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Bombay Sapphire Distillery

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Based at Laverstoke Mill in rural Hampshire, just 15 miles from Winchester and 10 miles from Basingstoke, the Bombay Sapphire Distillery is in a conservation area with over 1000 years of history. The distillery showcases the care, skill and artistry behind every drop of Bombay Sapphire, and allows you to discover the flavours of the botanicals which make Bombay Sapphire gin so unique. All experiences must be booked online in advance. ​​

Discovery Experience

Every Discovery Experience starts with trip to the Turbine Bar where visitors choose a Bombay gin to make their own complimentary gin & tonic. Relax in the to the cinema room and immerse yourself in all things Bombay Sapphire in preparation for the tour where you’ll explore the Bombay Sapphire Distillery with a distillery host to guide you. Discover the 10 exotic botanicals of Bombay Sapphire in the Glasshouses with an insight into Thomas Heatherwick's inspired design. Discover your preferred flavour palate in the Botanical Dry Room and find out about the unique vapour infusion process used in the Dakin Still House.  

Gin Cocktail Masterclass

The Gin Cocktail Masterclass is an interactive session on cocktail culture providing the opportunity to learn and create cocktails with our Gin Experts. Uncover the history and versatility of Bombay Sapphire. Learn about the tools of the bar trade and discover tricks of the trade that will help create cocktails. Our Gin Experts will entertain with tales as they make examples live in front of you. Take your place behind the bar to make a cocktail or two then savour the fruits of your labour. You can join the Discovery Experience as part of this or attend just the Gin Cocktail Masterclass.  

Creative Cocktail Experience

All Creative Cocktail Experiences take place in our exclusive Blue Room and visitors will enjoy a Creative Expression cocktail on arrival. Hear all about our different gin expressions and how they are complimented by different vermouths and mixers before bottling your recipe to take home. You can join the Discovery Experience as part of this or attend just the Creative Cocktail Experience.

Opening Times

* April to September: Monday To Thursday 11:00 to 18:00 – last Discovery Experience entry at 16:00. Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10:00 to 20:00 – last Discovery Experience entry at 18:00. October to March: Monday To Thursday 11:00 to 18:00 – last Discovery Experience entry at 16:00. Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10:00 to 18:00 – last Discovery Experience entry at 16:00. (Exact dates may vary – please check the Bombay Sapphire Distillery website for details)

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The closest train station to the distillery is Overton which is serviced by trains originating from London Waterloo and Salisbury. The distillery is then a 40 minute walk along London Road in the direction of Whitchurch. Alternatively disembark at Basingstoke train station where the number 76 bus stops right outside the distillery at Laverstoke Mill. The 76 bus from Basingstoke or Andover stops right outside the distillery.

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• All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
• On-Site cafe/restaurant - Bar

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Bombay Sapphire Distillery

The world's most famous gin.

Visit the Bombay Sapphire Distillery in Laverstoke and discover its history, a mill that is faithful to its unique gin making process and a secret recipe that dates back to 1761!

Choose experiences from either a self-guided or hosted tour of the mill, a gin masterclass, or for regular visitors, join the members club. Every experience includes  a complimentary drink in the Mill Bar, with alcohol-free options for drivers. There are also interactive sessions looking at heritage and horticulture. Gift Vouchers are also available. 

Tickets must be purchased in advance. Visit distillery.bombaysapphire.com to book and for more information about the experiences on offer. Please note this is a working distillery and guests should wear appropriate footwear or entry may be refused for safety reasons. 

Laverstoke Mill, London Road, Whitchurch RG28 7NR

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Based at Laverstoke Mill in rural North Hampshire, just 15 miles from Winchester, the Bombay Sapphire Distillery is in a conservation area with over 1000 years of history. For over 225 years, the Victorian and Georgian buildings set astride the crystal clear River Test produced bank note paper for the Bank of England and the British Empire. Now, Laverstoke Mill is a state-of-the-art sustainable distillery, which produces every drop of Bombay Sapphire gin.

Every Discovery Experience or Gin Cocktail Masterclass starts with a trip to the Turbine Bar to choose a Bombay gin to make a gin & tonic before heading to the cinema room to be immersed in all things Bombay Sapphire in preparation for a tour of Laverstoke Mill. Learn about the ten botanicals which make Bombay Sapphire so exquisite in the iconic glasshouses designed by Thomas Heatherwick, chart hundreds of years of Laverstoke Mill’s illustrious history, married with the fascinating heritage of gin and Bombay Sapphire and uncover the secrets of Bombay Sapphire’s unique vapour-infusion distillation process. The distillery offers hosted tours, as well as cocktail masterclasses for guests, and offers several event spaces for bespoke organised events.

