London, United Kingdom
20 Montford Pl, Oval,
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+442075870034
I am an absolute Beefeater fan so this is a very interesting place to visit, pandemics permitting. Beefeater has been made since the 1860's with a secret formula. This visitor center allows you to sample and buy the gin as well.
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Great fun doing this tour! We went end of June and end up doing the tour with about 10 other people. The staff were funny and friendly and the gin cocktail we get at the end is yum! We end up buying 2 full bottles!
Ill be totally honest, I had never tried Beefeater before going to the distillery and knew very little about it in general. This visit changed that for me - It is now 1 of my fave go-to gins. The building is modern and chic. I really loved the aesthetic. The tours are small and personal. This really felt more like a dinner party with friends than a public space with strangers.
Great tour, our guide was humorous and knowledgeable. We now know a lot more what goes through our favourite Beefeater 24. Distillery special available to buy in the shop.
Today we went on a special tour of the Beefeater Gin distillery in London. Believe it or not ALL their gin is made on site in London (then shipped to Scotland to be mixed with Scottish water and bottled) before being shipped globally to some of the finest establishments and homes worldwide (including ours ;) ). We were talked through the botanicals and their importance in the flavour. Although the secret remains heavily guarded. Darn! We got to try some of their premium gins including an exclusive ‘Garden Gin’ specially distilled as a limited edition. We were told that the small handful of distillers manually check each batch and mostly so this with their nose. So exact is the recipe for Beefeater Gin. In the process in order to pull a sample from each batch this is done from something called a ‘Spirit Safe’. This is a small box where a sample can be taken to check quality and the progress of the distillation. Each of the distillers sense of smell is checked and calibrated every two years!! The original created of Beefeater Gin was called James Burrough. They still have one of his original stills in the distillery which is still used to this very day for their most premium blends! (You’ll see an older looking still in one of the photos) My favourite is their new Pink Strawberry Gin. But when this isn’t available a good G&T goes down a treat. If you’re ever in London and at a loose end of what to do squeeze in this tour it’s well worth the time and money.
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