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image captionJohnnie Walker Princes Street is being built in the former House of Fraser building in Edinburgh
Images of how a major new whisky visitor attraction in Edinburgh will look have been revealed.
Johnnie Walker Princes Street, located in the former House of Fraser building in the centre of the city, is due to open in the summer of 2021.
The visitor attraction is part of Diageo s £150m investment in the Johnnie Walker brand.
It will also feature bars, dining areas, tasting rooms and live performance areas.
The attraction has been designed by BRC Imagination Arts, which has also worked on the Guinness Storehouse, NASA Kennedy Space Centre, and the Museum of Liverpool.
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The new visitor will include two rooftop bars.
The 1820 bar will feature a terrace to sit out and enjoy carefully crafted whisky cocktails on
These are the 1820 bar, which is set to become a world-class cocktail bar and outdoor terrace with breath-taking views of the Edinburgh skyline, and the Explorers’ Bothy, which will stock over 150 rare bottles and one-of-a-kind cask editions.
The space features a signature centrepiece sculpture and original artwork from Scottish landscape artist Scott Naismith.
A first glimpse has also been given into a flexible performance space that will host a variety of live events and performances named the Johnnie Walker Label Studio and is expected to become a fixture in Edinburgh’s thriving cultural life.
How the rooftop bar at the Johnnie Walker Princes Street attraction Here is the first glimpse of how the eagerly awaited Johnnie Walker Princes Street whisky experience will look. Images of how bars and events spaces will look at the visitor attraction have been unveiled for the first time and includes a rooftop bar. The new whisky visitor experience that will open in Edinburgh in the summer of 2021. Among the features are rooftop bars, private dining areas, modern sensory tasting rooms, personalised tour and tasting experiences, and live performance areas. The interior of the landmark building, which has been under meticulous transformation over the past 18 months, has been kept a closely-guarded secret until today.
A TANTALISING first-glimpse has been revealed of a new whisky visitor experience that will open in Edinburgh in the summer of 2021. Johnnie Walker Princes Street will feature rooftop bars, private dining areas, modern sensory tasting rooms, personalised tour and tasting and live performance areas. The interior of the landmark building, which has been under meticulous transformation over the past 18 months, has been kept a closely-guarded secret until today, with the release of select design renderings that give a tantalising taste of what is to come.
The 1820 Bar will offer views of the Edinburgh skyline The 1820 bar will be a world class cocktail bar and outdoor terrace with breathtaking views of the Edinburgh skyline. It is described as the perfect location to enjoy a morning coffee, meals and refreshments throughout the day or a cocktail in the evening.