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Amber Restaurant Executive Chef and Head of Events holding a cake next to Amber sign

Celebrating 25 years of Amber Restaurant

21 May 2026

Executive Chef David Neave marks the restaurant’s 25th year with specially curated menus alongside the Amber team’s limited edition anniversary cocktail.

Scotch Whisky Experience Resident Reward advert

Tour experiences

Forever Edinburgh Resident Rewards Offer

04 May 2026

We've teamed up with Forever Edinburgh's Resident Rewards to offer Edinburgh locals £5 discount on any of our experiences.

The first visitor attraction in Scotland to offer tours in Vietnamese!

20 Mar 2026

The award-winning whisky attraction expands its global reach with the launch of Vietnamese audio guided tours, bringing its total language offering to 21.

Scotch Whisky Experience Apprentices. Headshots of staff members.

Company News

Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2026

02 Mar 2026

It is Scottish Apprentice Week and the perfect moment to spotlight our Alastair S. McIntosh Apprenticeship Programme.

Susan Morrison, speaking at a podium at the World Whiskies Awards in Edinburgh

Company News

Whisky's highest global honours awarded to our Chief Executive

11 Dec 2025

Susan Morrison inducted into the Whisky Magazine Hall of Fame,

The Scotch Whisky Experience building with Unicorns

Unicorns names revealed!

28 Jul 2025

We are delighted to reveal the names of our beautiful unicorn sculptures

Image of stone unicorn and windows on The Scotch Whisky Experiences' building façade.

External Restoration Project

11 Jun 2025

Here at The Scotch Whisky Experience, our historic B-listed building has now been fully restored following a £750,000 investment for a major external building maintenance project.

Image of phone showing bar menu at Amber Restaurant with whisky bar in the background.

We’ve Launched Our New Digital Whisky Menu

05 Jun 2025

We’re excited to share the launch of our brand-new digital bar menu, now available at our Amber Bar and the McIntyre Gallery Bar!

Tasting Tales Experience at The Scotch Whisky Experience. A Visitor Assistant is stood up holding food highlights including a slice of cheese, venison salami and block of dark chocolate. She is smiling at customers at a round table who are taking part in the tasting.

National Apprenticeship Week & our Alastair S McIntosh Apprenticeships

13 Feb 2025

The Alastair S McIntosh Apprenticeships here at SWE were introduced as part of our continued commitment to develop our team

Customers in the whisky collection, enjoying their tour with their tour guide. There is multiple glass cabinets with Scotch whisky surrounding them.

The Scotch Whisky Experience Secures Three Major Award Wins Including Scotland's Best Visitor Attraction

06 Dec 2024

The Scotch Whisky Experience has achieved an exceptional series of wins at three major award ceremonies: The Scottish Thistle Awards, The Scottish Whisky Awards and The World Drinks Awards.

A flight of whiskies pictured in the Castlehill room with festive décor.

Festive events this December

11 Oct 2024

With our Whisky Distillers' Fair, Festive Tasting Tales and Christmas menus at Amber, read on to find out more.

Deaf Action Scotland filming our BSL and ASL against a green screen.

Tour experiences

The Scotch Whisky Experience Leads on Enhanced Accessibility with International Sign

31 Jul 2024

The Scotch Whisky Experience, a five-star Edinburgh attraction which has been helping visitors experience the joys of Scotch Whisky for over 35 years, will now offer their tour in International Sign.