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Johnnie Walker Princes Street

Johnnie Walker's eight-floor whisky house on Princes Street, in the old House of Fraser building, with the Journey of Flavour tour and a rooftop bar.

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On Princes Street, in the building that was the House of Fraser department store, Johnnie Walker has made a whisky house over eight floors.

The conversion was completed in September 2021, and the building's Binns clock, on the corner, was restored.

The Journey of Flavour is the signature tour. It opens with a short flavour quiz, and the cocktails or whiskies served along the way follow from your answers. A performer tells the story of the Walker family, and the tour takes about an hour and a half.

At the top, the 1820 rooftop bar looks across the city to the castle, and you can book a table for after the tour. The shop is open to everyone, with or without a ticket.

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Before you go

Tours are booked online and the rooftop bar takes bookings too.

Arrive 15 minutes before your tour starts.

Where: Princes Street, Edinburgh, 15 minutes on foot from Waverley and from Haymarket stations; a number of buses also serve it.
Open: The shop: Monday to Thursday 10am to 8.30pm, Friday and Saturday 10am to 9pm, Sunday 11am to 8pm. The rooftop bar: every day 10am to midnight, last orders 11.30pm. Tours start from late morning to early evening. Hours vary, and at Christmas and New Year you are asked to call or email.
Price: The Journey of Flavour is from £25 a person and includes three cocktails or whiskies, on the tour page on 21 October 2026. Personalised bottles start from £12.
Booking: Tours are booked online up to 30 minutes before they start and fill at busy times; walk-ins are taken if there is space. Changes are accepted up to 48 hours ahead. The rooftop bar takes bookings with a £5 deposit a person, taken off the bill.
Parking: None on site; metered parking in the city is subject to availability.
Getting there: A 15-minute walk from Waverley and Haymarket stations, or one of a number of buses.
Access: Johnnie Walker describes the Experience as fully accessible, with guidance from Euan's Guide. The Journey of Flavour uses strong audio-visual effects, so speak to the team when booking.
Food: The 1820 Rooftop Bar serves cocktails and an ever-changing menu of plates to share, and the Experience page also lists coffee and lunch. There are non-alcoholic options on the tour, and a Driver's Kit of miniature whiskies to take away if you would rather not drink on the day.
Children: Children aged eight and over are welcome on the Journey of Flavour with an adult aged 18 or over and their own ticket.

Opening hours

Monday: 10am–8.30pm
Tuesday: 10am–8.30pm
Wednesday: 10am–8.30pm
Thursday: 10am–8.30pm
Friday: 10am–9pm
Saturday: 10am–9pm
Sunday: 11am–8pm

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An ornate clock projects from the corner of a sandstone building above the Johnnie Walker Princes Street shopfront in Edinburgh, pedestrians passing below.

Did you know

A department store turned into a whisky house.

Johnnie Walker Princes Street fills eight floors of the old House of Fraser store at the West End. The conversion was finished in September 2021.

A rooftop terrace overlooking Edinburgh's Old Town spires from the Johnnie Walker Experience

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The year in the bar's name.

The rooftop bar is called 1820. By Johnnie Walker's own account, that is the year John Walker opened his grocery shop in Kilmarnock, where the story began. From the bar you can see across the city to the castle.

A guide pouring a whisky sample at a UV-lit tasting table

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The tour starts with a quiz.

The Journey of Flavour begins with a short flavour quiz that matches each visitor to a flavour profile, and the drinks you are served on the tour follow from it.

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