Papaiti Gin
Gin Crafting Classes
Gin Crafting Classes
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Ever thought about making your own gin? Here's your opportunity: take a peak behind the scenes of Whanganui's first Craft Gin Distillery and learn everything there is about botanicals, distilling and, of course, crafting gin.
This is as hands-on as it gets: you'll be introduced to a wide range of botanicals (and can even bring your own, if you have a special flavour in mind), pick your own mix and learn how to use a small Alembic copper still. And yes, you definitely get to take home your very own bottle of gin. Our master distiller Adrian will guide you through the whole process.
Please note: we're working with two small copper stills, Luna & Sputnik. Groups will share stills and develop a recipe together. Each participant will take home a 700ml bottle of the gin they crafted. We do keep recipes on file, so if you'd like to re-order gin you made in a Gin Crafting Class with us, you can do so.
Location: All classes will take place in our Papaiti Gin Distillery, 454 State Highway 4, Upokongaro/Whanganui
Duration: Classes will take about 2.5-3 hours.
Preparation: You don't need to prepare at all, but if you want you can bring botanicals you'd like to use with you and already think about what you would like your gin to taste like before your class. Here's a list of botanicals we usually have stocked on our shelves.
Cost:
1 participant: $195.00
2 participants: $290.00
3 participants: $385.00
4 participants: $480.00
5 participants: $575.00
6 participants: $670.00
If you'd like to gift someone else a Gin Crafting Class, you can buy a Papaiti Gin Gift Card here.
Contact adrian@papaitigin.co.nz if you have any further questions, want to increase the number of participants or need to reschedule your booking.
Prices listed above valid from 1 June 2024.
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Brought my mother, who is visiting from overseas, and had an amazing time. The gin tasting was great, and I loved the way Nikki took us through the stories behind the flavours of all the gins. Then we got to pick our own flavours, which was a blast. Again, Nikki was great - encouraging us to experiment but also providing guidance about what would go together and amount. The whole process was fun and fascinating and love that we each left with a special bottle of gin. Highly recommend!
Totally unsure what to expect, we were absolutely thrilled with our gin-making session.
From start to finish it was “our” gin that we were making and the bonus was that we absolutely love the finished article.
A group of 3, one Brit, two Americans! We had the best night in Whanganui, Nikki made us feel very welcome, explained everything in an interesting yet fun way!
We had no idea what to expect luckily Adrian was very knowledgeable and he made the whole experience interesting,hands on and fun. From our gin tasting on arrival to choosing our botanicals then onto the process of distilling we felt very included. We would recommend to anyone who has the chance to go. We came away more knowledgeable about the whole gin making process also clutching 2 bottles of gin made from our own botanicals.
Thankyou Adrian.
What an excellent experience!
I booked this for my wife's birthday and it was perfect.
It was great to be just us and Adrian in a relaxed environment, talking Gin, learning about the botanicals and the process.
We love the Gin we created on the day too.
Highly recommend for anyone with even a slight interest in Gin or the distilling process.