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.

The lunch was fantastic! Nick and his wife were incredibly welcoming. The shop also had unique gifts to offer.

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.

The drinks were delicious the chocolate brownie was amazing, so gooey delicious!! Everyone was really friendly there's lots of space for pushchairs baby changing facilities. We loved all the quirky gifty bits too will defo be in for some Christmas gifts!! Please make cheese scones thank you

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.