Distillery Tour & Tasting
From: £22.50
Join us here at Maidstone Distillery as we immerse you in our world for 90 minutes of spirited fun.
Situated in the historic market buildings of Maidstone town centre, our beautiful still and equipment sit at the heart of our distillery, nestled beneath grand arches dating back to the 1800’s. Guests are warmly welcomed with a double George Bishop gin and tonic at our bar before being guided through to our experience room to start the tour. Here we delve into the fascinating story of distilling right here in the county town of Kent that spans over 200 years, and demonstrate the processes we use to create our fine hand crafted spirits today. You will get to see our beautiful still and equipment up close, before it’s time again back at the bar for a tutored tasting of our spirits as we talk about the inspiration behind them.
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Guests must be 18+ and due to the nature of this experience, we are unable to admit children. You may postpone or reschedule your booking no later than 10 working days before the date of the event. We reserve the right to make amendments to your booking and may ask you to change to an adjacent time slot if necessary.
If you need assistance with placing your booking, please call us on 01622 670063 or contact us here.
Tasha –
Me and my partner took my parents here when they were over visiting from Belfast. We were given a gin on arrival (which was really refreshing). The tour itself gave the whole background to gin, how it came to England and specifically Maidstone which was really interesting. Our guide Naomi had a great sense of humour, by the end of the tour we’d got to know everyone else and we’re full of laughter! The guy serving drinks at the bar looked after us really well. Great time had by all and would highly recommend the tour and their gin!
Lynnie58 –
A fantastic little distillery with so much to offer.
The tour was so interesting I didn’t know there was so much to learn about Gin and its history in Maidstone.
Tim –
Fantastic evening, learned lots about Maidstone history and how to make the delicious Gin from Sam!! Well worth a visit if you like a great G&T and fancy doing something a bit different all for the price of a main course!
Francesca L –
We had such a great time at the distillery last night. We had a 4.45 tour which included a tasting and a gin and tonic included at the start.
The staff were really friendly and Sam and Darren are clearly very passionate about their business.
Really enjoyable and have already recommended the tour to others.
Sam –
Amazing experience. The team are super enthusiastic and knowledgeable. Learnt so much and didn’t realise Maidstone was so important to gin making! George Bishop gin is lovely. We will be back
Mike –
Loved it, we will be back!
Martha –
Didn’t realise there was so much history of gin making in Maidstone. Spirits are great, all different, love the stories that the team have created. Products taste really good. There is a little bar that you can stay at too, we did!
Chris –
Well worth the money. It’s fun, informative and you really get looked after. The gin is fabulous too which helps!
Sophie –
Brilliant – 5 stars.
Catherine Hall –
Fantastic treat for my Daughters Birthday and she asked me to go along with her. Really interesting tour and the girls really know their stuff. Learnt a lot about Maidstone.