Gin Distillery Visit in Alentejo | Distillery Experience

• Language
  Portuguese, English
• Duration
  40 min
• Difficulty
  Beginner
• Next Date
  24/04/2026

Gin distillery visit in Alentejo at Black Pig Distillery, located in the heart of the Alentejo cork oak landscape, for an exclusive look inside the artisanal production of one of Europe’s most awarded gins. Over 40 minutes, a brand distiller guides you through the full production process, from maceration and distillation to bottling and labelling, with the traditional copper still at the centre of everything. The visit ends with a gin and tonic of your choice in the showroom bar, where the quality of what you just watched being made becomes immediately and pleasurably apparent. Maximum eight guests per visit and children are welcome and free until age 18.

The visit covers the production of Black Pig Gin in both the Alentejo Coast and Alentejo Montado expressions, alongside Medronho brandy and Ilha do Pessegueiro Rum, giving you a complete picture of what this distillery produces and why the region shapes everything about it. The manual work carried out in a traditional copper still is the centrepiece: watching a skilled distiller work through maceration, distillation, bottling and labelling by hand tells you more about what is in the bottle than any tasting note could. After the visit, depending on the daily schedule, you can join activities including show cooking, a farm visit and fire shows.

What you’ll experience

🍸 A 40-minute guided tour of the full artisanal production process at Black Pig Distillery

🍸 An introduction to maceration, distillation, bottling and labelling in a traditional copper still

🍸 The production of Black Pig Gin, Medronho brandy and Ilha do Pessegueiro Rum

🍸 A gin and tonic of your choice in the showroom bar at the end of the visit

🍸 Optional daily activities including show cooking, farm visit and fire shows

What’s included

🌿 Full guided distillery visit with a Black Pig brand distiller

🌿 A gin and tonic of your choice in the showroom bar

🌿 Access to the Black Pig Distillery showroom and production facilities

What you leave with

A firsthand understanding of how one of Europe’s most awarded gins is made, from the cork oak landscape that surrounds it to the copper still at its heart, and a gin and tonic that proves the point.

Black Pig Distillery is a craft producer rooted in the rugged landscapes and traditions of Alentejo, drawing inspiration from the native Iberian black pig, an animal deeply tied to the local culture and ecosystem. Each batch of Black Pig Gin is carefully distilled using traditional botanicals and locally sourced ingredients, balancing juniper with fresh citrus and wild herbs that capture the essence of the surrounding countryside. More than a distillery, Black Pig represents a celebration of heritage, sustainability and the particular character of this region in every bottle.

Maximum 8 participants per visit. Children welcome and free until age 18. Additional daily activities available depending on schedule.

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