Hensol Castle Distillery
Hensol Castle Distillery
Hensol Castle Distillery
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Hensol Castle Distillery is based in the cellars of the beautiful 17th century Hensol Castle. We have a range of experiences: Gin Tour and Tasting: With a welcome drink on arrival you'll start the experience by learning about the history of the castle and gin then followed by a tutored tasting with of our Hensol Castle range and G&T at the bar for only £25 per person. Spiced Rum Making: It starts with a full Tour and Tasting experience then you make your way to our botanical room where you create your recipe for your own bespoke 70cl bottle of Spiced Rum starting from only £99. Gin Making: It starts with the full Gin Tour and Tasting experience then you make your way to our botanical room where you create your recipe for your own bespoke 70cl bottle of gin starting from only £99. Cocktail Masterclass: Whether it's your celebrating with a group of friends, a date night or just a weekend treat our cocktail masterclasses is a great evening of excitement in our copper bar!
Duration: 2-3 hours
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High-R0ller
Cardiff, UK15 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
Cocktail masterclass review:
Cocktails were Amazing, house prepared cocktail "Bramble" on arrival which was simply delicious.
Followed by making a further 2 out of a selection of 6.
Additional cocktails available if required as PAYG £9.95 each.
Great night, great company, great instructors 10/10
Cocktails were Amazing, house prepared cocktail "Bramble" on arrival which was simply delicious.
Followed by making a further 2 out of a selection of 6.
Additional cocktails available if required as PAYG £9.95 each.
Great night, great company, great instructors 10/10
Written 28 May 2024
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Good Morning,
Thank you for leaving a lovely review of the Cocktail Masterclass. We're glad to hear that you had a great night and enjoyed the cocktails. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Thanks again,
HCD Team
Written 17 June 2024
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Clare Cooke
Blackwood, UK80 contributions
Sept 2024 • Couples
🍸 What an amazing afternoon Hensol Castle Distillery! 🍸
We had the pleasure of learning how to make gin, and it was both fun and incredibly informative. From discovering the different botanicals to seeing the distilling process up close, it was a fantastic experience. We can't wait to try the final product!
If you're ever looking for a unique and engaging experience, we would highly recommend it!
We had the pleasure of learning how to make gin, and it was both fun and incredibly informative. From discovering the different botanicals to seeing the distilling process up close, it was a fantastic experience. We can't wait to try the final product!
If you're ever looking for a unique and engaging experience, we would highly recommend it!
Written 17 September 2024
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Julygirl7
Cardiff, UK7 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
Really enjoyed our Gin Making Experience yesterday. Everything was well presented and organised. We had plenty of support to decide which flavours to add and at no point were we rushed. In addition we sampled the different gins they make and the tour ended with a drink at the bar before taking home a whole bottle of gin that we made to our recipe. Great fun. Happy to recommend it.
Written 13 April 2024
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Good Afternoon,
Thank you so much for leaving a review. We're so pleased to hear that you enjoyed the Gin Making Experience at the Distillery. We hope you're enjoying your new creation!
Thanks again,
The HCD Team
Written 17 May 2024
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KathW22
Llanelli, UK29 contributions
Aug 2024 • Couples
This was fantastic. Great value for money. The guide was very knowledgeable and he engaged with us very well. Very interesting facts and great fun too.
Hensol Castle is a beautiful building in a beautiful setting. Can highly recommend.
Hensol Castle is a beautiful building in a beautiful setting. Can highly recommend.
Written 26 August 2024
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Steve C
Swansea, UK5 contributions
Sept 2023 • Friends
What Fantastic Afternoon! From the time we started the experience to the end the event was interesting and professionally delivered.
Hugo took us on a verbal tour of gin making and Hensol Castle..
Then we spent time learning about botanicals in preparation for making our own gin.
Hugo was knowledgeable and delivered the event in a way that was engaging and enjoyable.
Well Done Hugo and Hensol
Hugo took us on a verbal tour of gin making and Hensol Castle..
Then we spent time learning about botanicals in preparation for making our own gin.
Hugo was knowledgeable and delivered the event in a way that was engaging and enjoyable.
