join the Scotch Whisky Heritage Tour for an entertaining guide to the birth of our national drink.

This tour encourages visitors to learn about the making of Scotch whisky interactively and includes whisky-tasting, films and a chance to meet the resident ghost on a barrel ride packed full of figures from

the past.

This guide to Scotch whisky also explains its history, the characters who contributed to its development and why the taste varies from one region to another.

By the end of the tour, guests should have learned the basics behind how a distillery works and how whisky is made, using a specially-constructed model.

WHAT: The Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre.

WHERE: 354 Castlehill, Royal Mile Edinburgh.

Tel: 0131 220 04410.

WHEN: 10am-6pm, last tour 5pm.

HOW MUCH: Adults (pounds) 7.95 ((pounds) 5.95), students (pounds) 5.95, children (five-17) (pounds) 4.25 and family ticket (pounds) 18 (two adults and up to four children).