Experts' Choice Award Plymouth Gin Distillery
What the experts agree on
Housed in a 1425 Dominican monastery tied to the Pilgrims' final night ashore, this historic distillery offers guided walking tours ending with tastings in the wood-paneled Refectory Bar.
“One of Plymouth's oldest surviving buildings, this is where the Pilgrims met before sailing for the New World.”
– Frommer's
Michelin Guide 1 Star
"The distillery is housed in what was once a Dominican monastery, founded in 1425." Full review
Fodor's "You can purchase bottles of sloe gin, damson liqueur, fruit cup...learn the full story on walking tours around the distillery, ending with a sampling in the wood-paneled Refectory Bar." Full review
The Guardian "Plymouth Gin dates from 1793, but the Black Friars’ building that houses the distillery was built in the 1400s, and has a medieval hall with a hull-shaped timber roof. The distillery has..."
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