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DISTILLERY EXPERIENCES

Short on time or planning a whirlwind tour of the city? New for 2024, we've introduced the Flight of Fancy - it's a self-guided, tasting flight and is flexible to suit your schedule, it takes place within a local craft distillery, meet the makers and what's more fun than learning while you drink?! No booking required. Ages 18+.

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Book a distillery event - you can choose a Discovery Tour, Gin Tasting Masterclass and Gin School Experience. If you'd like to know more, click on each of the events for more information / online booking.

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Minimum age

13+ Discovery Tour - under 18 permitted if accompanied by an adult
18+ Gin Tasting Masterclass / Gin School Experience

What's included?

All tours start with a double G&T (or preferred mixer) and is led by the Head Distiller. In the Discovery Tour you'll also receive a goodie bag with a 5cl miniature to enjoy at home (18+ only).

Capacity

Events take place for a minimum of just 2 people.
Maximum capacities as follows...

  • Discovery Tour - 20 - 30 attendees (up to 40 by request)
  • Gin Tasting Masterclass - 20 attendees strict maximum
  • Gin School Experience - 20 attendees strict maximum
Group bookings

New public time slots are available for groups of 6 people or more. Exclusivity available for groups of 14 or more.

Get in touch to arrange / enquire.

Corporate / celebrations

If you'd like to know about what we can offer our corporate customers or those wishing to organise a birthday / celebration party then please get in touch to see how we can help.

Why not surprise a friend / loved one, by booking an event then create a personalised invitation PDF to print / share here

Timings

Events can overrun by up to 30 minutes, occasionally a tad longer. Please allow for this additional time if planning subsequent activities e.g. taxis, restaurants, cinema etc. This is especially true for the Gin School Experience which could overrun by up to 1 hour.

Collection service

If you wish to make any purchases at the end of the event, why not take advantage of our collection service and pick up your order at the distillery on a different time / date. Alternatively, we can post your order out to your home (and on a named date if preferred).

Can I send a gift card to someone directly?

Yes you can. Opt for a phyiscal gift card, provide the experience gift card redeemable code and be sure to type in the recipient's shipping address at checkout.

Invite a friend

If you have booked an event with us and you'd like to invite a friend, why not take a look at our personalisation invite page.

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Travellers Choice Award 2022
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What others are saying

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This was an incredible experience, Alan & Dan were just wonderful. If you really want a unique experience then this is definitely something for you. Worth every penny.

-- Cathy H - Darwin, Australia
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This is an excellent activity for big groups and for small ones to indulge in... A brilliant night out for sure!

-- Julia B, Aberdeen
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I would highly recommend anyone to attend this as you will definitely have a good time and get to leave with a bottle of gin made by you!

-- Darryl M, Aberdeen
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We did a gin tour and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! Alan and Dan were friendly and so very knowledgeable about gin and the history of distilling in Aberdeen. The gin they make is delicious and we tried all the lovely flavours. What they have done with the space in the Arches is great and we are looking forward to going back to do the gin school.

-- Jen and Tim, Aberdeen
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This was possibly the best birthday gift experience I've had. It was a joint gift for my daughter and I who have birthdays several days apart and we had a memorable, informative and entertaining evening. The venue has wow factor, the hosts are helpful, knowledgeable, informative and professional and we came away with our chosen gins. The range of botanicals available was mind boggling and I was glad the hosts expertise when we were selecting our mix. So much fun...

-- Pauline, Aberdeen
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Fantastic evening at the Gin school. It was brilliant : informative and entertaining in equal measures. Dan and Alan went above and beyond to make sure our experience was special and were great hosts. We were looked after start to finish and would highly recommend.

-- Emily T, Aberdeen
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We did the tasting masterclass. It was great, learned a lot and had way more drinks than we expected. Alan and Dan were really great and I would highl recommend it for anyone that wants to discover gin or maybe doesn't like it much and is open to diacovering it! Thank you!!!

-- Thibault, France
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We went for the discovery tour, upon arrival you get a double (their own ‘Fresh’) gin & tonic which didn’t last very long. Interesting history of gin making in Aberdeen. Very friendly hosts and good fun. We’ll be back for the gin school 👍

-- Kenny M, Aberdeen
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Friendly staff, lovely atmosphere, delicious gin. Whats not to love?

-- Cecilia F, Aberdeen
(feedback from a Discovery Tours, Gin Tasting Masterclasses and Gin School Experiences)

 

Useful information

All tours start with a double G&T, include tastings from the current range of demi-johns and are led by the head distiller.