Fodor's Expert Review Cotswolds Distillery

Founded in 2014 by a New Yorker inspired by the area's barley fields, the Cotswolds Distillery is a gem of the area. Although the long-term goal was to make whiskey, that aging process takes time, so in the interim, the distillery experimented with 150 different botanical spirits, including 60 recipes for gin. The best of those experiments was put into production as the Cotswolds Dry Gin, and the first whiskey was ready three years later. The distillery now offers a variety of tours and masterclasses as well as tastings. Distillery tours take place daily at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm, and cost £20. You can combine a visit with lunch at the Still House Café onsite. It's located in Stourton, 8 miles northeast of Moreton-in-Marsh.