Shakespeare Distillery is a small distillery just outside Stratford-upon-Avon. The distillery operates highly recommended distillery tours that include tastings as well as a gin-making experience where you can create your own unique gin.
What to see at the Shakespeare Distillery
There are two main ways to visit the Shakespeare Distillery: you can take a tour of the distillery or attend one of the gin-making experiences at the Shakespeare Distillery Gin School. In both instances, you get to taste several different gins and enjoy a gin and tonic (or three).
Shakespeare Distillery tour
The Shakespeare Distillery tour is an interesting introduction to the distilling process. It is an excellent experience that includes a talk about the history of gin as well as an explanation of the gin-making process.
The tour ends with a tutored tasting where you are able to try at least three different gins followed by a full-size gin and tonic.
Shakespeare Distillery Gin School
The distillery also operates a three-hour gin-making experience where you get the opportunity to use a miniature copper still to create your own unique gin from a blend of botanicals.
During your gin school course, you get to take a tour of the distillery, you have a guided tasting of three spirits and you get to enjoy three gin and tonics. You also get to take home 700ml of your own unique gin, which comes in one 500ml bottle and one 200ml bottle. You also get a voucher for 10% off purchases from the distillery shop.
Visiting the Shakespeare Distillery
The distillery is located in the countryside around 5km (3 miles) from the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon. It is possible to walk here from the town centre in around an hour, although you can take a bus 15 or 229 to the edge of town and walk the remaining 25 minutes. It is only a 10-minute drive but you shouldn’t be doing that if you want to taste any of the gin.
You must be aged 18 or over in order to enjoy any tastings. Soft drinks are provided for children and the designated driver, who also gets a miniature bottle of gin to take home.
There is a small shop selling gin produced on the premises and anyone taking the tour gets a voucher for 10% off from the distillery shop.
The tour runs for around 1¼ hours and the gin-making experience takes three hours, although you also need to allow time to get to and from the distillery.
Book your tickets to the Shakespeare Gin Distillery tour
Save time by pre-booking your tickets to the Shakespeare Gin Distillery tour in Stratford-upon-Avon. Your tickets will be supplied by Get Your Guide and emailed to you and you will be able to either print or show your tickets on your smartphone when you arrive at the attraction.
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