Newcastle
Craft Your Own Gin: Newcastle Spirit School
180
Overview
Newcastle Spirit School Experience at Earp Distilling Co. offers a hands-on journey into the world of distillation. This experience lets participants step into the role of a head distiller and create their very own, unique bottle of gin or rum.
Participants will operate their own mini stills, exploring the magic behind each spirit. With beakers and lab equipment, they measure, mix, and blend botanicals, creating a truly bespoke spirit. At the end of this experience they will have a deeper understanding of distillation, and take home their creation in a 500ml ceramic bottle they name and label!
This spirit school experience includes all alcoholic beverages needed for the class. This experience excludes dinner, lunch, and snacks. 
Highlights
Be a Distiller for a Day: Run your own mini still and craft your personal gin or rum.
Create a Unique Spirit: Blend botanicals to make a 500ml bottle with your own custom flavors.
Hands-On Learning: Use lab equipment to measure, mix, and distill under expert guidance.
Take Home Your Creation: Name, label, and take home your bespoke spirit in a ceramic bottle.
Sentiment Analysis
Customers enjoyed the experience being very hands-on.
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Customers liked the gin they made and took home.
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Customers said the staff was very helpful and informative.
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Customers thought it was a fun and unique experience.
Some customers wished for more time to refine their gin.
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Customers had a hard time hearing the instructor.
Know Before You Go
The Newcastle Spirit School Experience at Earp Distilling Co. includes all the alcoholic beverages required to make gin or rum. The experience provides participants with mini stills, beakers, and lab equipment to distill their gin, including tools for measuring, mixing, and blending botanicals. This experience does not include dinner, lunch, or snacks.
Hot Tip
Some customers had a hard time hearing the instructor. Be sure to sit where you can easily see and hear the guide to get the most out of your experience!
Review Summary
People find this experience engaging and memorable, with the hands-on distillation process and expert instruction being the main highlights. Travelers appreciate the unique opportunity to create their own gin or rum in an intimate 3-hour workshop setting. The experience is praised for offering authentic, personal instruction and a novel addition to Newcastle's tourism offerings. Most visitors value the free cancellation policy and reasonable pricing. Minor considerations include confirming exact meeting points and timing in advance, as well as clarifying what participants can take home from their creations.
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