Well Done Hugo and Hensol
Written 2 October 2023
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LoveHolidayzz
Cardiff, UK58 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
We had a fantastic day at Hensol Castle making gin! The tour was lovely, with lots of interesting fact about the history of gin and Hensol Castle itself. Our guide was Peter and he was fab, really patient and knowledgeable and willing to answer our questions and help us! The gin making was so much fun, cannot recommend it enough and I can’t believe what we produced in the time we were there! Thank you Pete for our gin, for the tasters and a brilliant day! Highly recommend!
Written 26 August 2023
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Good afternoon. Thank you for leaving such a complimentary review. I'm pleased to hear that you had a fantastic and interesting day visiting the distillery for the Gin Making Experience. I'm also happy to hear that Pete was a great host throughout the day. Thanks again, The HCD Team.
Written 6 September 2023
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Ann H
Leeds, UK5 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
I went with my husband and we really enjoyed it. The distiller was very knowledgeable about the history of the castle and the making of the gin. We were with a group of youngsters who were being disrespectful and disruptive but he handled the situation even though you could see he was embarrassed by their behaviour. He did apologise after the tour but it wasn't his fault
Written 21 August 2023
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Good Morning. Thank you for leaving a review. I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed yourself on the Gin Making Experience. I hope you're enjoying your personalised bottle! Thanks again, The HCD Team.
Written 6 September 2023
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Lina O
6 contributions
Mar 2023 • Friends
I went on the gin tour with my 2 children and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The tour began with a drink which was unexpected but very tasty! Then it continued with the history of gin and also a history of the building and previous owners which was interesting and not too long! Next, a more relaxed talk of what goes on at the distillery and some tasting. Lastly, it finished with another drink in a relaxed bar. The guide Clemmy was lively, very knowledgeable, funny at times and made us feel at ease. Would definitely recommend.
Written 26 March 2023
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Hi Lina. Thank you so much for your review. We're so pleased that you enjoyed each aspect of the Gin Tour and that you found it interesting. We hope that you'll visit us again soon for another gin experience. Thanks again, The HCD Team
Written 3 April 2023
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Pontyclun, UK6 contributions
Sept 2021 • Couples
Attended a pre launch tour of the distillery and I thought that the whole experience was fantastic. The castle is fabulous together with the grounds it sits in but the distillery inside the castle, is absolutely amazing. The history behind gin is interesting but when you see how gin is distilled with the different botanicals that impart flavours in the copper still named Gerald its brilliant. The gin bar in the distillery where you can taste the produce is beautiful. The whole distillery is finished to a very high spec and it oozes style and class. The Hensol Castle gin is also delicious. I fully recommend taking a tour or partaking in the gin school where you can make your own gin to your own taste. Superb.
Written 7 September 2021
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Thank you for taking the time to review your recent visit with us and for your kind comments about the distillery. We are very pleased that you had an enjoyable experience.
Written 21 September 2021
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sudsey21
Hampshire, UK235 contributions
Mar 2020
We were introduced to this distillery by means of a group visit in March 2020.
The building the improvements, plus the exceedingly good taste the improvements have been done in , were so impressive. Once upon entrance to the building it was amazing
We started the tour after tasting the fine gin, we found the views & details of the tour along the walls of the corridors was amazing. The experience of this tour was brilliant so interesting so clean cut very informative. I would recommend this venue to anyone who was in the area to add to their agenda of tours and visits. The staff were very informative very polite plus so interesting to listen to.
The building the improvements, plus the exceedingly good taste the improvements have been done in , were so impressive. Once upon entrance to the building it was amazing
We started the tour after tasting the fine gin, we found the views & details of the tour along the walls of the corridors was amazing. The experience of this tour was brilliant so interesting so clean cut very informative. I would recommend this venue to anyone who was in the area to add to their agenda of tours and visits. The staff were very informative very polite plus so interesting to listen to.
Written 22 March 2020
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Thank you for taking the time to review your recent visit with us and for your kind comments about the distillery. We are very pleased that you had an enjoyable experience.
Written 21 September 2021
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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