The Scotch Whisky Experience was first created in July 1987 by 19 individual scotch whisky companies, who invested to create the Scotch whiskey Experience. located on Castlehill in old town Edinburgh.The centre offers tours and whiskey tutoring session with a shop, corporate spaces, Restaurant and Whisky Bar.In 2008 The Whiskey Experience became home to the Worlds Largest Collection of Scotch Whisky, The collection was built up over 35 years by Claive Vidiz, you can find 3,384 Bottles within his collection.The collection is now stored in a specially designed glass and marble vault, which was opened by Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond, in May 2009.In 2012 the attraction went on to have a major refurbishment, giving it a brand new look and features, some of the features include interactive tasting map and touch screen distillery guide.The International Spirits Challenge was held in the venue for the first time and now it’s home to the world’s largest bottle of single malt Whisky.Six years and £7 Million pound refurbishment finished in 2015 and a building corporate space was also updated.Tour ExperiencesThe Experience offers different Tours such as:The Gold TourMorning MasterclassThe Platinum TourThe Taste Of ScotlandThe Silver TourEducational ToursYou can find out more information about each tour on their website: whiskyexperienceThe Scotch Whisky Experience offer to enjoy the experience in 15 different Languages: Gaelic, English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Mandarin, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Hindi, Russian, Japanese.[su_box title=”Opening Hours”]Monday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMTuesday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMWednesday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMThursday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMFriday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMSaturday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PMSunday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM[/su_box]The Scotch Whisky Experience Awards:Scottish Tourist Board (VisitScotland) – 5* Visitor AttractionDistillery Experience Awards – ‘Best Educational Experience’ – Winner 2014British Travel Awards – ‘Best Leisure Attraction’ – Bronze Medal 2014Green Tourism Business Scheme – SilverIcons of Whisky – ‘Best Whisky Attraction’ – Winner 2013Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions –‘Scotland’s Best Visitor Attraction’ – Winner 2011The Attraction is rated 5 stars, so it’s well worth going to and experiencing specially for whiskey lovers.Map LocationAddress: 354 Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NE, UK