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Bombay Sapphire Distillery Tour: Gin Tasting Experience
4.6
699 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
(699 Ratings)
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Aamarsh
Jun 11, 2025
Highly Recommend !! - What an amazing tour from start to finish… Luke was our guide, we’d never seen anyone so passionate about their job. He was very knowledgeable, friendly and made the whole experience memorable. Would definitely recommend you book a tour even if you are not a gin drinker 😁
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Samantha_b
Jun 7, 2025
Lasted about an hour and... - Lasted about an hour and a half, started with a gin. Educational and enjoyable experience. Would recommend.
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Sian
Jun 2, 2025
Great tour! - Great tour at Bombay Sapphire. Our tour guide had so much knowledge and it was funny as well. The gin is delicious I’m not a fan of tonic myself so I would prefer lemonade but u destined that tonic is the usual go to mixer. The botanical houses are stunning and nice variety. We had lunch after the tour and the pizzas and cocktails were delicious. I highly recommend and I would do this again in the future.
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Mamag67
May 29, 2025
Amazing tour - Seb was an amazing tour guide and very informative. Was lovely that we had the gin and tonic before the tour whilst watching a video before starting our tour. Lots of history to the buildings.
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Jen1blackmore
May 18, 2025
Fabulous experience - Such a wonderful experience! The staff were lovely and the whole tour was definitely one i will not forget.. thankyou for a lovely afternoon
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Discover29984094999
May 11, 2025
A real gem ;) - Great experience. Tour guide Luke was AMAZING!
Nutty - definitely. Amazing - also.
The tour lasts about 1.5 hours, including a G&T in the cinema!
Really informative, interesting location, and yes you can buy some gin :)
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Rotiman1
May 7, 2025
Not to be missed - I’ve wanted to visit the distillery since watching a documentary on its development from a derelict site to an amazing transformation to a state of the art distillery with a stunning glasshouse which houses the botanicals.
Our guide Luke was highly entertaining while being extremely knowledgable. The tour began with a G & T which was made like a piece of theatre and enjoyed in the mini theatre. We explored the buildings and learnt their history, explored the glasshouses, which are essentially a glass sculpture before learning about the 11 botanicals that once blended make the excellent BS gin. Smelling, tasting and handling the dried botanicals was a fun experience.
When the tour finished we enjoyed a light lunch in the bar
The tour is highly recommended for enhancing the knowledge of gin enthusiasts
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Johnck4847gn
Apr 18, 2025
Great experience, give it a go. - I’m not a Gin drinker but my wife is, so as a gift I purchased this experience for her. I have to admit, the whole experience was enlightening! Chloe, our tour guide was knowledgeable, professional and engaging. As a couple, we learnt so much about distilled and botanical gin processing which demonstrated to us on how Bombay Sapphire Gin arrives at our retail outlets. We’d highly recommend this experience to one and all.
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Dougw907
Apr 16, 2025
A very interesting event - If you do have any interest at all in gin. Whether it be the taste of the spirit, the cocktails, the distilling or its history then you could not wish for a better place to visit and whet your appetite for it.
The Bombay Sapphire distillery is not big, its set on the site of a 400 year old mill, selected originally for the access to the small river that runs through it and developed over a couple of hundred years to be the perfect place to distil its very fine product.
The tours here are frequent and friendly as we found with our very knowledgeable and conscientious guide Mark. He took us first to select a generous cocktail of our choice, which we then took into a cinema and were able to finish at our leisure while watching a short film about the company’s products. Next we started the tour proper and were given by our guide, Mark, detailed histories of the various activities relating to the buildings on the site, their histories and original as well as current uses. This included going into some such as the fabulous domed glasshouse that have growing examples of all the plants used in the process of making gin. The tour the ends up with a short course in the making and drinking of some fine gin cocktails, this for us was great fun it was hosted in a lovely , humorous way by a vivacious lady called Evie. Afterwards we then relaxed at the Mill bar where we chatted amongst ourselves over some of the finer points of this very interesting event.
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Hezjnewburyuk
Apr 22, 2025
Could and should be much much better - Could be much much better, I have done other tours e.g whiskey tours in Scotland which have been infinitely more involved. It’s very corporate and not nearly enough tasting - one shot from a machine which you are watches in case you go one MM over ! Stood outside in the freezing weather as part of the tour when it could have been done inside. Wouldn’t bother
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