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Bombay Sapphire Distillery Tour: Gin Tasting Experience
4.6
686 Ratings
Whitchurch
Immerse yourself in the world of Bombay Sapphire at the Laverstoke Mill distillery. Enjoy a gin & tonic, explore the history and production processes, and discover the botanicals behind this iconic gin.
Immerse yourself in the world of Bombay Sapphire at the Laverstoke Mill distillery. Enjoy a gin & tonic, explore the history and production processes, and discover the botanicals behind this iconic gin.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Bombay Sapphire Distillery - Your experience begins with a trip to the Turbine Bar where you can choose from three Bombay gins to make your own complimentary gin & tonic using our self-serve gin dispensers, before heading to the Cinema Room to be immersed in all things Bombay Sapphire in preparation for your tour. Explore the Bombay Sapphire…
- Bombay Sapphire Distillery - Your experience begins with a trip to the Turbine Bar where you can choose from three Bombay gins to make your own complimentary gin & tonic using our self-serve gin dispensers, before heading to the Cinema Room to be immersed in all things Bombay Sapphire in preparation for your tour. Explore the Bombay Sapphire Distillery with a distillery host to guide you as you discover the ten exotic botanicals infused into every drop of Bombay Sapphire Gin in the Glasshouses, with an insight into Heatherwick Studios’ inspired design. Your host will help you navigate the Botanical Dry Room; a sensory experience to uncover your flavour preferences, and you’ll learn about the rare vapour infusion distillation process which makes Bombay Sapphire gin so exquisite.
What's Included
- All-inclusive taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Expert local guide service
- Welcome cocktail on arrival
- All-inclusive taxes, fees, and handling charges
- Expert local guide service
- Welcome cocktail on arrival
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Shuttle service tickets
- Gratuities
- Shuttle service tickets
Additional Information
Situated near Winchester at Laverstoke Mill, the Bombay Sapphire Distillery serves as the production facility for all Bombay Sapphire gin. Each visit commences with a visit to the Turbine Bar to select a Bombay gin for creating a gin & tonic, followed by a trip to the movie room for an immersive encounter with everything Bombay Sapphire - serving as a…
Situated near Winchester at Laverstoke Mill, the Bombay Sapphire Distillery serves as the production facility for all Bombay Sapphire gin. Each visit commences with a visit to the Turbine Bar to select a Bombay gin for creating a gin & tonic, followed by a trip to the movie room for an immersive encounter with everything Bombay Sapphire - serving as a preamble for the guided tour. Explore the past of Bombay Sapphire and the paper-manufacturing legacy at Laverstoke Mill, then delve into the unique production methods used to create Bombay Sapphire. Your guide will enlighten you about the specific botanicals infused in the gin within the Botanical Glasshouses and the Botanical Dry Room.
- Minimum drinking age is 18 years (under 18s must be accompanied at all times by an adult). A ‘Challenge 25’ policy is in place, valid photo ID is required.
- Do not wear open-toed shoes or high heels to the distillery.
- A small amount of walking is involved and there are some uneven surfaces.
- Wheelchair accessible - manual wheelchairs are available to book on request.
- Operates in all weather conditions and parts of the tour are outside, please dress appropriately.
- The Bombay Sapphire Distillery is a cashless venue and only card or contactless payments will be accepted.
Location
Bombay Sapphire Distillery
Laverstoke Mill, London Road
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(686 Ratings)
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Cmw669
Mar 27, 2025
We Will Be Back! - I've just read some of the "terrible" reviews for the tour and I sure these people were on a different tour (or a different planet). to me and the group I was with. From start to finish it was an amazing experience. Mark our tour guide was great. Enough information to keep us interested and a great sense of humour. The room where you can smell / taste some of the botanicals was really interesting. Then on to the cocktail master class ! I will say the volume in the room got louder as the session went on !! Somehow Evie, our "teacher" managed to keep us on track. We had three cocktails, were taught the best way to shake a cocktail and how to pour the cocktail into the glass along a spoon (don't ask!). It wasn't rushed and you were able to take the unfinished cocktails into the bar. All in all I thought it was really good value for money. I've been on a gin tour before where you had to buy the drink ... definitely not necessary on this tour! Thanks again to Mark and Evie and all the staff. Just be warned ... We Will Be Back :-)
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Elizabethjh484xu
Mar 27, 2025
Fabulous Gin experience - Mark our tour guide was interesting and witty great tour and excellent guide.
Ellie our cocktail teacher was fun and very clear. Excellent experience
Would definitely recommend
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554clareb
Feb 22, 2025
Bombay Sapphire Distillery visit - It was an incredible tour in a veautiful setting right on the river Test. Our Tour Guide was Nick and he was so knowledgeable and personable. Beautiful setting in an old paper mill. Gin was great to!
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265brendap
Jan 25, 2025
Amazing Cocktails - Visited today and had the tour and it was interesting but let’s face it I was there for the gin. The best bit was making some cocktails with Gaby, who was prepared and very engaging with her lesson. Me and my husband had a great time, give it a go. It’s set around a beautiful chalk stream and all the staff are friendly and helpful. Really enjoyed it.
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Michael
Dec 23, 2024
An experience not to be missed in the beautiful countryside. - The entire experience was delightful. All staff were helpful contributed to the experience. The tour of the distillery commenced with a brief introduction by a superb guide - followed by a welcome drink and cinema session. The tour proper then kicked off with visits to various parts of the premises with explanation provided clearly by the guide who also had a great sense of humour. We learnt and saw many interesting things before finally departing through the well stocked shop into the countryside. A unanimous thumbs up - well done Bombay Sapphire.
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Lisa
Dec 15, 2024
Great fun doing a master class with friends or family - Visited site for a tour and a masterclass staff very friendly and attentive. Really enjoyed the master class. If I was to criticise anything I would like to try different cocktails as I have been a few times with different people but always get the same cocktails. Each time most people do not like the negroni so would be nice if that changed this one.
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32marcuss
Dec 5, 2024
The tour was fun and very explanatory - a fun experience - the gin is brewed and bottled in Scotland but this is the place where they infuse the botanicals. Its the site of an old mill, printworks and British & Indian banknotes production. Now the marvellous greenhouse hosts examples of the botanicals from all over the world that are used to flavour the gin. The tour was fun and very explanatory with the bonus of a gin cocktail to finish.
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Celia_b
Dec 3, 2024
Luxurious G&T in comfort - Easy to find and park. Luxurious G&T in comfort before walk round of historic building and architectural installation. Learnt loads about 'botanics'. Gift shop, all good.
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Elizabethbw695rg
Mar 22, 2025
Timed out on drinking the gin! - A wonderful experience and the Guide was very informative and easy to listen to.
We could have done with more time to drink the gin! The short film did not give us enough time and I had to wolf mine down before joining the rest of the group.
Suggest having the gin at the end and sitting in the sun to enjoy it!
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Ashdown2011
Feb 22, 2025
Depends who your guide is! - Fan of their gin, have done several v.good brewery tours - so thought this would be good. The site and its history is v.interesting and Heatherwick's domes striking. After a rapid intro you watch a short film and quickly drink a gin which on the morning tours means at 11.30 a.m. Given that you then have to stand for approx 1 hour, that may not suit some. Our young male guide on 20/7 spoke very rapidly - all the information was delivered but not in a way which held attention and he didn't engage with the group. I see that other guides are highly praised and I've no doubt most are indeed very good. Other people on site - cafe manager and on reception - were charming.
Finally, the shop was not that conducive to purchase. Encouragement to do so would be better somehow blended with tour.
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