City of Aberdeen Distillery

The City of Aberdeen Distillery is the first distillery to operate within Aberdeen City in 80 years. Owned and run by friends Dan and Alan, all experiences are led by the Head Distiller himself.

Offer your clients the chance to become distillers with the immersive Gin School Experience, where they can distil their very own bottle of Scottish gin inside a historic railway arch in the heart of Aberdeen. Distillery Tours and Gin Tasting Masterclasses are also available.

The distillery is just a 5-minute walk from Aberdeen’s main shopping centre and transport hub (including the train station). A full suite of Travel Trade resources is available to support seamless booking and product familiarisation.

Distillery Discovery Tour

• Travel Trade Exclusive: No
• Duration: 1 hour
• Availability: Year-round
• Group Size: 2–40
• Pricing: Available on request

Includes:

• Welcome double Gin & Tonic
• Guided tour of the distillery
• Talk on the history of distilling in Aberdeen and the distillery’s journey
• Access to restricted production areas
• Q&A with the Head Distiller
• 4+ samples of small-batch gins
• Goodie bag (5cl miniature for 18+ and assorted branded items; contents may vary)
• Opportunity to shop

For non-English-speaking groups:
Abbreviated tour version available for guides to translate.

Gin School Experience – Standard Version

• Travel Trade Exclusive: No
• Duration: 2 hours
• Availability: Year-round
• Group Size: 2–20
• Pricing: Available on request

Includes:

• Welcome double Gin & Tonic
• Clients distil their own 70cl bottle of gin using a personal alembic copper mini-still
• Choice of 100+ botanicals
• Led by the Head Distiller
• 6+ samples of small-batch gins
• Drinks throughout and a final celebratory cocktail
• Light snack (typically crisps)
• Gift wrapping for newly created bottles
• Goodies (drink mats, postcard, branded pen)
• Q&A
• Goodie bag including 5cl miniature (18+ only)
• Opportunity to shop

Gin Tasting Masterclass

• Travel Trade Exclusive: No
• Duration: 2 hours
• Availability: Year-round
• Group Size: 6–20
• Pricing: Available on request

Includes:

• Welcome double Gin & Tonic
• Tutored tasting led by the Head Distiller
• Single distillates to help identify key botanical flavours
• Tasting of 5+ distinct gins
• “Guess the botanical” flavour challenge
• Opportunity to sample the full range of demi-john gins
• Final made-to-order G&T
• Q&A
• Opportunity to shop

Gin School Experience – Extended Version

• Travel Trade Exclusive: No
• Duration: 3 hours
• Availability: Year-round
• Group Size: 2–20
• Pricing: Available on request

Includes everything in the Standard Experience, plus:

• Detailed talk on the history of gin, distillation, stories and artwork
• “Story challenge” activity
• In-depth botanical workshop (clients crush botanicals to understand aromas/flavours)
• Extended time for botanical selection
• Tour of restricted production areas

Design Your Own Gin

• Travel Trade Exclusive: No
• Duration: 30 minutes
• Availability: Year-round
• Group Size: 1–40
• Pricing: Available on request

Includes:

• Clients design their own gin recipe to be distilled later by the Head Distiller
• 70cl bottle ready for same- or next-day collection
• Bottle sealed, tissue wrapped and bagged
• Refreshments not included (available to add-on)
• Highly recommended paired with the Flight of Fancy tasting

Distil Your Own Gin

• Travel Trade Exclusive: No
• Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
• Availability: Year-round
• Group Size: 4–20
• Pricing: Available on request

Includes:

• Welcome double G&T (alternative mixers available)
• Tasting of 6+ gins
• Clients design & distil their own 70cl gin on a personal mini-still
• Final celebratory single G&T
• Finished bottle sealed, wrapped and bagged to take home

Flight of Fancy

• Travel Trade Exclusive: No
• Duration: 20–60 minutes
• Availability: Year-round
• Group Size: 1–8
• Pricing: Available on request

Includes:

• Guided tasting of 6+ locally distilled Scottish gins
• Sampling of organic base spirit
• Four single distillates of core gin botanicals (Juniper, Coriander, Angelica, Orris)
• Tasting of the distillery’s gin range
• Optional upgrades: additional single distillates or a full G&T

Suggested add-ons:

• +£10 inc VAT per person (trade price +£8.50 inc VAT)
• G&T from £6–£9 inc VAT