Rum Distilling Experience - Fantastic We had a great time distilling our own rum at Judith's in Stratford-upon-Avon. All the staff from Shakespeare Distillery, including those doing the experience and serving in the shop, were extremely friendly, helpful and informative. This certainly enhanced the enjoyment during the day. If anyone is looking for a fun gift for a loved one, especially if they like rum or gin, this experience is ideal!

Fantastic Experience Fantastic, from the warm welcome to the fantastic tour and tasting. The team were very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and professional in the delivery of their product. Excellent value for money all round and opened my eyes experiences of a non gin drinker and to rum which I do enjoy. Definitely bought some rum from the shop on site and would recommend a visit here five star. Thank you 😊😊

Excellent I had an absolutely wonderful time at Shakespeare Distillery. It’s such a unique and memorable experience to create your own gin, choosing the botanicals and flavours that suit your taste. The team running the session were genuinely lovely—friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about what they do.One of the highlights was being able to take home the gin I crafted, beautifully bottled with a personalised label. That thoughtful touch really made the experience feel special.I’d happily do it all over again — it’s truly worth it.

Gin experience Very enjoyable experience and good fun making my own gin.

Absolutely loved it! Absolutely loved it! It was a treat for our friends 70th birthday who loves a gin or two and we weren’t disappointed. Three tasters with or without a splash of mixer ending with a gin and tonic and we could keep the glass - bonus! Zero gin and tonic for non drinkers/drivers. Sam was fantastic, very knowledgeable and entertaining, a credit to the company. Katherine was also a great member of the team. Jen in the office deserves a mention as well, we had to postpone our booking for a year and Jen was really helpful in changing the date which we really appreciated. Would highly recommend!

Great Gin Tasting Experience The team at the distillery were very welcoming and engaging. Overall, it was a fun experience that still shared all the relevant information. You can tell the team are knowledgeable and passionate about what they are doing. The gin and rum also tasted amazing!

Well worth a visit Chris, Dave and Sam were great. All 3 made the experience interesting, relaxed and enjoyable. Gins and rums were all so good. Right amount of time spent giving the history behind gin, rum and the business, the tour and the tasting. Well worth a visit to this family run business be sure to purchase some goods on your way out

A great experience, would definitely recommend! A very professional experience, the team are very knowledgeable and friendly. The gin school experience is timed really well, the right amount of knowledge sharing along with tasting and experimenting. Would definitely recommend. Thank you!

What an experience. What an we say other absolutely fantastic. The tour on the day was ran well and extremely interesting and fun. Cost of tickets were very reasonable for the trip and the experience. Length of time of boat trip was 1 hour which was perfect we then as a family spent more time in Stratford. The crew and the other attendees on the boat made a great atmosphere. All in all staff and experience were fantastic with some fantastic gin which we of course came away with 😜

Gin School We had such a lovely time at the gin school, making our own gin and tasting quite a bit of theirs! I was initially a bit nervous about how it would be but needn’t have worried as the staff were so friendly and knowledgeable and guided us through the gin making process. I’d definitely recommend this experience if you love drinking gin and more so if you are interested in how it’s made too. Get a taxi or have a friend collect you though as you do drink a lot of gin while you’re there!

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.

Rummmm yum 1st class experience, host super knowledgeable

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.

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.