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Where to Tour a Gin Distillery: the 15 Best Worldwide

52 tours  ·  from $10 a head

Gin shares the still house with whisky in plenty of places, and some of these 15 visits pour both. Each is priced and clear on whether you get to make your own.

Melbourne: Yarra Valley Wine, Gin, Whisky and Chocolate Tour - Meeting in central Melbourne at 8:35am
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Melbourne: Yarra Valley Wine, Gin, Whisky and Chocolate Tour

1.Melbourne: Yarra Valley Wine, Gin, Whisky and Chocolate Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,667 reviews · from $93Our pick

Spend about eight hours exploring the Yarra Valley with Red Carpet Wine Tours. Meet at Federation Square, ride in an air-conditioned vehicle, and taste wines at Soumah, St Huberts, and Balgownie, plus 10 chocolates at the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie. Guides such as Gilberto, Tom, Richard, and Matt add music, local detail, and good humor.

“We enjoyed all the wineries we visited and the variety of tastings was great. The chocolaterie was amazing and the tastings were fantastic. Our driver guide Gilberto was wonderful - great driver, great information, always a smile and friendly and helpful.”

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Melbourne: Yarra Valley Wine, Gin, Whisky and Chocolate Tour - Meeting in central Melbourne at 8:35am
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Melbourne: Yarra Valley Wine, Gin, Whisky and Chocolate Tour

2.Melbourne: Yarra Valley Wine, Gin, Whisky and Chocolate Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,209 reviews · 8 hours · from $92

Join Red Carpet Wine Tours for an eight-hour Yarra Valley outing from central Melbourne. Visit Soumah, St Huberts, the Chocolaterie and Balgownie, with optional gin, whisky, beer or cider tastings. Guides such as Matt, Gilberto and Tom keep the day social, while lunch is purchased separately at Hubert Estate.

“Touring the surrounding Melbourne area of the Yarra Valley was beautiful. The vineyard stories of hard work as a high risk labor of love were wonderful. The wine tasting was a treat. Hilda was very pleasant. The other participants were so nice. A wonderful outing on a beautiful day.”

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Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery Whisky & Gin Tour - Starting with a cocktail and Edinburgh’s distilling past
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Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery Whisky & Gin Tour

3.Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery Whisky & Gin Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 982 reviews · 1 hour · from $36

Visit Holyrood Distillery, a short walk from the Royal Mile, for a one-hour English-language tour led by guides such as Courtney, Dave, Neal, and Thais. See the gin lab, washbacks, copper stills, and cask room, then taste gin and single malt whisky with a welcome cocktail.

“Our guide and expert Courtney made the tour especially interesting. We had a small group and a lot of opportunities to converse about the distillation process and the experimentation the company is conducting on different yeasts. Highly recommended. Great value.”

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Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery Tour and Cocktail - Starting with a G&T at the Turbine Bar
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Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery Tour and Cocktail

4.Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery Tour and Cocktail

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 725 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $30

Make a G&T at the Turbine Bar, watch a short film, then tour Bombay Sapphire’s Laverstoke Mill with a host such as Luke, Naomi, Nick, or Helen. You’ll see the glasshouses, explore the Botanical Room, learn about ten botanicals and vapour infusion, and finish with time at the cocktail bar.

“Lasted about an hour and a half, started with a gin. Educational and enjoyable experience. Would recommend.”

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Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery Whisky and Gin Tour & Tasting - What happens during the one-hour visit
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Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery Whisky and Gin Tour & Tasting

5.Edinburgh: Holyrood Distillery Whisky and Gin Tour & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 533 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $37

Spend about an hour at Holyrood Distillery, near Edinburgh’s Old Town, learning how gin and single malt whisky are made. Your English-speaking guide leads you through the working distillery before tastings at the bar. Guides such as Diego, Brice, Chris, Courtney, and Neil have been praised for clear, lively presentations.

“It was interesting to see the process. The goods were creative in the way that the distillery made so many variations with the base product. David was a friendly and informative guide.”

