Gin Making Experience
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Gin Making Experience
By The Gin Nest
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Ages 18-120, max of 16 per group
Duration: 2h
Start time: Check availability
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Live guide: English
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- Alcoholic Beverages
- Gin Still and related equipment
- 500ml bottle of your own hand-crafted gin
- Soft drinks, tea and coffee
- Start:
- Torquay TQ2 7AX, UKThe Gin Nest is located inside 'The Wine Box' which is a shop on Woodland Road. When driving up the hill you will see a sign for 'Tolchards,' with a car park that has a metal pole fence. Please drive / walk into this carpark and you will see the shop. It is directly opposite 'Smart Build Supplies.'
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point. - Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 277553P1- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 277553P1
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- jrB607HD0 contributionsExcellent wine tasting experienceWe had an amazing time with Jordan as our host. Tried a number of wines that we wouldn't normally have looked at and she explained and answered all our questions. Cannot recommend this experience enough. We will be booking again.Written 20 October 2024
- Horseybum0 contributionsInformative and great funan event before a Christmas lunch, a great experience, very informative and great fun, highly recommended - and a browse of the shop is worth turning up for!Written 1 January 2024
- Tjlomas19280 contributionsBrilliant experience.Amazing couple of hours spent making gin! Paul is knowledgeably and lovely, well worth a visit! You get to make your own gin, you learn a lot!Written 28 February 2023
- Victoria M0 contributionsGreat afternoonGreat afternoon making our own gin. Well led by Ollie who struck a good balance between giving information and making it fun.Written 7 January 2023
- Paul H0 contributionsFun afternoon at the gin nestMy experience at the gin nest yesterday was amazing. We were warmly welcomed by Paul and Leanne with a glass of bubbles. The gin journey was expertly explained to us whilst sampling different gins. We then were able to blend our own gin using a range of herbs, spices, aromatics and fruits. Had a fantastic time and would highly recommend . Thank you Leanne for your knowledge and looking after us so well. Jayne and MillieWritten 23 December 2021
- 341victoriaq0 contributionsGintastic day outExcellent day gin making with Leanne. Very relaxed, fun atmosphere but coupled with being informative and professional. Great value & we even piggy-backed onto the wine-tasting tour that was happening in the Wine Box afterwards! Great experience, would highly recommendWritten 14 March 2020
- GaryP7550 contributionsDesign your own GinWhat a fantastic morning! A real treat learning about gin, the different botanicals that can be used and how they interact with the fundamental flavour profile of juniper. Thoroughly recommend a visit a really enjoyable couple of hoursWritten 14 March 2020
- Sue D0 contributionsGin making at it bestJust an amazing afternoon. Thank you so much. There was six of us Gin making in celebration for my Daughters 30th Birthday. We all had the best time. The Gin won’t last long in our house.The staff were amazing certainly knew their stuff. Five star afternoon. Thank youWritten 10 February 2020
- Jamieedwin0 contributionsAmazing ExperienceHad a amazing afternoon with Leanne today at the Gin Nest. Very informative and a great experience making our own gin too. Venue in Torquay with plenty of parking, also a great choice of wines and gins to purchase at affordable prices. Will be returning to try the wine tasting experience next. 🍷Written 29 January 2020
- IanG390 contributionsGreat afternoonMaking my own gin was so much fun and a great afternoon, learnt so much and mine tasted great will definitely come againWritten 28 January 2020
- beckyi3250 contributionsGreat experience!I had a great time at the Gin Nest whilst learning a lot about the processes of making gin. The staff were friendly and helpful, making the experience even better. Thanks for a great day! Will be back when our bottle is finished...Written 22 January 2020
- gubblers0 contributionsGintastic!What a fabulous afternoon spent with friends making gin - the host was very knowledgeable and made the whole experience relaxing and fun. We were there for 2 hours, and in this time we were shown how to make our own gin using a variety of different botanicals. I can’t wait to try it in a couple of days time! Chin chin!Written 30 December 2019
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Paul F
3 contributions
Apr 2022 • Couples
Absolutely amazing experience! Well thought out, brilliantly executed by Leanne, and a lot of fun. More homely and enjoyable than some of the big brands and incredible value for money - it felt like this was run by people who really just love gin! Plenty of testers and complimentary drinks, learned lots, but never felt burdened by information, an amazing bottle of gin by the end of it ... And all tucked away in a little wine shop. If you're in Torquay, don't miss out!
