Corporate Events Basel

A team event in Basel where everyone takes home their own gin.

Private gin workshop at the Aktienmühle distillery in Basel: understand the still, taste our own gins, build a personal recipe from over twenty individually distilled botanicals and bottle 0.5 litres yourself. Individual dates for teams and companies.

  • Your own 0.5 l bottle per person
  • Recipe to take home
  • Individual dates, up to 25 people
  • From CHF 180 per person, quoted per event
  • Central Basel, tram 8 to Wiesenplatz or Ciba
  • Reply usually within one working day
Request a date and quote See the programme and formats

Four details, one proposal

We usually reply within one working day. No automatic booking.

A real distilleryThe still is in the room, not behind glass.
Your own recipeEveryone develops their own. No group recipe.
0.5 litres per personBottled and labelled by you, recipe included.
Central BaselGärtnerstrasse 46, tram 8 to Wiesenplatz or Ciba.
Everything from one sourceProgramme, bar and food — or your own caterer.

02 / Programme

What your team actually does.

Gin workshop in Basel, participants at long tables with botanical distillates
Long tables, more than twenty single distillates

About three hours at the still. Not a look behind the scenes, but work on your own bottle.

01

Arrive

A gin and tonic to start, among the stills.

02

Understand

At the still: how gin is made, what sets it apart from other spirits and how to recognise quality. Rough and fine distillate, heads, hearts and tails — and why one of them goes down the drain.

03

Taste

Six to seven of our own gins side by side. We explain where the differences come from — what makes a London Dry, what a New Western does differently.

04

Develop

Over twenty individually distilled botanicals are ready. Everyone blends freely to taste, as many attempts as needed — there is no limit.

05

Take home

Bottle and label 0.5 litres yourself. The recipe belongs to the person who developed it and goes home with them. Reordering is possible.

06

And afterwards

If it grows into something bigger, we produce the recipe at the distillery — from ten bottles, with your own label. Contract Distilling

Teambuilding

Team building without the team-building game.

You work at the same table, but not on the same result. Everyone decides which botanicals go into their own recipe. Afterwards you compare, taste and discuss. What connects you comes out of the work — not out of a staged group exercise.

  • Everyone starts equal. No prior knowledge needed.
  • Everyone makes their own decisions. There is no correct recipe.
  • The results can be compared. Ten people, ten different gins.
  • Conversation comes from tasting. Not from a facilitated exercise.
  • Everyone produces something of their own. Visible, named, taken home.
  • The result lasts. The bottle ends up on a shelf at home.
  • Nobody has to sing, climb or role-play.

03 / Formats

Four formats.

Formats with duration, result, group size and suitability
Format Duration Result Group Suitable for
Gin workshop approx. 3 h your own gin, 0.5 l and recipe up to 25 intensive team event
Gin Tasting 0.5–1 h guided tasting up to 50 apéro, short programme item
Gin Masterclass 1–1.5 h in-depth gin knowledge and tasting from 2 client event, specialist group
Event with bar individual bar, drinks, venue and extras 40 seated
80–90 standing		 larger corporate event
Gin workshop CHF 180

per person. Includes welcome drink, tour, tasting, all botanical distillates, your own 0.5 l bottle and the recipe.

Gin Tasting CHF 200

for the first four people, each additional person CHF 25.

Gin Masterclass CHF 250

for the first two people, each additional person CHF 50.

On group size: In the workshop everyone works on their own recipe — which is why the limit is 25 people and not the room capacity. Larger groups combine: workshop for some, tasting or bar for the others. For the masterclass 80 people and more are possible — for a corporate event we recommend up to 50, beyond that the room gets crowded. If bar, food or venue hire are added, you get a quote per event instead of a price list.

Tell us the group size — get a proposal

04 / Venue

Work where the gin is actually made.

The distillery is in the Aktienmühle at Gärtnerstrasse 46 in Basel. The Arnold Holstein copper still stands in the room, not behind glass: 300 litre capacity, rectification column, catalyst. It produces the gins you taste during the tasting.

This is not a workshop set, but the working distillery where more than thirty recipes have been created since 2018.

  • Seats at tables40
  • Standing capacity80–90
  • AddressGärtnerstrasse 46
    4057 Basel
  • Getting thereTram 8
    Wiesenplatz / Ciba
  • Bar and refrigerationin the room
  • External catererby arrangement
  • Venue hire onlypossible
GIN LAB. distillery in the Aktienmühle Basel, seated for 40 people at two long tables, the Holstein still behind
The distillery, seated for 40. The Holstein still stands in the room, not behind glass.

05 / Options

Freely combinable.

You do not need a finished programme yet. Tell us the occasion, date and group size — we will propose a sensible schedule.