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Edinburgh: Gin Tour & Tasting - South Loch Distillery - Meeting the copper stills
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Edinburgh: Gin Tour & Tasting – South Loch Distillery

6.Edinburgh: Gin Tour & Tasting – South Loch Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 382 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $27

At 56 North, learn how South Loch Gin moves from botanical research to bottle. Your English-speaking guide may be James, Abi, Gary, or another member of the team. You’ll enjoy a welcome gin and tonic, three guided samples, and a final cocktail, with time to explore a bar stocked with hundreds of spirits.

“Super interesting to learn about gin and its history. All the staff and the owner were all lovely as well and super great to chat with”

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Mahón: Gin Distillery Tour with Tasting & Appetizers - The first 40 minutes: equipment, ingredients, and stories
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Mahón: Gin Distillery Tour with Tasting & Appetizers

7.Mahón: Gin Distillery Tour with Tasting & Appetizers

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 341 reviews · 1 hour · from $17Best value

Spend an hour at Xoriguer’s Mahón distillery with an English or Spanish guide. See small-batch gin made, bottled, labelled, and sealed by hand, hear the story of Menorcan gin, then sample a generous range of gins and liqueurs with local cheese, sausages, biscuits, and sweets.

“Interesting and informative! Yummy tastings of various products at the end which was fun. Drink water beforehand 🤪”

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Micil Distillery Experience 2 - Gin, Poitín and Whiskey - Inside Galway’s Working Distillery
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Micil Distillery Experience 2 – Gin, Poitín and Whiskey

8.Micil Distillery Experience 2 – Gin, Poitín and Whiskey

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 286 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $30

Meet at Oslo Bar in Salthill for a one-hour visit to Micil Distillery, Galway’s first working distillery in more than 100 years. Your guide, including Pádraic on some departures, explains the family story and Irish poitín tradition before leading tastings of poitín and whiskey. The small group is capped at 10 people.

“Really informative experience with tastings to go along with the stories. Excellent value for money and Pádraic was a great host sharing his family history and introducing us to poitín. Managed to get a bottle from the airport so will be able to share this new spirit to me with friends and family back home.”

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Gin Tour at Hensol Castle Distillery - Starting with a welcome drink
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Gin Tour at Hensol Castle Distillery

9.Gin Tour at Hensol Castle Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 263 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $34

At Hensol Castle Distillery in Wales, you’ll explore the history of gin, handle and taste more than 50 botanicals, sample three gins with a guide such as Hugo, and finish with a G&T of your choice. The 90-minute English tour is capped at 18 people and includes all listed drinks.

“Hugo was full of knowledge and looked like he was really enjoying himself it was really interesting and the gin was delicious”

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Visit a Working South Loch Gin Distillery - The final cocktail and time at the bar
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Visit a Working South Loch Gin Distillery

10.Visit a Working South Loch Gin Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 247 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $26

Visit 56 North Distillery near Edinburgh’s Royal Mile for a 60 to 75 minute introduction to South Loch Gin. Your host explains the process from botanical to bottle, then serves a G&T, three gin tastings with premium mixers, and a cocktail topped with bubbly. Hosts have included Neil and Hamish.

“Guide was funny and knowledgeable. Was a small group so it was a lot of fun. Highly suggest and the gin was fantastic”

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Lind and Lime Gin Distillery Tour and Tasting - Arriving in Leith at 24 Coburg Street
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Lind and Lime Gin Distillery Tour and Tasting

11.Lind and Lime Gin Distillery Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 193 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $41

At Lind & Lime Gin Distillery in Leith, you’ll learn how a London Dry gin is made, taste its ingredients, enjoy a double gin and tonic, bottle a miniature to take home, and mix a Gimlet. Guides including Annabel, Adeline, Isobel, Olivia, and Erin lead the English-language tour.

“Fantastic tour. Great information and loads of gin ‘things’ to taste. History of the gin and a chance to taste the ingredients used in Lind and Lime.”

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Gin Distillery Experience with Sky Wave Gin - Your first drink and the Sky Wave story
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Gin Distillery Experience with Sky Wave Gin

12.Gin Distillery Experience with Sky Wave Gin

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 146 reviews · from $48

Spend 75 minutes at Sky Wave Gin in Launton, near Bicester, with a G&T, a behind-the-scenes look at the stills, and a guided tasting of three gins. Hosts such as Helen explain the company’s unusual beginnings, distilling method, botanicals, and smooth style. You can stay for another drink, shop with 10% off, or take a driver’s pack home.