Written 23 April 2022
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emilyschaffer264
Musselburgh, UK6 contributions
Jul 2021 • Friends
Would really recommend this gin experience to anyone looking for a fun and interesting activity. Paul was absolutely lovely and very helpful in making sure the gin my friend and I were making would taste good. Paul had a lot of knowledge about the history of gin which we both found very interesting. The room the gin tasting was in was very comfortable and aesthetically pleasing. The team also offer constant refreshments. The price is more than fair for the bottle you get and the experience. Couldn’t fault the experience!
Written 2 August 2021
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Jessica C
21 contributions
Booked for my partner's birthday, we had an amazing experience. The staff delivering it was very knowledgeable and we learnt a lot about the gin making process. Everyone was very polite and welcoming even after my partner ordered his 7th included gin & tonic! The other group participating really made it a great experience as well.
Written 15 August 2021
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JEM1180
Devon26 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
This was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and one that I would highly recommend to any gin lovers. The setting was welcoming; Paul was incredibly knowledgeable and kept us supplied with G&Ts throughout and then, at the end, we both left with our own, personalised gin. The whole experience, from beginning to end, brilliant.
Written 2 November 2024
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Christine J
1 contribution
Feb 2023
What a fantastic experience. This was bought for me as a birthday treat and my sister and I and our daughters had a great time. It is such a lovely environment and the gin-making was us actually making a gin containing our favourite ingredients (sorry botanicals!). We went on 4th Feb so we haven’t tasted our gins just yet. Looking forward to having our own tasting of all 5 gins!!!
If you want something special, this is it. Oh and there also is a fantastic wine shop.
If you want something special, this is it. Oh and there also is a fantastic wine shop.
Written 11 February 2023
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SimonFisher
Torquay, UK111 contributions
We visited as a group of 5, Paul & Leanne really looked after us and taught us so much about making Gin. We all got to take home our very own bottle of gin, which thanks to the expert advice we received all tasted really great. Highly recommended!
Written 25 September 2020
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dahlia8
Los Angeles, CA1,903 contributions
We were lucky because my husband and I were the only ones in this class. It was the first of many gin classes we would take throughout the U.K.
Paul was our instructor. He was passionate, friendly and knowledgeable. We learned so much and smelled many botanicals to add to our gin recipe in the few hours we were there. Paul made us a few gin and tonics. My husband doesn’t like to drink but he was a good sport to do the class and he actually enjoyed the gin and tonic Paul made for us. When we finished distilling our gin we were quite pleased with our creations. Great way to enjoy a few hours
Paul was our instructor. He was passionate, friendly and knowledgeable. We learned so much and smelled many botanicals to add to our gin recipe in the few hours we were there. Paul made us a few gin and tonics. My husband doesn’t like to drink but he was a good sport to do the class and he actually enjoyed the gin and tonic Paul made for us. When we finished distilling our gin we were quite pleased with our creations. Great way to enjoy a few hours
Written 4 October 2024
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Karen R
Hampshire, UK3 contributions
Jul 2022
My husband and I were given this experience for a gift. On arrival the welcome was warm and friendly, we were taken through to meet Leanne our host, a welcome G&T was provided quickly whilst we met the other guests, the whole experience was amazing quite the science and history lesson, but without the detention! We all enjoyed it so much that we ran over time and it was 2.5hrs in total, yes there is unlimited G&T and there is a whole 500ml of your own creation each to come home with along with a bottle of tonic for your homework section!
We have been to other gin experiences but NONE came close to this! Cannot recommend this enough if you are in the locality and if youre not ... then get here quick.
Thank you Leanne for a great afternoon, regards - Karen & Les, Hampshire 06/07/2022
We have been to other gin experiences but NONE came close to this! Cannot recommend this enough if you are in the locality and if youre not ... then get here quick.
Thank you Leanne for a great afternoon, regards - Karen & Les, Hampshire 06/07/2022
Written 7 July 2022
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Gill H
8 contributions
May 2022 • Couples
Absolutely brilliant. The best gin experience I have done, and I’ve done a few. Leanne made it really fun and informative as well as being very generous with the tastings. Thoroughly recommend it, we’ll be coming back
Written 12 May 2022
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Alicia
Essex, UK5 contributions
Had the best time - huge variety of botanicals to chose from, unlimited guns whilst making the gin, helpful and informative staff. Would definitely do the experience again. Plus they have a great wine shop!
Written 5 June 2021
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Written 19 August 2022
When we went it was nice and cool in there and there is plenty of space.
Written 20 August 2022
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