DISTILLERY
EXPERIENCE

SPIRIT SCHOOL

Come visit the first distillery to open in almost 50 years in Cork city. Rebel City Distillery is breathing new life into a former Ford factory building, where it crafts, distils and bottles a unique range of spirits on-site.

At Rebel City Distillery we handcraft premium spirits . Home of Multi Award winning Maharani Gin and Ireland’s only Absinthe . We are getting ready for opening our spirit school in Spring 2023 . We will be teaching you to craft spirits and with our guidance you will be getting an opportunity to craft spirits of your choice . 

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Tripadvisor Reviews
Jasper272
Jasper272
2023-02-26
Excellent Gin experience Fabulous experience, we had the distillery tour & also tasted the Gin.Brilliant couple of hours enjoying great company.Would highly recommend if you’re in Cork, won’t be disappointed
Kate
Kate
2023-02-24
Cannot recommend enough ! Must visit for any gin lover We booked the distillery tour and cocktail making for a hen weekend. From start to finish the customer service was excellent and went above and beyond to accommodate our large group (22)The full team were so friendly and gave us memories that we will keep forever. The distillery talk was really insightful and lovely to hear how the business and brand was built. We had a G&T on arrival and after the tour did cocktail making which was the best cocktail making I have ever done. The cocktails were designed to show off the amazing gin and we even bought 6 bottles to take home and recreate the cocktails. I simply can’t recommend this small business enough and it’s a must visit when I’m Cork for couples / small or large groups. We will most definitely be back ♥️
Lee
Lee
2023-02-22
Lovely welcome and great spirits at Rebel City! My partner and I visited Cork for the weekend and we turned up out of the blue at Rebel City. Despite not being open Bhagya was so friendly, welcoming us in to provide us with a tour and history of the distillery and a sample of their very good gin and absinthe. We definitely recommend a visit, especially if you like quality craft spirits.
Mark C
Mark C
2023-01-19
Inspirational! Popped into the Rebel City Distillery today and really enjoyed the tour around. Lovely to meet Robert and Bhagya and hear the passion and energy they have for their creation, Maharani gin and absinthe! Highly recommend a visit and do try their multi award winning gin, Maharani! Robert & Bhagya, thanks for the tour today!
Oskar Wilczynski
Oskar Wilczynski
2022-11-27
Absolutely Amazing! The Rebel City Distillery at its finest can be described as absolutely outstanding! In essence its a boutique vanguard! A miniature ideal paving its way into the big bad world of alcohol! Although, being such a unique and valued member of the Gin World its paved its way through may obstacles all the way to where it is now! And lets say it was a tough journey! The whole team should be so ever proud of themselves, placing themselves on the map! Unique, Outstanding, Thriving, Superb and Delectable are some of the many words i can use to describe how truly amazing their products are! In addition! They produce the one and only Irish ABSINTHE. Located in the heart of Cork City!! Working out of a miniature distillery, working day and night to produce what they do best! As well as that they give you a whole tour of what they do best! Describing in extreme detail their works, you can see the second you enter that the whole team loves RCD with a passion! I had such a wonderful pleasure of being one of their guests! Ash was truly amazing at everything! From such a warm welcome, to the shear vast well of knowledge of their products. To say i was stunned and amazed would be a true understatement! Truly amazing! Inspiring! Innovative! And exciting! And to speak of the cocktail masterclass would be a sin not to express how much of an experience it is! Truly AMAZING! For any fanatic of Gin, Absinthe or any mixologist or bar person! The whole organisation is a well of knowledge!!!! Ash has been an absolute pleasure to deal with! Through knowledge, experience and humour, i do not possess words to describe how much of a valued entity she is! I cannot sing their praises high enough! Absolutely recommend this place for everyone and any one!! Its an out of this world experience!!!!
Aishah A
Aishah A
2022-11-27
Such a blast!! Honestly the best experience ever. We had a blast! Ashling was an amazing host and made us feel so welcome. What Bhagya and Rob have created is amazing and so inspiring and the story behind the gin is wonderful. Also Allie is doing a fantastic job. I've never written a review before. You gotta go visit this place. We picked it by chance and it was the best decision ever.
Caitlin C
Caitlin C
2022-11-27
Must do when visiting Cork ! Intimate cocktail masterclass & tour around the distillery. Friendly staff who made the experience - she had amazing knowledge ! Really enjoyed the experience and would highly recommend. We can’t wait to drink the gin when we get back home to Wales… Thank you & see you soon !
Tibu T
Tibu T
2022-11-22
Absolutely amazing The history, the tour, and the tasting- it was a complete package, and we absolutely loved it. The gin and absinthe tasting were wonderful. The vibe and the energy in the place is lovely. We loved that we could sit and chill, enjoying the drinks.
Eilís Kelly
Eilís Kelly
2022-11-19
A great spot for team building This was a really interesting and relaxing tour, it was great to hear about the distillation process and the story of Maharani gin and absinthe. Of course the delicious drinks were well received also.
Conor D
Conor D
2022-11-15
Educational, memorable and fun! Fascinating tour in a distillery making excellent products and just as great hosts to match in Rob, Bhagya and Aisling. Will be back on my next trip to Cork for sure