Monday to Thursday 11am-6pm Friday to Sunday 10am-6pm

Please visit their website to confirm opening hours prior to visiting and to book distillery experiences.

Whitchurch train station – 2.2 miles – 45 minute walk or short taxi

Overton train station – 2.5 miles – 50 minute walk or short taxi

76 bus between Basingstoke and Andover- includes several key stops in Whitchurch and Overton and stops outside Laverstoke Mill

86 bus between Winchester and Basingstoke- includes several key stops in Whitchurch and Overton and stops outside Laverstoke Mill

Laverstoke Mill is situated on the B3400 (London Road) between Overton and Whitchurch in Hampshire. From the M3/Basingstoke follow signs for Bombay Sapphire along the B3400. From the M4/A34 follow signs to Overton.

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Bombay Sapphire Gin Distillery Tour and Cocktail

• Discover how gin is made at the Bombay Sapphire Distillery
• Choose between a self-guided and guided tour upon booking
• One cocktail is included in your tour price
• Easy access via public transit makes planning a cinch
• All taxes, fees and handling charges
• Entry/Admission - Bombay Sapphire Distillery
• Shuttle service tickets
• Wheelchair accessible
• Stroller accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Near public transportation
• Infants must sit on laps
• Transportation is wheelchair accessible
• Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking
• 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.
• Most travelers can participate
• The Bombay Sapphire Distillery is a cashless venue and only card or contactless payments will be accepted.
• This tour/activity will have a maximum of 4 travelers
• For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

