Whitby Distillery Tour & Gin Tasting
About
Whitby Gin is made on Botany Way, on the business park about a mile inland from the harbour rather than anywhere in the old town, and the distillery runs a guided hour behind the scenes for anyone who wants to see the still rather than just buy the bottle. The tour is led by the distillery's own team and covers how the gin is made before finishing with a tasting of the range. The botanicals are the point of the place: the house gin is built around locally gathered material, and the connection the distillery draws is to Whitby's own botanical history rather than to the Dracula and jet trade that everything else in town leans on. Book ahead and check the address before you set out, because visitors who assume it is on the harbourside end up walking the wrong way.
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Highlights
- ✓A working still seen up close on a guided hour with the distillery's own team
- ✓A tasting of the Whitby Gin range at the end of the tour
- ✓The botanical story behind the house gin, rather than the usual Dracula angle
- ✓A genuinely indoor option on a day when the coast is unusable
Tips
- →The distillery is on Botany Way on the business park, roughly a mile from the harbour, not in the old town. Check the address before setting out.
- →Tours are booked ahead through the distillery's own site; they are not a walk-in.
- →The tasting is part of the tour, so plan how you are getting back into town before you book.