s and although illegal, the area supported around four hundred such distilleries! Glenkinchie started in 1837 along with over 100 others but not many of them lasted and most of what they brewed wouldn’t have passed the rigorous demands of today’s whiskey connoisseurs!

If you want more information on the area visit our local Edinburgh City Destination page or our regional Edinburgh Destination page.
Place Category: See & Do

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Glenkinchie Distillery, Pencaitland, Edinburgh City, Edinburgh , United Kingdom

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Glenkinchie Distillery 7 Day Weather Forecast

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Expect a temp in the range 4.2℃ to 9.8℃ with wind speed 6.7 m/sec (NNW)
Saturday, Apr 20
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Expect a temp in the range 1.2℃ to 3.2℃ with wind speed 3.6 m/sec (NNE)
Sunday, Apr 21
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Expect a temp in the range 3.2℃ to 5.1℃ with wind speed 3.4 m/sec (SE)
Monday, Apr 22
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Expect a temp in the range 7.1℃ to 8.4℃ with wind speed 2.4 m/sec (WSW)
Tuesday, Apr 23
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Expect a temp in the range 4.1℃ to 4.7℃ with wind speed 4 m/sec (NNE)
Wednesday, Apr 24
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Expect a temp in the range 1.9℃ to 3.5℃ with wind speed 2.9 m/sec (S)
Thursday, Apr 25
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Expect a temp in the range 2℃ to 3.2℃ with wind speed 1.8 m/sec (SSE)

Our Edinburgh City weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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