Cheshire Gins & Distilleries in Cheshire
On This Page: Cheshire Gin and Distillery directory, reviews and tasting notes, distillery tours and gin schools in Cheshire, interviews with Cheshire distillers, and our behind-the-scenes feature at G&J Distillers in Warrington.
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Cheshire, in the North West of England, has been historically best known for its agriculture and the famous Cheshire Cheese, but it is also home to Britain's oldest continuous distillers. G&J Distillers in Warrington is the legacy of Thomas Dakin who pioneered the distillation of a higher quality of gin when he begain distilling in 1761. The distillery has since moved to a new site in Warrington and is one of the country's largest gin producers, distilling a long list of household name gins including Bombay Samphire Gin, Greenall's Gin, Bloom Gin, Opihr Gin and many supermarket own-brand gins.
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Cheshire Gin Reviews
The Edge Gin
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The Edge Distillery is based near Congleton and was established in 2018 by husband and wife, Clare & Mike Ryan. The distillery is open for tours and tastings and their range includes their Original Gin, L'Orange Gin, Pear Gin, and Fruits of the Forest Gin:
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Three Wrens Gin
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Three Wrens Distillery is based at Combermere near Whitchurch and was launched in 2019 by Nick Wadeson. The distillery is open for tours and is also home to Cheshire's only Gin School. The Three Wrens range includes their Original Gin, Apple Crumble Gin, Bison Grass Gin, Blood Orange & Apricot Gin, and Raspberry Gin:
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Nantwich Gin
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Nantwich Gin from Cheshire Botanicals was launched in 2020 by Paul, Deb & Holly Challinor. Based in Nantwich, their recipes are developed on-site and larger batches are distilled by a local partner distillery. Their Matron's Strength Gin (57% ABV) was a Winner in the High ABV category of The Gin Guide Awards 2022:
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For more Cheshire Gins, also try:
- Capesthorne Gin from Cheshire Distillery
- Forest Gin from The Forest Distillery
- Second Son Gin from Second Son Distillery
- Spirit of George from Big Hill Distillery
Distillery Tours & Gin Schools in Cheshire
Several of the wonderful distilleries in Cheshire are open to visitors for tours, tastings or gin making experiences, which make for the ideal experience for gin lovers living in or visiting Cheshire.
- 1. Forest Distillery (Between Macclesfield & Buxton)
- 2. The Edge Distillery (Near Congleton) - Tours & Tastings
- 3. Three Wrens Distillery (Combermere near Whitchurch) - Tours & Gin School
Meet the Makers
Get to know some of Cheshire's finest gin creators and distillers in our 'Meet the Maker' interviews. Find out what inspired them and how they created and launched their gin, how it's made, what botanicals are used, what you can experience if you visit their distilleries, how best to serve their gins, and what they have planned for the future:
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Behind The Scenes
See behind the scenes at G&J Distillers, the oldest continuous distillers in Britain and a distillery not normally open to visitors. To mark the completed restoration of the G&J Distillers' still house and the release of the new Greenall's Gin bottle design, in 2017 The Gin Guide took an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Warrington distillery with Head Distiller Joanne Moore.
- Read our full 'Behind the Scenes' feature at G&J Distillers
