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A coastal landscape with a beach, ocean, and rolling hills. 1
A rock formation with a cave entrance and layered rock strata. 2
A rocky shoreline with buildings in the background. 3
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A geological cross-section with visible stratification and a measuring stick. 5

Gin 'On The Rocks': Coast, Geology & Climate-Positive Gin

By Scotland 'On The Rocks' GeoTours
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $208 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
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Overview

This full-day GeoTour explores Scotland’s Old Red Sandstone (ORS) world — an arid landscape shaped by ancient rivers, lakes and floodplains — before finishing with a field-to-bottle gin experience at Arbikie Distillery, home of the world’s first climate-positive gins and vodkas.

Led by Steve Adams, founder of Balgownie Geoscience with over 45 years of academic, industry and field experience, this tour offers a completely different 'On The Rocks' experience — combining deep-time geology, coastal scenery, climate innovation, and modern Scottish spirit craftsmanship.

Activity location

  • Hill Of Garvock Viewpoint
    • B9120
    • AB30 1HL, Laurencekirk, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Queen's Terrace
    • Queen's Terrace
    • AB10 1XL, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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Gin 'On The Rocks': Coast, Geology & Climate-Positive Gin

  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 8:30AM
Price details
CA $207.80 x 1 AdultCA $207.80
Total
Price is CA $207.80
Until Thu, Jul 16

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Snacks
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch is for participants account

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Moderately steep cliff walks

Activity itinerary

Hill Of Garvock Viewpoint

  • 30m
A spectacular viewpoint overlooking the boundary between the Scottish Highlands and Lowlands. We'll get our bearings, take in the views, and unpack a few basic geological ideas that'll make sense of everything you see for the rest of the day. Don't worry — no homework.

Johnshaven

  • 1h 30m
A working fishing village with one of the prettiest harbours on the Angus coast. We'll walk the foreshore and read the storey written in the rocks — ancient riverbeds, dried lake mud, and the traces of one of Scotland's earliest desert landscapes.

St Cyrus

  • 45m
A chance to hunt for fossils of some of the earliest plants ever to grow on dry land, and to see traces of Scotland's historic lime industry up close.

Montrose

  • 1h 15m
A proper seaside lunch at a restaurant locals love. Time to relax, refuel, and watch the sea. Lunch cost not included — budget around £15–£25 per person.

Boddin Point Lime Kilns

  • 45m
A hidden gem most visitors never find. Volcanic cliffs, an abandoned 19th-century lime industry, and views down a wild stretch of coast. Time for photos and stories about Scotland's industrial past meeting its volcanic deep history.

Arbikie Distillery

  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The grand finale. Tour the working distillery on the Stirling family farm, learn how Arbikie became the world's first producer of climate-positive gin (made from peas, of all things), and taste three of their craft gins. A genuine field-to-bottle storey you won't hear anywhere else in Scotland.

Location

Activity location

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    Hill Of Garvock Viewpoint
    • B9120
    • AB30 1HL, Laurencekirk, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Queen's Terrace
    • Queen's Terrace
    • AB10 1XL, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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    Port of Aberdeen - South Harbour
    • Saint Fitticks Road
    • AB11 8TN, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

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