YOUR GUIDE TO VISITING

Spirit and Alcohol brands

This section features visitor centres from spirits and alcohol producers, including distilleries, breweries and vineyards. It highlights how these drinks are made and the history and craft behind each producer.

Street view of a building with a green storefront for Buffalo Trace Distillery London. A large red and blue banner hangs above, with neon lights inside.

The Visitor Centre today is ... Buffalo Trace London

America's most awarded whiskey, Buffalo Trace has landed in Covent Garden. The question is whether a London outpost can do justice to the warmth of the Kentucky original.

SPIRITS & ALCOHOL

JULIE WHITE

May 6

Brick brewery buildings under a clear blue sky, sign reads Samuel Adams. "Haffenreffer" on yellow smokestack. Tree, bench, and urban setting in Boston at the Samuel Adams Brewery tour.

The Visitor Centre today is ... Samuel Adams Boston Brewery

From a recipe found in an attic to craft beer pioneers, we visit the Samuel Adams Brewery in Boston, still fiercely independent and still brewing up a revolution. All men are created equal - but not all beers are.

SPIRITS & ALCOHOL

JULIE WHITE

Apr 15

Black building with "Aviation American Gin" sign, surrounded by lush greenery. Sunny day with a blue sky and clouds.

The Visitor Centre today is ... Aviation Gin

We visit the distillery flying in the face of tradition. Diageo and Ryan Reynolds’ Aviation Gin is Portland’s smoothest export and it deserves a spot on every Oregon itinerary.

SPIRITS & ALCOHOL

JULIE WHITE

Jan 29

The Visitor Centre today is ... CraftCo Coppercraft Distillery & Social House

We visit Michigan's Coppercraft Distillery, which produces the finest craft spirits as a tribute to the American Craftsman

SPIRITS & ALCOHOL

JULIE WHITE

Nov 20, 2025

A stone building with twin peaked roofs at Strathisla Distillery, surrounded by lush greenery and under a bright blue sky.

The Visitor Centre today is ... Strathisla Distillery, The Home of Chivas

A guide to Strathisla Distillery, the oldest continuously operating distillery in the Highlands of Scotland, producing the single malt that is the beating heart of Chivas Regal.

SPIRITS & ALCOHOL

JULIE WHITE

Sep 22, 2025

The Visitor Centre today is ... Teeling Whiskey, Dublin

We explore the historic Liberties district in Dublin, to visit Teeling Distillery, where whiskey tradition and future, is in the DNA.

SPIRITS & ALCOHOL

JULIE WHITE

Sep 3, 2025

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13th Street Winery - St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Adnams Brewery, Distillery and Hotel, Southwold, England

Angel's Envy Distillery - Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Asahi Beer Museum - Osaka, Japan

Barnstormer Vineyard - Finger Lakes, USA

Bulleit Bourbon - Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA

Carlsberg - Copenhagen, Denmark

Casa Martini - Turin, Italy

Cedar Ridge Distillery - Swisher, Iowa, USA

Champagne Joseph Perrier - Châlons-en-Champagne, France

Champagne Mercier - Épernay, France

Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte - Chouilly, France

Champagne Pommery - Reims, France

Clydeside Distillery - Glasgow

Clynelish Distillery - Scotland

Copper & Kings - Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Copperworks Distillery - Seattle, USA

Corsair Distillery - Nashville, USA

Dr Frank Konstantin Vineyard - Finger Lakes, USA

Deschutes Brewery - Bend, Oregon, USA

Durant at Red Ridge Farms Vineyard - Oregon, USA

Edinburgh Gin - Scotland

Finger Lakes Distilling - Finger Lakes, USA

Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum - Kyoto, Japan

Genesee Brewery - Rochester, USA

Glenkinchie Distillery - Scotland

Great Jones Distilling - NYC, USA

Great Lakes Distillery - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Guinness Storehouse - Dublin, Ireland

Heaven Hill Distillery - Bardstown, Kentucky, USA

Jim Beam Distillery - Clermont, Kentucky, USA

Kentucky Peerless Distillery - Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Kings County Distillery - Brooklyn, USA

Kingsbarns Distillery - Scotland

Lakewood Vineyards - Finger Lakes, USA

Lind & Lime - Edinburgh, Scotland

Lindores Abbey Distillery - Scotland

Miller Brewery Tour - Milwaukee

Niagara by the Lake vineyards - Ontario, Canada

Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery - Japan

Old Forester Distilling Co - Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Penner Ash Vineyard - Oregon, USA

Rabbit Hole Distillery - Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Reid's Distillery - Toronto, Canada

Sapporo Beer Museum - Sapporo, Japan

Spirit of York Distillery - Toronto, Canada

Stitzel-Weller Distillery - Shively, Kentucky, USA

Suntory Yamazaki Distillery - Osaka, Japan

Tennant's Brewery Tour - Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Theakston's Brewery, Yorkshire, England

Tröegs Independent Brewing - Hershey, USA

Westward Distillery - Portland, Oregon, USA

Widow Jane Distillery - Brooklyn, USA

Willamette Valley Vineyards - Oregon, USA

Yamanashi Wine Region - Japan