Google Reviews

Rachel Moss
Rachel Moss
2023-03-05
We had the most amazing experience at Rebel City Distillery. We rented a private cocktail class for 12 people, and had 3 cocktails each + a welcome drink each. We had Bhagya run our cocktail class and it was so much fun. The owners were so accommodating for our group and could not recommend it enough.
Keely Dawson
Keely Dawson
2023-03-03
Such a great spot with fantastic Gin and Absinthe. Loved our experience here and Roisin was a fabulous guide!! Would recommend when you’re in Cork city!
Serena Burton
Serena Burton
2023-03-03
Loved the distillery tour with Roisin!
Talia Swinney
Talia Swinney
2023-02-28
We visited 2 weeks ago on my sisters Hen, we had a fantastic time, everyone was so friendly and knowledgeable. We had fun cocktail making 😋 The product is amazing and the venue is airy, bright and fresh. Thank you for a brilliant morning.
Kate Lawson
Kate Lawson
2023-02-24
We booked the distillery tour and cocktail making for a hen weekend, from start to finish the customer service was excellent going above and beyond to accommodate our large group (22) The full team were so friendly and gave us memories to keep forever. The distillery talk was really insightful and lovely to hear how the business and brand was built. We had a G&T on arrival and after the tour did cocktail making which was the best I have ever done. The cocktails were designed to show off the amazing gin and we even bought 6 bottles to take home I simply can’t recommend enough and a must do when in cork. We will be back ♥️
Mark Welch
Mark Welch
2023-02-24
Brilliant visit - so welcoming in the February cold weather. A gin and absinthe bonanza, great story of the history of the place and how they’re using their talents to get their business off the ground!
Stefi Fletcher
Stefi Fletcher
2023-01-19
Had the pleasure of stopping by for a visit and personally guided tour and tasting by the co-founders Bhagya and Robert, they have a fantastic story behind starting the distillery. Their Maharani gin has incredible depth of flavour for it being so easy to sip neat (however it also makes a cracking gin and tonic) and their Rebel City Series Absinthe was also beautifully balanced and a lot softer than the typical absinthe you may find out there. Highly recommend a visit if you are ever in Cork and love good hospitality and spirits! Thank you for the experience!
Oskar W.
Oskar W.
2022-11-28
The Rebel City Distillery at its finest can be described as absolutely outstanding! In essence its a boutique vanguard! A miniature ideal paving its way into the big bad world of alcohol! Although, being such a unique and valued member of the Gin World its paved its way through may obstacles all the way to where it is now! And lets say it was a tough journey! The whole team should be so ever proud of themselves, placing themselves on the map! Unique, Outstanding, Thriving, Superb and Delectable are some of the many words i can use to describe how truly amazing their products are! In addition! They produce the one and only Irish ABSINTHE. Located in the heart of Cork City!! Working out of a miniature distillery, working day and night to produce what they do best! As well as that they give you a whole tour of what they do best! Describing in extreme detail their works, you can see the second you enter that the whole team loves RCD with a passion! I had such a wonderful pleasure of being one of their guests! Ash was truly amazing at everything! From such a warm welcome, to the shear vast well of knowledge of their products! To say i was stunned and amazed would be a true understatement! Truly amazing! Inspiring! Innovative! And exciting! And to speak of the cocktail masterclass would be a sin not to express how much of an experience it is! Truly AMAZING! For any fanatic of Gin, Absinthe or any mixologist or bar person! The whole organisation is a well of knowledge!!!! Ash has been an absolute pleasure to deal with! Through knowledge, experience and humour, i do not possess words to describe how much of a valued entity she is! I cannot sing their praises high enough! Absolutely recommend this place for everyone and any one!! Its an out of this world experience!!!!
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