“We had a fantastic time on the Distillery tour! Helen was an outstanding guide who was very knowledgeable and passionate about gin! She made the whole experience fun and engaging from start to finish. The insights and tasting were incredible. We’ve already recommended this experience to friends and can’t wait to come back ourselves soon. Thank you for a memorable visit!”

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Edinburgh: Pickering's Gin Jolly Tour (Distillery & Tasting) - Four gins, four small lessons
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Edinburgh: Pickering’s Gin Jolly Tour (Distillery & Tasting)

13.Edinburgh: Pickering’s Gin Jolly Tour (Distillery & Tasting)

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 135 reviews · 1 hour · from $33

Spend an hour at Pickering’s Gin Distillery in Summerhall with guides such as Jamie, Alyssa, Max, or Emma. Start with a gin and tonic, see the stills Gertrude and Emily, learn the distilling method, taste four gins, and take home a 5cl miniature.

“A fun tour with an animated and very knowledgeable guide….loved learning about the history of Pickering’s Gin and seeing how Gin is distilled and that it’s still a small personalised company.”

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Edinburgh: Gin Distillery Tour and Tasting - Edinburgh’s gin story before the tasting begins
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Edinburgh: Gin Distillery Tour and Tasting

14.Edinburgh: Gin Distillery Tour and Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 126 reviews · 1h 15m · from $37

At Edinburgh Gin Distillery in the Old Town, an English-speaking guide such as Alice, Rosie, Kylie, or Sam leads you through gin’s Edinburgh story, the Flavour Arch, and the Stillhouse. You’ll taste several gins with mixers and garnishes, then enjoy a drink in the Distillery Bar. The tour is for ages 18 and over and fully wheelchair accessible.

“Really enjoyed it. We were a group of six and we all enjoyed and made purchases at the end based on our tour experience. Our guide was brilliant and extremely knowledgeable, unfortunately I don’t remember her name, but our tour was at 6pm on Sunday 19th October.”

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Hooting Owl Distillery York - Distillery Tour & Gin Tasting - Sir Owlfred’s Tour de Yorkshire
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Hooting Owl Distillery York – Distillery Tour & Gin Tasting

15.Hooting Owl Distillery York – Distillery Tour & Gin Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 122 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $50

At Hooting Owl Distillery in central York, your guide introduces you to gin, rum, and vodka made on-site. You’ll receive a welcome drink, tour the working distillery, follow Sir Owlfred’s virtual Tour de Yorkshire, and taste from a range of 25 spirits. Guides may include Tom, Mark, or Martin. The visit lasts about 75 minutes.

“Amazing tasting tour. Our guide Tom was extremely knowledgeable and made the tasting extremely fun. Will definitely go back again.”

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Newly reviewed: Gin Distillery Tours

★ 4.5Uncover the Magic Gin Distillery Adventure at Millsheds BowralFrom $213 reviews
★ 3.5Mahon Harbour Boat Tour with Mahon Market and Gin DistilleryFrom $544 reviews
★ 4.5Wittenburg: Elephant Gin’s Distillery Tour near HamburgFrom $639 reviews
★ 5.0Whisky and Gin Private Tour in the Cotswolds with Driver Guide4 reviews
★ 5.0Holyrood Distillery Gin Tasting ExperienceFrom $4211 reviews
★ 5.0Gin Tasting Masterclass In Stillgarden DistilleryFrom $4816 reviews
★ 5.0Citadelle Gin Distillery Tour in EnglishFrom $1821 reviews
★ 4.5Distillery Tour, rum and gin tastingFrom $92 reviews
★ 5.0Ballarat Foodie and Gin Distillery TourFrom $1263 reviews
★ 5.0Monmouth: Silver Circle Distillery Tour with Gin TastingFrom $272 reviews
★ 5.0Holyrood Distillery Gin Tasting ExperienceFrom $392 reviews
★ 4.0Edinburgh: Underground Vaults Tour with Whisky or GinFrom $273 reviews
★ 5.0City of Aberdeen Distillery: Gin School ExperienceFrom $1903 reviews
★ 5.0Budapest: Hungarian Whisky, Gin, and Pálinka TastingFrom $2457 reviews
★ 5.0Distillery Masterclass – 8 Scottish gins paired with cheesesFrom $374 reviews

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