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Original, distinctive and hand crafted English spirits

Distilled at the heart of Chatham's Historic Dockyard.

Dockyard Gin
Masthouse Single Malt (Signature)
Dockyard Vodka

The home of delicious crafted spirits

Whisky, gin and vodka made in a way which respects tradition, but pushes the boundaries in pursuit of flavour and making the smoothest, most enjoyable spirits possible.

Our hometown, Chatham, was once a global powerhouse, leading the world in ship building. We draw on that rich tradition of craft and innovation and our small but dedicated team grafts as one to produce small batches of the smoothest, most flavoursome whisky, gin and vodka from farm to glass in specially designed stills we wrought right here in Chatham.

Visit us to enjoy a variety of unique distillery and dining experiences.

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Our Spirits

Son of a Gun Coffee

 

An English coffee liqueur using locally dark-roasted beans, selected and slowly cold brewed by our Head Distiller before being blended with our Kentish farm to glass grain spirit.

The result is a rich and bold liqueur with the creaminess of vodka, with chocolate orange and hazelnut notes and a dark chocolate finish.

 

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Dockyard Vodka

Our citrus forward, refreshing and light vodka made as the perfect complement to Dockyard Gin.

Dockyard Vodka features ultimate smoothness with light citrus freshness which makes it the ideal partner for soda or tonic or as the spirit for classic vodka-based cocktails.

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Son of a Gun

Proof that an intense focus on producing an outstanding, flavour packed and smooth new make spirit delivers incredible results. Son of a Gun is new make single grain whisky aged for only 8 weeks in ex-bourbon casks. It delivers bounteous banana, tropical fruit and cereal flavours with a smoothness which belies its high ABV.

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Masthouse Single Malt (Signature)

Masthouse Whisky Single Malt – Pot Distilled is made with specially grown Kentish grain, and is a beguiling spirit inspired by the ancient craft of ship mast-making at Chatham’s Royal Dockyard, where it is distilled.

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Masthouse Single Malt Whisky (Reserve)

Masthouse Whisky Single Malt – Pot Distilled is made with specially grown Kentish grain, and is a beguiling spirit inspired by the ancient craft of ship mast-making at Chatham’s Royal Dockyard, where it is distilled.

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Dockyard Gin – Damson

A rich and plummy alternative to traditional Sloe gin, Dockyard Damson Gin celebrates Medway’s heritage as one of the first places in Britain to grow and trade damsons after they were planted by Roman settlers.

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Dockyard Gin – Strawberry

British Summer time bottled. Rich, creamy Copper Rivet Distillery grain spirit made from Kentish grain is gently distilled with botanicals to make perfectly balanced Dockyard Gin.

The magic happens when we add whole, fresh strawberries harvested the same day from a local farm and leave them in peace to impart their colour and their aroma.

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Vela Vodka

This is the purest expression of our intense focus on producing ultra smooth, charactful and favoursome natural spirits.
It’s a luxurious premium vodka with a hint of character and flavour which showcase its raw ingredients, our signature trinity of grain varieties – wheat, barley and rye.

Inspired by the constellation of stars used by sailors to navigate, this takes our constellation of grain and guides us gently through subtle sweet notes, creamy mid notes a light spicy finish.

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Dockyard Gin

Our contemporary take on traditional naval gins, Dockyard Gin is innovative and category defying. It celebrates our home, Chatham Dockyard.

Distilled in our patented copper still Janet, we infuse our Copper Rivet Grain spirit with the finest botanicals sourced from across the globe. It’s deliciously refreshing and moreish.

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Masthouse Grain Whisky

The harmony of the three grain varieties offers a single grain whisky with our signature smoothness and a sweetness which provides accessibility, while delivering layers of creaminess and spiced complexity for the connoisseur to explore.

This whisky shows why a beautifully made single grain whisky deserves a seat at the top table of whisky appreciation.

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Dockyard Gin – Navy Strength

A tribute to the brave servicemen the dockyard was built to support, this Navy Strength expression is packed full of flavour.

Like service, it’s not for the feint of heart.

For every bottle a £5 contribution is made to the Royal Navy Royal Marines Charity which supports veterans and the families of the fallen.

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We grow our grain in Kent, often within 20 miles of our distillery in partnership with local farmers – giving our spirits some of the lowest food miles in the industry.

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We mash the grain, which has been milled onsite, at low temperature, using only fresh water – this maximises extraction without creating dry or sharp notes

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We do a long, long, long fermentation – which creates an outrageously fruity and punchy distiller’s beer

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Low temperature distillation in stills specially designed to achieve maximum smoothness and maximum flavour extraction our 40 plate, 10m tall hybrid still is unique and our gin still is the only patented gin still in the world

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Masthouse whisky is matured in the best casks we can find and they’re filled at a lower than usual alcohol level – this means gentler, softer maturation for a sweeter, smoother whisky

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When we marry casks of whisky or macerate flavours in gin, we just let them sit, relax, take their time and do their flavour thing. GREAT TASTE CANNOT BE RUSHED.

Tours & Experiences

Whisky, Gin & Vodka made from scratch under one roof

Visit one of the UK’s only multidisciplinary farm to glass distilleries. Discover our unique approach and processes and delve into how we are inspired by the rich history of Chatham’s Royal Dockyard or visit our restaurant.

Our featured experiences


Masthouse Whisky Tasting & Tour

Masthouse Whisky Tasting & Tour

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Dockyard Gin Tasting & Tour

Dockyard Gin Tasting & Tour

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Distiller’s Whisky Blending Experience

Distiller’s Whisky Blending Experience

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Signature Cocktail Masterclass

Signature Cocktail Masterclass

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Cocktail Recipes

Satisfy your tastebuds and impress your friends with our take on carefully curated crowd-pleasing cocktails.

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