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• philly14643 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Loved the experience! Amazing tour! Loved the experience and Mark was an excellent guide! Really enjoyed learning about the history of the buildings and the gin making process. Read more Written April 7, 2024
• GrumpyManLovelyLady 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Exceeded expectations Bombay Saphire Sunset Experience A great experience that we’d had as a gift. It was interesting and thanks to Callum our guide and bartender it was really enjoyable. We had fun! He was generous with his time and expertise and very accommodating as one of this group was driving. Food was very good too. All in all exceeded expectations. Just one aside - as we checked in the ‘greeter’ could have been more patient; as this was a gift there was a confusion over the name … we were told twice we were not on any list and got an eye roll and a ‘tut’. Happily the rest of the experience more than compensated. Read more Written March 17, 2024
• Caneada 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Fun, informative and interesting Calum and Harry were excellent hosts and mixologists.. even for someone who isn’t a huge fan of gin and a driver. Really interesting selection of drinks and a delicious lunch! Read more Written February 17, 2024
• Travel-Teach1 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Great Gin Experience! Great tour of the distillery and all round experience was excellent. Lots to see and great tasting experience too. Would recommend to a friend and like the ethics of the company. Read more Written January 21, 2024
• kikirae86 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Perfect Christmas Present Delight at Bombay Sapphire Tour and Cocktail Making! I gifted my parents the Bombay Sapphire Tour and Cocktail Making experience for Christmas, and it turned out to be the ultimate present! Our tour guide, Ellie, made the journey informative and fun, keeping us engaged throughout. The highlight was the hands-on cocktail-making session with Mixologist Ellie (a different Ellie), where we created the Laverstoke, Negroni, and Bees Knees cocktails. My parents were enthralled by the experience, and my dad couldn't stop talking about it all the way home! The thoughtful combination of an excellent venue, an informative tour, and the joy of crafting cocktails made this outing truly memorable. Ellie's expertise and passion added an extra layer of enjoyment. If you're looking for a unique and delightful experience, the Bombay Sapphire Tour and Cocktail Making is the perfect choice. I'm already thinking about when I can go back for another round of fun! Five stars without a doubt! It’s worth noting now that the free drinks are at the start of the tour, not at the end. This means if you have an alcoholic drink at the start, you aren’t entitled to your take home drink as a designated driver at the end. You need to choose a mocktail at the start. I hadn’t realised this because previously the free drink was at the end so I naively assumed that this would still be the case, despite the drink at the start. Read more Written January 19, 2024
• G3954LMtaylors 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Such a Fun Adventure! Wonderful time at Bombay Sapphire Distillery! We took the Discovery Experience, where we were given a tour of the grounds, entered the greenhouses, learned about how Bombay Sapphire gin is made, etc. Then we had tickets for the Gin Masterclass which was so much fun! We learned how to make 3 different cocktails: the Laverstoke, a Negroni, and a Bee's Knees. They all turned out delicious. Following the end of our class & tour, we grabbed new drinks and a bite to eat at the bar which were really good. Everybody we interacted with with so kind and helpful. Just note, if you are taking public transportation, pay close attention to the bus and train times. We had taken the train to Whitchurch station and planned to get a taxi but none were available. It was an hour walk there and back to the distillery, but luckily there were sidewalks and a footpath which made the walk decently easy. We had a great time! Read more Written September 25, 2023
• BrianJSurreyUK 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Nice way to spend an afternoon Nice way to spend an afternoon especially if gin is your choice of drink. Small group of folk led round the factory with an informative talk on gin making process and ingredients Slightly disappointed that we didn’t really see much of working factory and bottling is off site. Master class on Gin cocktails was great and we had three good cocktails. Top tip.. double all measures for more fun😀 Think the tour without the class would be a bit boring Read more Written September 16, 2023
• gigim17 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Disappointing cocktail menu I have been on five separate occasions to this lovely place with different friends and family over the past few years. I have experienced lots of changes here over the years, most of them positive. However I was really disappointed this time as the wonderful cocktail menu that I'd been telling everybody about was quite minimal compared to last year. Such a shame as you had so many wonderful cocktails! The menu itself was on a tatty piece of A4 paper too! Everything else including the staff were as excellent as ever. I would've given 5 stars if it wasn't for the cocktail.menu! Read more Written August 23, 2023
• juliepC7288OY 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Fabulous experience My partner and I went today with our relatives over from New Zealand. What a great time we had. Right from the start our tour guide Robert was excellent. Very interesting tour with so much information about the distillery. Tyler, who was our cocktail master class guy was great showing us how to put a cocktail together. Note for future, please can you put hand wipes, paper towels as part of the masterclass was a tad messy when having to squeeze, lemons and limes. We absolutely loved the whole thing. Lovely coffees and sandwiches after. Would totally recommend a visit. Read more Written May 28, 2023
• 522fionar 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Fab U Lous This is a fabulous experience. We did the distillery tour, and had lunch in the cafe. We ate in the cafe first which although the menu is quite small, the panini are excellent. We really enjoyed them, and the view we had from the window. We had arrived early so we could have lunch first, and we were greeted really nicely and told we didn't have to register again as we'd been checked in. The lovely young girl who took the tour was very knowledgeable, fun and a good people person. The description of each stage, the time given for us to take photos, and linger and ask questions moving on to the next stage was brilliant. it's fascinating to see, smell and touch the botanicals that go into making the Bombay Sapphire London Dry Gin is really interesting and fabulous experience, and the whole place is wonderfully done, and it's great to have a gin at the beginning of the tour and the film about the history. it's also then lovely to buy a gin and tonic from the Mill bar and sit outside and relax in the sunshine..... Best birthday present i've ever bought for my husband.... (and I) to enjoy... Read more Written May 21, 2023
• ADerrygirl 0 contributions 4.0 of 5 bubbles Not so good on a wet day It was unfortunate we visited on a really rainy day. We stayed at The Watership Down pub and although the walk wasn't far we got quite wet, especially as there are some huge puddles the cars splash through. We got there at the recommended time but most people arrived with just a few minutes to spare. We had just booked the basic tour experience and our guide was an Australian gentleman who we sometimes found hard to understand. There were times when he sounded a bit bored! We started by making a gin and tonic with a choice of 3 gins. The measure of gin was the most miserly possible, it certainly wouldn't prevent you from driving after the tour. After the short film we moved outside. Umbrellas were provided but it was too miserable in the rain so we moved into the greenhouse as soon as the previous tour departed. After the explanation about all the different botanicals we were left to investigate and taste them but this bit was a bit rushed so we didn't get around them all. Overall we were a bit disappointed with the tour, maybe it was just the weather as a surprising amount of the tour is outside. We did enjoy a reasonably priced gin and tonic in the cocktail bar afterwards although we did have to clear ourselves a table to sit at. Read more Written May 13, 2023
• Kiran K 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Very accommodating team! Of no fault of the distillery, I had by mistake booked the day before, and turned up the day after for the tour, however the front desk team were very accommodating and let us take the tour on the day we arrived. We were very lucky as we had travelled down from Nottingham, the tour was very informative and Shay was brilliant at answering any questions. Thank you for making the day worthwhile! Read more Written May 7, 2023
• Tim S 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Spring Break Fantastic couple of hours at the Distillery even for a none Gin drinker. Started great with a drink passed mine to my wife. Then a very informative tour by a knowledgeable guide. Then onto the Cocktails. The buildings have all been extensively restored a Bacardi thing who own Bombay Sapphire Read more Written May 4, 2023
• Malcolm W 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles A great way to spend a morning What a great 2 hours. Tour was totally amazing and our guide Naomi was both knowledgeable and entertaining They have updated the tour since our last visit and what an improvement We will return Read more Written April 16, 2023
• ladyfromsmyrna 0 contributions 5.0 of 5 bubbles Amazing experience, tasty and insightful We had a gin cocktail masterclass. The gin maker was very knowledgeable and I learned so much. This was a business trip, Bacardi invited selected CSS Group staff for a visit as we supplied high volume of their portfolio to the cruise lines. Read more Written April 9, 2023