Gin workshopEveryone develops and bottles their own gin.
Gin tastingHalf an hour to an hour, guided.
Gin masterclassOne to one and a half hours, in depth.
Event venueRoom only, with bar infrastructure or with our staff.
Apéro and barWith our bartenders, not a self-service table.
Signature drinksMade with our own gins, built around your event.
Pizza and tarte flambéePizza napoletana, baked on site. 509 degrees, 90 seconds per pizza.
Food and grillUp to suckling pig.
Coffee serviceOn request.
Your own catererBy arrangement. We then run the bar.
Mobile barAt your company or at an external location.
Your own gin as a giftCorporate, anniversary or client gift, from ten bottles with your own label.
Gift cardsCHF 25, 50 and 100, redeemable immediately.
Charcuterie board on oak with cured ham, salami, mortadella and cornichons
Apéro from our own kitchen, served by our staff.
Pizza napoletana with salsiccia, baked on site in the pizza oven on biscotto stone
Pizza napoletana, baked on site. 509 degrees, 90 seconds.
Eight wooden corks with laser-engraved client logos for personalised gin bottles
Your own gin as a corporate gift, cork engraved with your logo.

At your place

Not everyone can come to the distillery? Then the bar comes to you.

The mobile bar sits in a converted horse trailer and runs self-sufficiently on the road.

  • Twelve bar units, draught system, refrigerated van
  • GIN LAB. bartenders, not a self-service table
  • Classics and signature drinks made with our own gins
  • Basel and the region — garden, hall, courtyard, festival ground
  • Larger events possible than in house
  • Gin tasting and masterclass on site by arrangement

Whether a full gin workshop can take place at your venue depends on the room. Ask us and we will check it concretely.

Experience

What we have done so far.

4 years running

we ran the bar at Basel Social Club, with around 40,000 visitors per edition.

250 people

served at a single event. Larger numbers we discuss in detail beforehand.

Since 2018

more than thirty recipes at the Aktienmühle distillery, on a 300 litre Arnold Holstein still.

Gold and Grand Gold

at the Concours International de Lyon and the Frankfurt International Trophy.

From 10 bottles

we produce your recipe with your label. A workshop can turn into your own brand.

1 working day

to a reply, as a rule. With a concrete proposal and price.

Planning

In three steps.

01

Enquiry

Date, group size, occasion and location. That is all we need to start.

02

Concrete proposal

Suitable format, schedule and price, usually within one working day.

03

The event

We prepare, run the programme and handle bar and clean-up for booked modules.

Send a no-obligation enquiry

Frequently asked questions

What organisers ask first.

How many people can take part?
Up to 25 people for the gin workshop — everyone works on their own recipe, which is why the limit is there and not the room capacity. Gin tasting up to 50, gin masterclass from 2 people — 80 and more are possible, for a corporate event we recommend up to 50. The room holds 40 seated, 80 to 90 standing. For larger groups we combine — workshop for some, tasting or bar for the others.
How long does the gin workshop take?
About three hours.
Does our team need prior knowledge?
No. The evening starts with the basics, everyone starts equal.
What does each participant take home?
0.5 litres of the gin they developed, in a bottle they labelled themselves, plus the written recipe. Reordering is possible at any time.
Can we choose an individual date?
Yes. Private groups get their own date, independent of the public Thursday sessions.
Are weekends possible?
Where possible yes, by arrangement.
Can the event take place at our premises?
Bar catering, gin tasting and gin masterclass come to you by arrangement. Whether a full gin workshop is possible depends on the room — we clarify that during the enquiry.
Can we add food or a bar?
Yes. We bake pizza napoletana and tarte flambée on site in the pizza oven on biscotto stone — 509 degrees, 90 seconds per pizza, with two ovens in parallel for larger groups. Plus grill up to suckling pig, coffee service, apéro or open bar with our staff.
Can we bring our own caterer?
Yes, by arrangement. We then run the bar, the rest you arrange directly with them.
What does a corporate event cost?
The gin workshop costs CHF 180 per person. Gin tasting: first four people CHF 200, each additional person CHF 25. Gin masterclass: first two people CHF 250, each additional person CHF 50. If bar, food or venue hire are added, group size, duration and scope decide — you get a quote per event instead of a price list.
How early should we enquire?
The earlier, the more likely your date is free. Short notice is worth asking too — we tell you straight away whether it works.
Is the workshop suitable for international teams?
Yes. We run the workshop in German or English. Tell us what you need when you enquire.
Can we have our own gin produced as a corporate gift?
Yes, from ten bottles, with your own label on your own bottle. More under contract distilling.

06 / Enquiry

Need to present the event internally? The overview summarises programme, formats, prices and venue on two pages.

Overview as PDF (2 pages)

The date and group size are enough. We propose the rest.

For a first proposal we do not need a full briefing. Preferred date, approximate group size and occasion are enough. We reply, usually within one working day, with a concrete recommendation.

Modules of interest (multiple choice, optional)

No automatic booking. We reply, as a rule, within one working day.

Contact

Prefer to write directly?

hello@gin-lab.ch
Aktienmühle Distillery · Gärtnerstrasse 46 · 4057 Basel
Tram 8 to Wiesenplatz or Ciba

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