Clydeside Distillery tour Glasgow: three drams tasting

Glasgow's whisky distillery opened less than a decade ago after a century-long gap.

The Clydeside Tour is a guided distillery experience at Glasgow's Clydeside Distillery where you explore the city's whisky heritage through live footage and animation, walk the Still House to watch craftsmen at work, and taste three single malts in the Tasting Room. The tour runs about an hour and includes free onsite parking. A live English-speaking guide leads the experience, and the distillery is fully wheelchair accessible.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Clydeside Distillery and Tasting

• Explore Dockside Story exhibit
• Watch spirit handcrafted traditionally
• Taste three wee drams of whisky
• Visit whisky bar for drinks

The Experience

What makes this tour different is the gap it fills: Glasgow had no dedicated single malt distillery for over 100 years, and Clydeside changed that. The experience opens with the Dockside Story—live footage and animation that walk you through how the whisky industry was born and what Glasgow's role in it was. This is not a generic distillery primer; it is the city's own history, told with the place built around it.

After the story comes the walk. Your guide takes you through the Still House, where you'll see craftsmen handcrafting pure new make spirit using traditional methods. The Still House itself sits on the riverfront with a view over the Clyde, and the whole space is contemporary—steel and glass, not a museum recreation. You're watching the work happen in real time, not reading about how it used to be done.

The tasting happens in the Tasting Room and includes three wee drams of Clydeside Single Malt. The guide walks you through how different casks impart different flavours to the spirit, so you're tasting with context instead of just tasting. If you want more after the tour, the whisky bar is open before and after—curated flights, cocktails with a Clydeside twist, local beer, soft drinks.

What’s included

• Guided tour with a live English-speaking guide.
• entry to the Clydeside Distillery and Still House.
• three wee drams of Single Malt Scotch Whisky in the Tasting Room.
• free onsite parking.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by The Clydeside Distillery

Is this one for you?Watch whisky being handcrafted in Glasgow's first dedicated distillery in over a century, where the riverside Still House lets you see the exact craft behind the spirit you're tasting.

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Top questions

How long does the Clydeside tour actually take?

The tour runs about an hour from start to finish, covering the Dockside Story, the Still House walk and the three-dram tasting in the Tasting Room.

What exactly do you taste during the tasting?

You taste three wee drams of Clydeside Single Malt Scotch Whisky, and the guide explains how different casks shape the flavour of each one so you understand what you're tasting.

Can you visit the whisky bar if you're not doing the tour?

Yes, the whisky bar is open to everyone and serves Clydeside Drams cocktails, curated whisky flights, local beer and soft drinks before or after the tour.

Is there parking at the Clydeside Distillery?

Free parking is onsite, so you don't need to hunt for a spot or pay separately.

What if you use a wheelchair or have mobility needs?

The distillery is fully wheelchair accessible throughout—all areas and surfaces are accessible, and transportation options to get there are also wheelchair accessible.