The Conker Distillery & Tap Room - Bournemouth

WP

Absolutely brilliant afternoon. Really interesting insight onto the making of the various Conkers ably assisted by tasting them! We stayed after in the Tap Room for a few more gin n tonics and some great burgers from the visiting Flaming Peaches street food van.

kay E.

This was our 2nd tour, our first was quite a few years ago. The tour has changed so much but for the better. Our tour was led by Tom who doesn't try to be a carbon copy of the owner but is himself and just as marvellous at explaining everything! Definitely a must for anyone who likes alcohol, but especially gin!
We also had delicious pizza from the van parked outside. Well done all of you.

Joanna S.

Was lucky enough to come to The Conker Distillery today for a tour with my work, and I really didn't know what to expect...but it was brilliant! We were given a fascinating insight by the lovely owner, on how he came up with the idea and how it all works. Even got to taste some of the Bowser, alcohol free gin. Definitely recommend a tour and a taster session.

Barney M. (. O. M.

Recently returned from a very entertaining 2 hour distillery tour, talk and tasting. Our guide Tom did a great job taking us through the botanically, and the process from distilling to bottling, all with lots of laughter and 6 samples. Great fun thank you!

Rosie

I’ve always enjoyed Conker Gin, but my last three visits have been ruined by one staff member who is consistently rude, dismissive and arrogant. If he doesn’t enjoy working in a bar—as his attitude suggests—maybe he should consider a career change.

Marie

Learned a lot about the process of making gin - and got to taste a lot - during the tour. And then stayed for the Tap Room and some amazing cocktails! Probably longer than was sensible to be honest - there were a few sore heads the following day! But despite that, highly recommend a visit - its great fun and everyone is really friendly.

Sara L.

I came with three friends a few Fridays ago and we had a brilliant time - great experience! Nice touch to meet the head honcho but all the staff were so positive, natural (despite no doubt having done the tour hundreds of times before) and friendly that we felt like we were the first guests ever - proper personal touch. It really does set them apart as a company. Love that passion and loving the gin.

I hadn’t clocked that the place was open for food and drinks after (I didn’t book it) so that was a nice surprise too. We had a lovely evening and again - the staff really helped boost the atmosphere. Street food available outside was lovely too and the cocktails were delicious.

Jon-Paul W.

So I'm wrting ths review at 3 AM after drinkng an entire botle of Conker Distillery's caffein-caff-feinated Coffee Gin and lemme tell ya, it was WORTH IT.

Frst off, Conker Gin Distillery is THE PLACE to be if u love gin. I actually didnt even like gin, or so I thought. The experience was absolutely amazng, but what truly made it special was our tour guide, Thom. Thom is a gin-genius and an absolute legend. He knws everything about gin, from the junipers to the distillin to the bottling. And he tells it all with such passion that u can't help but get excittd about gin (even more than u already are, if that's possible).

The tour was educational and fun, and I learned so much (at least, I think I did - might need a refresher since I'm currently swimmin in gin). Thom's enthusiasm and knowledge made the whole experience so much better. He even cracked jokes that made us all laugh, even the grumpy ones. We got to see how the gin is made, from the botanicals to the bottling process, and there was lots of gin to try. AMAZING.

Now, about that Coffee Gin... MENTAL. I took a bottle home, and well, here I am, posting this review after finishing the whole thing. It's so good, I couldn't stop. It's like coffee and gin had a baby and it turned out to be the best baby ever. I was expecting to hate it (not something I'd ever order, but even going into it with that in my head..... it was ridiculous. My new fav drink!!!!!

So, if ur lookin for a gin tour, GO TO CONKER DISTILLERY and do the tour. Ask for Thom. And definitely get the Coffee Gin. But be warned, you might end up like me, writin reviews in the middle of the night.