GINstitute by the Sea

Go behind-the-scenes at award-winning Steinhart Distillery to craft your very own spirits over two days. With ocean views as your backdrop, forage for ingredients and select from an array of spices and citrus to create your own unique flavours with Steinhart Distillery’s Master Ginmaker. Savour German-inspired local delicacies, paired with Nova Scotia cocktails, as you perfect your custom spirits.

Experience Includes:

• Private guided tour: go behind-the-scenes of the distillery, inspired by 300-year old German family traditions
• Distill your own spirits using local ingredients, discover the secrets of distilling and flavouring
• Perfect your recipe with the help of your expert distiller to create and bottle a gin or vodka that’s completely your own!
• Signature Steinhart cocktails, featuring award-winning spirits
• Enjoy German schnitzel, made on-site using traditional recipes and farm fresh produce
• Two-night stay in an ocean view chalet with private hot tub, onsite and overlooking the ocean

Available year-round on Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Price: $600 + hst per person (shared cottage), $900 + hst per couple (shared cottage), $1200 + hst per couple (own cottage)

Please reach out to us directly at 902-863-5530 for custom dates, availability, and to book your two-day GINstitute experience.

Experience Overview: Arrive on your first evening to a big Steinhart welcome. Tour the distillery and enjoy dinner and cocktails featuring award-winning spirits and local flavours. In the morning, savour a hearty and locally sourced breakfast cooked and served fresh to you. Then, get introduced to the GINstitute where you’ll begin making your spirits with your expert distiller, complete with some sampling. After a light lunch of German schnitzel, tour the grounds and forage for ingredients on-site to include in your personalized gin or vodka recipe. Dinner and cocktails follow as you overlook one of Nova Scotia’s most beautiful coastal vistas. Sunday items for a locally sourced breakfast will be provided. Then we will say, “auf wiedersehen“, as you take two bottles of your custom spirit home along with the memories of your once in a lifetime experience!