Welcome to 1881 Distillery & Gin School
A Spring to Spirit Distillery in the heart of the Scottish Borders, built upon a Victorian swimming pool. Using our own private spring, Shieldgreen, we have crafted four flavoursome premium gins - Hydro Gin, Pavilion Gin, Honours Gin , Rafters Gin and our latest Tiffin Gin
Our gin school is the largest residential gin school in the UK, offering a range of gin distillery tours and distiller experiences. Explore the gardens of Peebles Hydro, meet Felicity our gleaming copper still, and craft your own gin.
Our Gin Range
"Burbled, steeped and perfected by Peebles"
Award winning 1881 Gin, produced using our own private spring to create a completely unique and delicious spirit.
Explore our gin range, and find your perfect serve!
Our History
Not many hotels are host to a distillery being built upon their Victorian swimming pool, but that didn’t stop our minds from wondering. The idea for the 1881 Distillery came from our history and heritage of tennis. Standing on the steps in front of Peebles hydro, overlooking the old tennis pavilion, reflecting on the days of gin and tonic being a popular tipple on the lawn. Could we use our pavilion to turn our private spring water into Gin?
Absolutely, we could.
Our Shop
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Scottish Sloe Gin
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- Regular price
- £33.00
- Sale price
- £33.00
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£33.00 - Unit price
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Hydro Gin – 1881 London Dry Gin
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- Regular price
- from £14.00
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- from £14.00
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£12.50 - Unit price
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Pavilion Gin – 1881 Pink Gin
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- Regular price
- from £14.00
- Sale price
- from £14.00
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£12.50 - Unit price
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EXPLORE 1881 DISTILLERY
Location
Our Distillery
Peebles Hydro
Innerleithen Rd,
Peebles
EH45 8LX
Mon - Fri - 9 am - 6pm
Saturday - 9 am - 6pm
Sunday - 1pm- 6pm