The Maidstone Distillery

Although we have lived in Maidstone for over 5 years now, it took us a trip to the Bluewater Mall - “Produced in Kent” store to find out there is a Gin Distillery in Maidstone. The moment we found out, we booked a tour. We had a great experience. Amanda and Naomi talked us through the history of Gin Distillation in Maidstone and the history of the Maidstone Market Building where the Distillery is currently located. We also tasted two Gins distilled in-house. The George Bishop Gin is pretty good. We enjoyed the tour of the site as well where the distillation process was explained to us. For such a small team of 8, it sure takes a lot to produce such good quality products. We were told Darren and Sam, the founders, are extremely passionate about the Distillery. And it was extremely evident based on what we saw. We are so glad we have such a great Distillery literally 10 minutes walk away.

I booked up the Distillery Tour and Tasting Experience for 10 friends recently. The cozy bar area was really buzzing when we arrived. We were all impressed with the sophisticated and stylish tasting room and the enthusiasm of Bren, our knowledgeable tour guide. The gin tasting was well done with everyone, even the non-gin drinking members of our group, getting involved with sampling the smells and tastes of the many special ingredients that go into making and distilling gin. The evening was very informative and by incorporating the history of gin and it's connection to Maidstone it made the talk really enjoyable.I must thank Lucie for suggesting the Maidstone Distillery to me and I heartily recommend purchasing the Sharp's Toffee Liqueur, delicious!I can recommend the delicious Mojito that we tried and don't leave without purchasing the fabulous Sharp's Toffee Liqueur, delightful!

We had an absolutely wonderful experience. The host presented a brilliant history of Gin from Maidstone and structured the tour which included some superb drinks!! My favourite by far is the George :-) it was good to create our own drink, one in which we will have for a special occasion. Thank you!

Such a great gin tour at the Maidstone Distillery. Didn’t realise the history it has, and it was very interesting to learn all about this whilst enjoying the wonderful gins it produces. My friends and I loved our visit and would highly recommend.

Lovely experience here yesterday at Maidstone distillery. We did the gin making experience, nice gin and tonic on arrival with lots of local distillery history. We picked our own botanicals for making our own bottle of gin and was taken step by step through the process. Also got to try the amazing toffee liqueur. Thankyou to Aleksandra for a lovely experience, very knowledgeable. Highly recommend this experience, ideal for groups. Thanks also to Sam and Darren

Absolutely wonderful afternoon on our guided gin making experience. From the very start, we were warmly welcomed with a large glass of delicious G&T and shown to our table before being taken to the distillery’s experience room. Each couple had their own mini copper stills where, over the course of two hours, we learned to design and create our very own 70cl bottle of spirit to take home. We felt like we were in Willy Wonka’s factory. We loved it. Great staff, great service, great value, great experience. Highly recommended.

Myself and three friends had the most amazing time at our cocktail experience. The host was really engaging and friendly. The cocktails we really delicious and quality products. Overall fantastic and I would definetly recommend. A real gem in Maidstone now!

Had a fantastic tour and tasting here yesterday! It was very informative and great to hear about the rich history of Maidstone Gin. All the staff were so passionate and you could tell they really love what they do. There's a great little shop area too where we purchased some of the delicious George Bishop Gin and some of the beautiful glasses. Definitely planning to go back for the cocktail making class!