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Distillery Tour & Tasting
£19.50 Adult £12.50 Child*
1.5hrs
Shakespeare Distillery
Join us for a fun and informative tour around our working distillery in Stratford upon Avon. You will discover how gin and rum are made, learn about their history, and experience the many different ingredients we use. The tour is followed by a tutored tasting of at least 3 Shakespeare Distillery spirits, finishing with a drink of your choice.
- A Gin and Tonic or Rum and Mixer*
- Guided tasting of 3 spirits
- Guided tour
- 10% off purchases of Shakespeare Distillery products in our shop
- *Alcohol free spirit and soft drinks are available for drivers and children (8-17 Years old)
We have two main locations: our distillery on the outskirts of Stratford upon Avon and our town centre shop and venue, called Judith’s School of Spirits. This experience takes place at:
Shakespeare Distillery, Unit A/B, Drayton Manor Drive, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 9RQ
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what our customers say
5 Stars - Based on 1581 User Reviews Great experience and worth repeating. This was bought as a Birthday present for me. I attend with my son and both of us agreed it was a great 3 hours. The whole experience was very interesting and great atmosphere. All staff made you feel very welcome, and were very knowledgeable and helpful.Well worth doing again.
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Chris
6 days ago
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Chris
6 days ago
Great experience and worth repeating. This was bought as a Birthday present for me. I attend with my son and both of us agreed it was a great 3 hours. The whole experience was very interesting and great atmosphere. All staff made you feel very welcome, and were very knowledgeable and helpful.Well worth doing again.
Well worth it A fantastic experience learnt so much and of course enjoyed the tasting session.
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Neil
1 week ago
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Neil
1 week ago
Well worth it A fantastic experience learnt so much and of course enjoyed the tasting session.
Good fun at the Shakespeare Gin Distillery Really enjoyed this tour. It was bought as a Christmas present for us. We stayed in Stratford for 2 nights, and went over on the Saturday morning for the 11.00 tour. Chris gave us a lovely talk about the history of Gin and how Shakespeare Distillery came into being, Then we were taken to the distillery for a very good explanation from Sam about Gin and Rum distilling and production, including the barrels and the bottling. Next came the tasting room, which was good fun as we were there with other couples and a group of ladies. We learnt a lot about how to mix gin with tonic waters, the ratios and the different flavours of tonic waters with different types of gin. There was a chance to taste rum as well if we wanted to, and then finally a glass of gin and tonic or rum with tonic. I would definitely recommend this tour especially if you are on a weekend away in Stratford.
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carolee786
1 week ago
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carolee786
1 week ago
Good fun at the Shakespeare Gin Distillery Really enjoyed this tour. It was bought as a Christmas present for us. We stayed in Stratford for 2 nights, and went over on the Saturday morning for the 11.00 tour. Chris gave us a lovely talk about the history of Gin and how Shakespeare Distillery came into being, Then we were taken to the distillery for a very good explanation from Sam about Gin and Rum distilling and production, including the barrels and the bottling. Next came the tasting room, which was good fun as we were there with other couples and a group of ladies. We learnt a lot about how to mix gin with tonic waters, the ratios and the different flavours of tonic waters with different types of gin. There was a chance to taste rum as well if we wanted to, and then finally a glass of gin and tonic or rum with tonic. I would definitely recommend this tour especially if you are on a weekend away in Stratford.
More to rum and gin than I thought... A really entertaining and informative couple of hours spent listening and interacting with staff/owners who are clearly very enthusiastic and knowledgeable in what they do.Recommend it highly! Oh and the gin/rum tasting was certainly not a disappointment.
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Gary
1 week ago
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Gary
1 week ago
Wonderful craft distillery. A must visit We loved this experience. Simon was so knowledgeable and taught us much more than any other tour we’d been on. A wonderful “craft” distillery. We enjoyed the tastings very much, which were very plentiful. Went home with a bagful from the shop.
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Lianne
2 weeks ago
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Lianne
2 weeks ago
Brilliant gin tour We really enjoyed this tour. We were there for nearly two hours. The tour guides knowledge was exceptional. It wasn’t gimmicky but very very interesting and the guide was clearly passionate about the family business. Great value for money with some lovely Gin tasters. Would recommend.
