Portobello Road No. 171 Gin, London Dry Gin Traditionally Made Using 9 Botanicals, Premium Craft Spirit, 70cl Bottle

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There is a lovely view overlooking Portobello Road so you can check out the market right from your room! Gin is an homage to the Portobello Star (address 171 Portobello Road) where The Ginstitute first operated out of in the early 2010’s.

For something born on a whim, Portobello Road Gin has quickly established itself as a favourite amongst connoisseur consumers, bartenders and gin fans everywhere. Now it is time to get a little more hands on and noses on as well, as you will be given a tutored tasting and nosing of the botanicals that are available to you, some will be familiar to you from the worlds of cuisine, perfume and confectionary, others less so.

Enjoy artisan spirits and bespoke cocktails on the ground floor of The Distillery in The Resting Room. The Resting Room, a showcase of spirits and cocktails developed from within the Distillery with a food menu to match. Once you’ve met King Henry, our illustrious 400L copper pot still and his diminutive roommate, Copernicus The Fourth (don’t ask about the other three), your gin instructor will explain to you the processes involved in creating gin and give a quick overview of the many rules and regulations which gin producers are obliged to abide. miles) from Ladbroke Grove which is on the Hammersmith and City and Cirlce lines and a 14 minute walk (0.

There will be a Tom Collins ready and waiting for you to enjoy and your host will then explain to the group the format of the next few hours, if you’ve read this you can just ignore them. Our bins hold 18-24 bottles of wine or Champagne or 2-3 cases of lager when filled with ice and water. This gin was released by the award-winning Notting Hill bar, Portobello Star, home of the Ginsitute.Your Ginstructor will guide you through the history of gin in through the years, explain the flavours each botanical contains so you can make your very own bespoke bottle to take home with you. On the nose, this gin is exactly what you’d expect from both the name, the packaging and the list of botanicals, it’s still clearly gin, lots of juniper lots of citrus, but it is those delightful herbal notes from the basil and particularly the rosemary. A full bottle of this will be assembled which each guest of The Ginstitute is able to take home with them at the end of the night. 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.