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Tours & Tastings

buildings at the foot of the Black Mountains.
Amongst the vines Oh, ask to see their coffee roastery too.
Wythall Estate near Ross-on-Wye has
been in the McIntyre family for 500 years, blackmountainsbotanicals.co.uk
producing internationally award-winning From the beginnings of Ludlow Gin, to the
wines since 2014. Selected Saturday group birth of their English single malt whisky,
tours and tastings in this atmospheric learn about Ludlow Distillery’s production
location run March-December, or alongside story and sample some of their finest spirits.
your stay in the charming half-timbered At their spacious premises at Ludlow Food
manor house holiday lets. Partake in their Centre, take a Gin School Experience and
Sunday lakeside Wine Garden dates, you’ll love their shop with luxury branded
including charcuterie, cheese and snack merchandise perfect for gifting.
platters, paired with their wines, then ludlowdistillery.co.uk
wythallestate.co.uk
Discover British Cassis. A group tour
On the Herefordshire/Worcestershire includes the blackcurrant fields of the
border, Frome Valley Vineyard has been Whittern Estate, tasting of their fruits (in
established since the revival of English season), manufacturing inside the Cassiserie
wines in the 1990s. Tours here share a real to bottle your own Cassis to take home.
insight into vine growing and this producer’s Enjoy a cocktail demonstration and sampling,
sustainable practices. Tutored tastings are and hear founder, Jo Hilditch’s, story. Their
led by owner Jeanie Falconer for up to 20 Framboise raspberry liqueur is delicious too.
people, then you can buy your favourites whiteherondrinks.co.uk
from the onsite shop.
fromevalleyvineyard.co.uk
Inside the cider
Playfully named The Orgasmic Cider
Distillery days Company, the orchard tours and tastings
Newly opened in 2023, Rockfield Distillery, of this traditional cider producer are a truly
only minutes from Hereford City train authentic Herefordshire experience. On the
station, has already won awards for its picturesque Black & White Village Trail, look
great range of gins. Held in their stylish gin over 100 acres of cider apple and perry pear
lounge, unleash your creativity and master trees, after an informal cider education led
the art of gin with making and tasting by owners Steve or Andrew Layton. Their
classes. Both experiences will take you on fruit juices are equally delicious. You can also
a journey through the botanical wonders, enjoy a quirky stay in their converted railway
distillation techniques, and the secrets carriage, set amongst the orchards.
behind crafting the perfect gin. orgasmiccidercompany.co.uk
rockfieldspirits.co.uk
Husband and wife Alex and Laura Culpin
Created by friends Glyn and Lloyd, Black produce their own Ty Gwyn Cider, and
Mountains Botanicals and Gin School is ‘cider stays’ on their Golden Valley farm.
anything but stuffy. Create your own blend Sample and buy from 12-5pm Weds-Suns at
in the rustic taste-and-play gin room, and the onsite Cider Shop and Bar with quaffing
enjoy a charismatic introduction to Twmpa benches in the yard. If staying, just roll back
and Trixie, the shiny stills, in the rural farm to your cidery accommodation, either in

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