What to do and see in London, England: The Best Distilleries

The Ginstitute provides a unique and unrivalled opportunity to better understand the true spirit of London. Patrons begin their spirituous journey in the UK's second smallest museum - The Ginstitute. Our Gin Instructor will take you through the long and frequently miserable, history of gin. From the drink's origin as a medicine, through the gin craze that gripped Britain for 200 years and onto the Golden Era of gin as a cocktail ingredient and finally how gin has taken it's position in the modern world. Once the History lesson is over, it's time to head upstairs to The Still Room, where Ginterns will test their senses with a tutored tasting and nosing of the key botanical ingredients of London Dry Gin, ready to create their own bespoke one-of-a-kind, unique and hopefully delicious gin. To mark their graduation, students will be presented with a full-size bottle of their own personal blend, the recipe for which will be kept on file for you to reorder as often as you need! Sessions need to be booked in advance.

Bimber use only natural ingredients and traditional methods to craft a unique range of award winning spirits; from Oak Aged and Fruit Infused Vodkas to classic London Dry Gin, the range has already received multiple awards from the International Spirits Challenge & the International Wine & Spirits Competition. We are also one of the first London distilleries to produce Single Malt Whisky for over a century. Join us at our Park Royal site to experience a fully functioning craft distillery. Learn about the history and production of our handcrafted spirits with a tutored tasting of the entire range - and a sneak preview of our latest creations! We have a number of tour packages, which can be booked via our website. All tours must be pre-booked. Contact us with any questions - we look forward to welcoming you!

We invite you to take part in our 3 hour immersive and sensory masterclass on the gin making process from one of our skilled 58 Gin School Instructors. At our distillery, in located in a railway arch in the heart of Haggerston, you'll learn how to craft a unique blend of botanicals to make your own personal recipe and perfect gin. During the class you will be treated to some nibbles, a G&T on arrive, two signature cocktails and a lesson on the deep, dark history of Gin here in London. At the end of the class we'll send you on your way with your own bottle of gin (crafted, distilled and wax sealed by you), tonic to mix with it and water to hydrate after it.

Visit us at the Home of English Gin in Balham, South West London to explore the stories and processes behind our full range of True English Gins. Meet the team, see the stills, nose the botanicals and taste the gins in a welcoming and friendly environment just minutes from Central London. Ticket price includes: welcome Hayman's & Tonic, tour & tasting and £5 off first bottle purchased on our core range (70cl)

Our/London Distillery is situated in the heart of Hackney. We are renowned for our locally produced, smooth, aromatic spirits. Overlooking our distillery is our events venue, and we take pride in bringing a well-curated lineup of music, cabaret and mixology classes.

When Christian Jensen first tasted the vintage gins from London's lost distilleries, he began a journey. Creating a finely balanced gin that honoured these forgotten recipes became his obsession. That's why Jensen's is distilled in small batches, using only traditional gin botanicals. So there's really nothing new about Jensen's, and that's why it's different. Distilled in Bermondsey, London, Jensen's is gin as it was. Gin as it should be. We offer public gin tour experiences which take place on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays at 3pm & 7pm. We are open as a shop Mon-Fri between the hours of 10am-6pm. We also open up as a bar and a shop on Saturdays 10:30am-6pm and Sundays 11am-4pm.

Welcome to Jim and Tonic inside the Mercato Mayfair venue. Only 100 yards from the world famous Selfridges, our London Gin Bar and Cocktail Menu is situated inside the wonderful St. Mark's Church, recently renovated and transformed into a food and drink hall by Mercato Mayfair.

The City of London Distillery is a unique combination of a working gin distillery and a speakeasy style cocktail bar. We're open from 12:00 mid-day until 11 pm (Mon-Fri) and from 4 to 11 pm (Sat) and welcome visitors to take a tour of the distillery, enjoy a gin-tasting or masterclass, make their own bottle of gin in our distilling classes or just chill-out in the bar taking in the ambience and aroma of gin that hangs in the air.

Beefeater London: The Home of Gin, the capital's first dedicated gin distillery , lifts the lid on the extraordinary stories and events behind one of the world's favourite spirits. Beefeater Gin, is the only historic dry gin still distilled in the capital city and, as such, is uniquely qualified to tell the remarkable story of the history and production of gin in London. The experience entails a self-discovery stroll through the history of gin in London, as well as a guided tour. A Beefeater host will escort you to the heart of the distillery to explain a hand-crafted production process and to guide you through a sensory experience of the botanicals that make Beefeater gin. The visit includes a tutored tasting of two Beefeater Gin expressions and culminates with a complimentary Beefeater & Tonic. To enjoy the gin tasting and complimentary B&T, you must be over 18. No children under age of 8 are admitted to the distillery. All tours are subject to availability.