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broadoak14
2 weeks ago
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broadoak14
2 weeks ago
Brilliant gin tour We really enjoyed this tour. We were there for nearly two hours. The tour guides knowledge was exceptional. It wasn’t gimmicky but very very interesting and the guide was clearly passionate about the family business. Great value for money with some lovely Gin tasters. Would recommend.
A happy time was had by all !!!! We had a great time and Dave and Jack were excellent and explained the making of gin. They led us through the process of gin distillation and the making of gin, and it was exciting to make our own. We were taken through every procedure, and along the way we had plenty of tasting. We would certainly recommend a visit to all our friends. Thank you everyone, we had a great afternoon.
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Gillian
2 weeks ago
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Gillian
2 weeks ago
A happy time was had by all !!!! We had a great time and Dave and Jack were excellent and explained the making of gin. They led us through the process of gin distillation and the making of gin, and it was exciting to make our own. We were taken through every procedure, and along the way we had plenty of tasting. We would certainly recommend a visit to all our friends. Thank you everyone, we had a great afternoon.
Fun gin tasting Really interesting and informative. Chris and Jack were both friendly and helpful. The gin tasting was fun too.
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BingleyLinda
2 weeks ago
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BingleyLinda
2 weeks ago
Fun gin tasting Really interesting and informative. Chris and Jack were both friendly and helpful. The gin tasting was fun too.
Fabulous experience. Absolutely brilliant - learnt lots, had some great gin. Would highly recommend.
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Toni
3 weeks ago
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Toni
3 weeks ago
Fabulous experience. Absolutely brilliant - learnt lots, had some great gin. Would highly recommend.
Highly recommend a visit This distillery is well worth a visit. The staff are very friendly and the gin and rum delicious.
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lyphil
3 weeks ago
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lyphil
3 weeks ago
Highly recommend a visit This distillery is well worth a visit. The staff are very friendly and the gin and rum delicious.
Fantastic Rum Tasting Experience Thoroughly enjoyed the rum tasting experience. Our host Katherine was incredibly informative, funny and kept the guests entertained. The experience is relatively short, around an hour long, but I found that length of time to be sufficient. Definitely would recommend to anyone interested in how rum is made etc.
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claire
3 weeks ago
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claire
3 weeks ago
Fantastic Rum Tasting Experience Thoroughly enjoyed the rum tasting experience. Our host Katherine was incredibly informative, funny and kept the guests entertained. The experience is relatively short, around an hour long, but I found that length of time to be sufficient. Definitely would recommend to anyone interested in how rum is made etc.
Great experience Excellent information and welcoming, friendly approach. The tour of the family run small distillery was very interesting and all questions were competently answered. Each person on the tour could choose the gins or rums that they wished to taste with some intriguing explanations of the botanicals. Great to have a gin of your choice at the end of the experience too.
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FrequentFlier765296
4 weeks ago
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FrequentFlier765296
4 weeks ago
Great experience Excellent information and welcoming, friendly approach. The tour of the family run small distillery was very interesting and all questions were competently answered. Each person on the tour could choose the gins or rums that they wished to taste with some intriguing explanations of the botanicals. Great to have a gin of your choice at the end of the experience too.
Great tour and tasting Great experience. Both Claire and Jack were informative and good banter. Great to taste gins and rums not tried before.Good you could buy products from shop with discount and a potential refill at discounted price.Well worth a visit but get yourselves an uber so you can enjoy the moment!!
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Dianne
1 month ago
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Dianne
1 month ago
Great tour and tasting Great experience. Both Claire and Jack were informative and good banter. Great to taste gins and rums not tried before.Good you could buy products from shop with discount and a potential refill at discounted price.Well worth a visit but get yourselves an uber so you can enjoy the moment!!
Gin your & tasting experience- great day out Sam was very knowledgeable giving us a history of gin through the ages & explaining the distilling process at the family run distillery. The tour & tasting experience was excellent & Sam made it fun & interesting.Definitely worth a visit if you like gin or rum.
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Jo
1 month ago
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Jo
1 month ago
Gin your & tasting experience- great day out Sam was very knowledgeable giving us a history of gin through the ages & explaining the distilling process at the family run distillery. The tour & tasting experience was excellent & Sam made it fun & interesting.Definitely worth a visit if you like gin or rum.




























