Liverpool, Wirral & Merseyside Gins & Distilleries
On This Page: Liverpool, Wirral and Merseyside Gin and Distillery guide and map, distillery tours and gin schools, interviews with Merseyside distillers, and behind the scenes features.
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Liverpool and Merseyside's commercial distilling history dates back to the 1800s when two whisky distilleries were operating, Vauxhall and Bank Hall. Bank Hall Distillery was located on the road in Liverpool now named Juniper Street, and Vauxhall Distillery went on to produce neutral spirit for gin distilleries in London. Neither distillery survives today, but there are now three gin distilleries across Liverpool and the Wirral.
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The gins featured in this guide are gins which, to the best of our knowledge, are produced in Liverpool or Merseyside. There may be additional products named after places in Liverpool or Merseyside or that are based in Liverpool or Merseyside, however, they will not be featured in this guide if our understanding is that they are produced elsewhere.
Distillery Tours & Gin Schools in Liverpool & Merseyside
Two of the wonderful distilleries in Liverpool and the Wirral are open to visitors for tours, tastings or gin making experiences, which make for am ideal experience for gin lovers living in or visiting the area:
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Liverpool
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Wirral
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Liverpool & Wirral Gin Reviews
The Wirral Distillery
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The Wirral Distillery was established in 2016 after gin lover Peter Golightly began experimenting with a copper still after gaining the appropriate licenses. Having decided on the hero ingredients of lemon and ginger, inspired by the gingerbread-making history of his Lancashire hometown of Ormskirk, Ormskirk Gin was launched in 2016 along with Wirral Gin. The Wirral DIstillery now producers over 40 gin varieties and 26 gin liqueurs, as well as having produced over 150 white-label bespoke gins for other companies.
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For more gins from Liverpool and Wirral, try:
- Heswall Gin (Sea Ridge Distillery)
- Liverpool Gin
- The Ginsmiths of Liverpool Gin
- Turncoat Gin
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For more gins and distilleries in neighbouring counties, visit our Cheshire Gin Guide and Lancashire Gin Guide.