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Bombay Sapphire Distillery (Laverstoke Mill)

Standing on the B3400 London Road between Whitchurch and Overton in Hampshire, about 1½ hours' drive from London, Laverstoke Mill is a former paper mill and print works that once produced bank notes for the Bank of England. Known by many as the Laverstoke Mill Distillery due to its spectacular location, but officially titled the Bombay Sapphire Distillery, it straddles the banks of the River Test in picturesque Southern English countryside.

The Bombay Sapphire Distillery is open for a guided tour described as "Discovery Experiences" and Gin Cocktail Masterclasses. Booking in advance is essential.

The industrial past of the Laverstoke Mill site is explored in the Heritage Room and the ten exotic botanicals used to flavour Bombay Sapphire are showcased in the Glasshouses and Botanical Dry Room where you can smell and learn what each botanical contributes to the gin.

Like most tours the experience ends with a gift shop, but this one sells Bombay gins, bar supplies and bar equipment rather than the usual key rings.

The "Discovery Experience" begins with a trip to the Turbine Bar, where you can choose from three Bombay gins to make your own complimentary gin & tonic before heading on a fully guided tour of Bombay Sapphire Distillery. Book your visit to Bombay Sapphire Distillery at Laverstoke Mill, London Rd, Whitchurch, RG28 7NR. Gin Cocktail Masterclasses and other experiences are also available to book via www.BombaySapphire.com/distillery/ or by calling +44 (0) 1256 890 090.

About Laverstoke Mill

Laverstoke Mill is recorded in the 1086 Doomsday Book but its industrial heritage dates from the early 18th century when it was purchased by a family of French-Huguenot printers, the Portals and turned into one of the world's main centres for banknote production. It's here that the watermark was invented and by the 1950s, Laverstoke Mill supplied banknotes to over 100 governments and issuing banks around the world.

When Bacardi, owners of the Bombay Gin brand, took over Laverstoke in 2012 it was comprised of over 40 derelict buildings, many of them ugly 20th-century industrial and office structures which detracted from the splendid Victorian architecture of the mill and other original buildings such as the Grade-II listed India House where India's colonial-era banknotes were printed.

Thomas Heatherwick, designer of the 2012 Olympic Cauldron and the New Routemaster bus, was tasked with masterminding the impressive multimillion pound makeover of Laverstoke and he has attractively contrasted the modern design ethos of the Bombay brand with Victorian architecture and heritage. It feels very much like Bombay has always been distilled at Laverstoke and that it belongs there.

Heatherwick's two spectacular 14 metre high, swirly, intertwined botanical glasshouses manage to surpass Laverstoke's original Victorian industrial splendour. Inspired by the glasshouses at Kew and the Crystal Palace, the glasshouses rise out of the Test River and are home to the ten plants used to flavour Bombay Sapphire. One has tropical conditions and houses Cassia trees, Cubeb plants, Coriander bushes, Glycyrrhiza glabra (liquorice) and Melegueta plants (grains of paradise), while the other glasshouse, with a more temperate atmosphere, houses the Mediterranean plants: Juniper bushes, Lemon trees, Almond trees, Iris flowers (orris root) and Angelica plants.

The glasshouses and the two-hectare grounds through which the widened Test chalk river flows were planted by experts from Kew Gardens, and the distillery has an on-site horticulturalist.

