The Ginstitute - The Original Gin Blending Experience in London
At a glance
The Ginstitute - The Original Gin Blending Experience in London is a 2h 30m private experience in London, United Kingdom, operated by The Ginstitute Experience. Prices start from $146.34 per person, and free cancellation is available. Included: Alcoholic Beverages.
Highlights
- Private experience — just you and your group
- Free cancellation for flexible planning
Quick facts
- Duration
- 2h 30m
- Group
- Private tour — only your group
- Languages
- English
- Pickup
- Meet at the start point
- Confirmation
- Instant confirmation
- Ticket
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Travellers
- 1–12 per booking
- Ages
- Adult 18–100
- Cancellation
- Free cancellation (see policy)
Options & availability
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The Ginstitute Experience
from $157.94
- Days:
- Sat, Sun
- Start times:
- 12:00, 16:00
Times and prices come from the operator’s live schedule and are confirmed when you book.
Overview
Make a day of Portobello Road and make a gin of your own. Explore the market when it is trading, browse the shops and soak up Notting Hill before heading above an old British pub for cocktails, storytelling and a hands-on taste of London's gin heritage.
At The Ginstitute, above The Portobello Star, settle in for a spirited 2.5-hour tutored journey through gin's colourful and often miserable past. Over cocktails, your gin instructor brings together the drink's origins, London's Gin Craze and its place in British drinking culture.
Then discover what you like in your glass. In a group of no more than 12, smell and taste individual botanical distillates before choosing the flavours for your own gin.
Leave with a personal 70cl bottle: a taste of your time on Portobello Road, made to your preferences. Your recipe is saved for future paid reorders to keep your own bespoke Gin blend well stocked for the future.
What's included
What's included
- Alcoholic Beverages
Not included
- Meals
Itinerary
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The Ginstitute is the premier gin blending experience in the heart of Portobello Road, London. An immersive gin-making session where you learn gin history, blend botanicals, enjoy cocktails, and leave with your own bespoke bottle.
Join us for an in-depth journey through gin’s colourful and checkered past; from its creation by the Dutch, its journey across the sea with William of Orange, to Hogarth & his gin lane, finishing with the golden era of gin. Once sufficiently briefed, your Ginstructor will guide you through the blending process as you nose your way through an eclectic range of pure botanical distillates and choosing your favourites to create your own bespoke blend of gin. You’ll be lubricated by a multitude of our favourite gin cocktails along the way before leaving the session with a bottle of your own personal blend to take home and enjoy. Those recipes are kept on file so you never have to be out of stock of your own bespoke recipe again.
Rated 5* experience by Tripadvisor with over 130,000 attendees making their own personal gin. All our custom gins are kept on file to reorder as required.
Meeting point
Please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled experience.
The company is located within The Portobello Star, 171 Portobello Road, London, W11 2DY.
As this is a hosted group experience, we recommend arriving on time to ensure you don't miss the introduction.
Good to know
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Frequently asked questions
How long does the The Ginstitute - The Original Gin Blending Experience in London take?
The experience lasts about 2h 30m.
How much does it cost?
Prices start from $146.34 per person. The final price depends on the date, time and number of travellers, and is confirmed on Viator before you pay.
What's included?
Alcoholic Beverages.
Where does it start?
Please arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled experience. The company is located within The Portobello Star, 171 Portobello Road, London, W11 2DY. As this is a hosted group experience, we recommend arriving on time to ensure you don't miss the introduction.
Can I cancel?
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Which languages is it offered in?
It is guided in English.
