Harpers Coffee Gifts - Maidstone

Although we have lived in Maidstone for over 5 years now, it took us a trip to the Bluewater Mall “Produced in Kent” store to find out there is a Gin Distillery in Maidstone. The moment we found out, we booked a tour. We had a great experience. Amanda and Naomi talked us through the history of Gin Distillation in Maidstone and the history of the Maidstone Market Building where the Distillery is currently located. We also tasted two Gins distilled in house. The George Bishop Gin is pretty good. We enjoyed the tour of the site as well where the distillation process was explained to us. For such a small team of 8, it sure takes a lot to produce such good quality products. We were told Darren and Sam, the founders, are extremely passionate about the Distillery. And it was extremely evident based on what we saw. We are so glad we have such a great Distillery literally 10 minutes walk away.

Amazing home cooked food and fantastic coffee all naturally sourced. Well worth a visit x

I highly recommend trying the Chocolate Guinness cake at this restaurant! I also found some interesting trinkets to purchase. The staff were lovely and the decor was bright and refreshing.

Had a fantastic tour and tasting here yesterday! It was very informative and great to hear about the rich history of Maidstone Gin. All the staff were so passionate and you could tell they really love what they do. There's a great little shop area too where we purchased some of the delicious George Bishop Gin and some of the beautiful glasses. Definitely planning to go back for the cocktail making class!

Excellent gin making experience. Four of us went and made a bottle each. Lots of lovely gins to try and the toffee liquer is gorgeous. Well worth the visit and great fun for a special occasion.