See more photographs of the distillery below.

Bombay Sapphire (40%)

Flavoured with ten botanicals: juniper berries from Tuscany, coriander seeds, angelica root, liquorice, Italian orris, cassia bark, Spanish almonds and

Star of Bombay

Named not after the eponymous Westbourne Grove Curry House but after the Star of Bombay, a 182-carat cabochon-cut violet-blue star sapphire from Sri Lanka.

Bombay Bramble

Bombay Bramble is made by infusing Bombay Sapphire Gin with natural flavours from freshly harvested blackberries and raspberries. The sweetness comes only

Original Bombay (37.5%)

As the name would suggest, this is the original Bombay gin, predating the now better-known Bombay Sapphire. It was conceived by American entrepreneur Allan

Original Bombay Dry (43%)

Bombay Sapphire English Estate

Launched in March 2019, this is the first of what promises to be a series of limited editions from Bombay Sapphire. English Estate adds three new botanicals:

Bombay Sapphire East (42%)

Launched in September 2011, Bombay Sapphire East is the first Bombay Sapphire extension since the brand was launched 25 years earlier. This 'eastern' variant

Bombay Sapphire Laverstoke Mill

This Bombay Sapphire limited edition bottle was launched in 2013 to celebrate the opening of The Bombay Spirits Company's Laverstoke Mill Distillery. The

Bombay Sapphire 250th

A limited edition bottle released in 2010 to mark the 250th anniversary of Bombay Original's recipe which back in 1761 was used to make 'Warrington Gin'

Bombay Amber

Launched in March 2015 in global travel retail, Bombay Amber is based on the original Bombay Dry recipe with additional black cardamom, nutmeg and bitter

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BOMBAY SAPPHIRE GIN DISTILLERY: All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)

Bombay Sapphire Distillery Tour

By Author Daryl and Mindi Hirsch

If you love history and gin, then you must take a Bombay Sapphire Distillery tour. This tour starts with an informative peek behind the scenes at Bombay Sapphire and ends with cocktails.

Kids in a candy store. That’s what we felt like as we sniffed the different herbs in the Botanical Dry Room during our tour at Bombay Sapphire’s new distillery, opened in 2014, at a former eighteenth-century paper mill that has a documented history dating back to 1086.

Bombay Sapphire Tour

With cutting-edge glass greenhouses designed by Thomas Heatherwick situated right next to traditional brick buildings in a natural country setting, the distillery is notable for its design alone. The undulating shape of the buildings makes them look organic and modern at the same time.

But that’s just the start of the Bombay Sapphire distillery tour.

During our recent visit to Southern England, we were excited to add a Bombay Sapphire Distillery tour to our busy itinerary. We toured the Buffalo Trace Bourbon Distillery during our US road trip earlier this year, but we had never been to a gin distillery.

With G&T’s being all the rage in cities like NYC and Barcelona , we were intrigued to learn more about the most important ingredient in the ubiquitous cocktail invented by British colonists in India over 150 years ago.

Disclosure – Wine is normally our drink of choice, though we’ve been known to partake in a G&T or two on a hot summer’s day .

Pro Tip Bombay Sapphire offers three types of experiences at the distillery – self-guided tours, hosted tours and gin cocktail masterclasses. To avoid disappointment, you should book tickets in advance .

As part of our self-guided tour, we used the special microchip pamphlets at the various ‘whispering walls’ like the one pictured above to hear about the history of the distillery located at Laverstoke Mill.

We enjoyed learning about the site’s transformation from a paper mill to a gin mill as well as the sustainable techniques used to incorporate the adjacent River Test and the other natural surroundings.

Bombay Sapphire History

For gin novices such as ourselves, a visit to the Heritage Room is a must. Here, the walls are filled with a detailed history of both gin in general and Bombay Sapphire in particular.

Gin has a fascinating history going back to the 1400’s when genever was invented in the Netherlands to when it became popular in England during the 1600’s to the present. The spirit has a history of waxing and waning popularity due to forces like British taxation and US prohibition, which makes a good read.

NYC lawyer turned entrepreneur Allen Subin launched Bombay Gin in 1960 during the golden era of “Madmen” on Madison Ave. Bombay Sapphire’s history is even shorter than that – the brand was created in 1987 and purchased by Bacardi ten years later.

