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Start by adding the Juniper and the 96% pure alcohol
Find out how strong your gin is
Help is given for quantities and what each botanical gives.
A wide range of botanicals await including fresh citrus.
Head Distiller is on hand to help and answer any questions

3 hour Gin School Experience in Aberdeen

By City of Aberdeen Distillery & Gin School
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Overview

Guided by the Head Distiller, craft and distil your very own 70cl bottle of Scottish Gin.

Using premium organic alcohol and botanicals from around the world, including the flavourful Macedonian Juniper, you’ll create a traditional gin recipe before going on to choose from over 100 different botanicals to make a unique gin, designed by you.

Uncover the hidden history of distilling in Aberdeen, listen to the intriguing storey of where gin came from, explore the restricted areas of the distillery and see how Aberdeen Gin is authentically distilled in the heart of the city.

Enjoy drinks throughout and taste samples of true small batch artisan gin – both London Dry and Fruit Gins.

Finally, choose the strength of your gin. Bottle your gin. Now the tough part…naming your gin.

The event concludes with a surprise cocktail to celebrate you have become an Aberdeen Distiller!

Activity location

  • City of Aberdeen Distillery
    • Arch 10 Palmerston Road
    • AB11 5RE, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • City of Aberdeen Distillery
    • Arch 10 Palmerston Road
    • AB11 5RE, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedDouble G&T on arrival, G&Ts, samples of gin, cocktail
  • What's includedWhat's includedNon-alcoholic alternatives e.g. water, soft drinks

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

Activity itinerary

Become a Distiller and create your very own Scottish Gin in this 3 hour experience! Starting with a double G&T welcome drink you'll uncover Aberdeen's rich distilling heritage and the origins of gin before going on to tour the restricted production areas to find out how Aberdeen Gins are made. Learn about the base gin botanicals and the premium organic alcohol. Following on from a short introduction to the botanicals available, choose from over 100 botanicals and distil your perfect bottle of gin using a beautiful copper alembic mini-still. The group is led by the Head Distiller who is on hand to help you select the ideal botanicals and quantities for your unique gin recipe. While you wait for your gin to distil, enjoy samples from the range of Aberdeen Gins. You'll be introduced to the background of each gin as well as the ingredients used - find out how each gin is unique and how they are authentically distilled in Aberdeen. Sip a G&T made to order based on your preferred sample. Finally, decide the strength, bottle, cap and label your own full sized 70cl bottle of gin - you’ll need a name for it too! Celebrate becoming a distiller with a surprise cocktail.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESCity of Aberdeen Distillery
    • Arch 10 Palmerston Road
    • AB11 5RE, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLECity of Aberdeen Distillery
    • Arch 10 Palmerston Road
    • AB11 5RE, Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

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