Puerto de Indias Distillery Visit and Tasting

Puerto de Indias is the Carmona distillery known for its strawberry gin. Its visitor centre, in the countryside next to Carmona, shows you the process, the stills, the cellar, a water mine and the gardens, and ends with a tasting. It is an adults' activity that works well to round off a day of monuments with something different.

What the visit includes

The experience for individuals takes in the distillery and the estate and tells the story of the brand, from its origins in Carmona to today. It ends with a tasting of the house spirits; on the premium tour the tasting includes the different Puerto de Indias varieties and a gin and tonic of your choice. Allow an hour and a half.

Visits can also be given as gifts: you buy them on the website, in the individual bookings section, choosing the gift option, and they are valid for one year from purchase. You must be of legal age for the tasting.

Price, opening hours and booking

The municipal leaflet gives €15 for the basic tour and €25 for the premium, with discounts for pensioners and children. By reservation only, on its website or on 954 191 366. It is open Tuesday to Saturday: from 1 October to 30 December, from 10:00 to 14:30 and from 16:00 to 18:30; in July and August, from 9:30 to 14:30. It closes on Sundays, Mondays and public holidays, so it is a Saturday plan if you are here for the weekend.

Getting there

The distillery is on the outskirts of Carmona, in the countryside. From Seville, take exit 511 of the motorway towards Carmona; at the first roundabout, take the first exit on the right, and keep straight on to the horses roundabout, near the Lidl supermarket. There, take the fourth exit, the only one going downhill: it looks like the wrong direction, but you soon see the distillery.

Without a car, the Casal bus from Seville leaves from the Prado de San Sebastián station; Casal's phone number is 954 999 290. A taxi from Seville takes about half an hour and the distillery itself estimates it at between €48 and €58.

What to combine it with

Do the visit in the morning and then go up to the old town: the Roman necropolis is open until 18:00 Tuesday to Saturday, and for lunch there is the Molino de la Romera, next to the Puerta de Marchena.