Distilleries, Tours & Gin Schools in Manchester
On This Page: Manchester Gin and Distillery guide and map, distillery tours and gin schools in Manchester, interviews with Manchester distillers, and behind the scenes features.
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Manchester is well known for its nightlife and growing number of exceptional cocktail bars, and Britain's second most populated city also has a lot to enjoy for those looking for local gins and distillery tours. The Spirit of Manchester Distillery, home of Manchester Gin which was originally founded in 2016, is the largest of Manchester's distilleries and the only one to be in the city centre. A further ten distilleries can be found across Greater Manchester, three of which offer tours or Gin Schools, and if you look carefully you'll spot Manchester's bee symbol incorporated into the bottles and branding of several of the city's gins.
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The gins featured in this guide are gins which, to the best of our knowledge, are produced in Manchester. There may be additional products named after places in Manchester or that are based in Manchester, however, they will not be featured in this guide if our understanding is that they are produced outside of Manchester.
Distillery Tours & Gin Schools in Manchester
Several of the wonderful distilleries in Manchester are open to visitors for tours, tastings or gin making experiences, which make for the ideal experience for gin lovers living in or visiting Manchester.
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Manchester Gin Reviews - A to Z
Stockport Gin
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Stockport Gin was launched in 2019 by husband and wife, Paul and Cheryl Sharrocks, who are both from Stockport. Having begun distilling in their garage at the home, in 2021 Paul and Cheryl opened their new distillery and shop in the centre of Stockport, home to their 100L stainless steel column still, and offering gin tastings, tours and Gin School experiences. The Stockport Gin range includes their navy strength Gunpowder Edition, Pink Edition, Pink Grapefruit & Pink Peppercorn Edition, Sustainable Edition, and Twist of Lime Edition.
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For more gins from Manchester, try:
- Defiance Gin, Emerald Gin, Faith & Sons Gin, Lucky Bee Gin, Manchester Gin, Pig & Wolf Gin, Zymurgorium Gin.
Meet the Makers
Get to know some of Manchester'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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"We are both born and bred in Stockport and met on a cold, wet weekend away in Torquay watching Stockport County. The rest, as they say, is history! As huge craft gin enthusiasts we always love to try local craft gin wherever we travel to. We soon came to realise that everywhere had their own gin ...apart from Stockport!" - Cheryl & Paul Sharrocks, Stockport Gin
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