Bombay Sapphire Greenhouses

Just a few steps outside the Heritage Room, the two glass greenhouses offer an introduction to the ten botanicals that are part of the Bombay Sapphire gin formula. We enjoyed our stroll through the striking glasshouses where we observed the exotic botanicals in their natural state before we got to the main part of the tour.

Botanical Dry Room

The Botanical Dry Room is the part of the Bombay Sapphire distillery tour that differentiates it from other distillery tours we have taken. Participating in an interactive exercise of smelling botanicals to determine our personal flavor profiles, we totally got into sniffing familiar scents like coriander, lemon peel and juniper as well more exotic scents like licorice root and grains of paradise.

Dakin Still House

After sniffing our way through the botanicals, we took a tour of the Dakin Still House. During the brief tour, we met ‘Thomas’ and ‘Mary,’ the two stills that produce the bulk of the gin at the distillery. We enjoyed hearing about Bombay Sapphire’s Vapour Infusion distillation process and used our pinky fingers to taste a freshly distilled batch of 85% proof gin.

We didn’t learn the secret recipe for Bombay Sapphire because … it’s a secret.

Pro Tip Wear proper shoes for the tour, as people with open-toed shoes and/or high heels are not allowed into the Dakin Still House. Also, be prepared to temporarily abandon cameras, smartphones and fitbits during the distillery tour. Don’t worry – you will get the electronics back upon leaving the two-story room.

The Bombay Sapphire distillery tour ends in an appropriate place – the Mill Bar.

Remember those personal flavors profiles? Staff mixologists use the results to craft specialty cocktails for the guests. One cocktail is complimentary with each tour. At the time of our visit, additional drinks cost just £5 each.

Discover our favorite gin cocktails .

Based on our personal flavor profiles, the bartenders served us two totally different drinks – neither of which was a simple G+T .

Daryl savored a fruity Queen Bee made with freshly squeezed orange juice, Bombay Sapphire gin, orange blossom honey syrup, tonic water, an orange wedge, ground coffee, sugar powder and cubed ice.

Meanwhile, Mindi slurped down a spicy Juniper Mule made with Bombay Sapphire gin, ginger beer, bitters, lime wedges, fresh ginger root, caster sugar pink pepper root, smoked sea salt and cubed ice.

Pro Tip The tour ends with a gin themed gift shop where you can purchase souvenir bottles of Bombay Sapphire. The shop also sells standard gin bottles as well a selection of accessories and recipe books.

The Bombay Sapphire Distillery is located at Laverstoke Mill, London Road, Whitchurch RG28 7NR, United Kingdom.

Where to Stay and Eat after Your Bombay Sapphire Distillery Tour

We recommend staying in the New Forest in conjunction with a visit to Bombay Sapphire. Less than an hour away, the New Forest is a great area to stay and dine in conjunction with a visit to the Bombay Sapphire Distillery.

If you book a room at the laid-back yet luxurious Balmer Lawn Hotel, you can eat dinner at THE PIG for a ‘pigalicious’ meal made with seasonal ingredients, many grown on the restaurant’s farm and others foraged locally. Plus, if you didn’t get enough to drink during the Bombay Sapphire Distillery tour, THE PIG has an excellent bar.

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Planning Checklist

• Buy discounted travel insurance from Heymondo .
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• Arrange a rental car for your trip.

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About the Authors

Daryl and Mindi Hirsch

Saveur Magazine’s BEST TRAVEL BLOG award winners Daryl and Mindi Hirsch share their culinary travel experiences and recipes on the 2foodtrippers website. Since launching the site in 2012, they’ve traveled to over 40 countries in their quest to bring readers a unique taste of the world.

Disclosures

Article Updates We update our articles regularly. Some updates are major while others are minor link changes and spelling corrections. Let us know if you see anything that needs to be updated in this article. Sponsorship We thank Tourism Southeast for their assistance with our visit to South England.

Original Publication Date: August 23, 2016

Renee groskreutz

Friday 2nd of September 2016

This looks like it was a great time. I have been meaning to buy some gin.

Sheri hensel

Monday 29th of August 2016

Sounds like you're having a great time on your travels. You guys look so happy. Great for you! Enjoy....

Friday 26th of August 2016

The tour is a very interesting and invigorating one, I can see. I am also really fascinated by the complex and how vintage architecture blends in with the futuristic design.

Bryan Richards

What a first class experience! I want to do this!

Chaitanya Kapu

Wednesday 24th of August 2016

Amazing post.....what a lovely day you guys had.....

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