10 Historic Distillery Tours to Build a Day Around

1.St. Nicholas Abbey Heritage Great House and Rum Distillery Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 257 reviews · from $45Our pick

Explore St. Nicholas Abbey at your own pace, with a guided look at the 1658 Great House, plantation film, working steam mill, artisan rum distillery, tasting, and complimentary drink. Guides such as Simon and Meghan add warmth and detail to the visit.

“Really interesting tour definately worth a visit if your on the island. Simon was really good fun telling us about the aged rum and tasting session”

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2.Villainous History and Rum Tasting Tour in York Indoor Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 111 reviews · 30 minutes (approx.) · from $34Top rated

At Villains Rum of York on Little Stonegate, a live guide such as Violet or Vesper links flavoured rums to York villains from Guy Fawkes to Viking kings. Expect a funny, theatrical 30-minute tasting in one accessible room, with no walking and several generous samples.

“Great stories about York villains. Violet was fabulous. The rum is good too they are generous with tasters. Would definitely recommend.”

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3.Historic Centre Walking Tour & Cachaça Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 96 reviews · 1h 30m · from $19

Meet in front of Santa Rita’s Church for a 90-minute walk through Paraty with guides such as Thiago. Learn about colonial trade, Freemasonry, Indigenous peoples, and the town’s UNESCO status, then sample sweet Gabriela cachaça with honey, clove, and cinnamon.

“Great tour! We learned a lot about the history of Paraty. Guide was friendly, knowledgeable and took the time to show us all around and answer our questions! Highly recommended!”

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4.Historical Tour with Cachaça Tasting – BY PARATY TOURS

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $11Best value

Meet Paraty Tours at 5:30 pm for a guided walk through Paraty’s stone streets, churches, museums, colonial houses, and art spaces. You’ll hear local legends, visit the city’s main religious landmarks, and learn how regional cachaça is made before tasting it at an authentic cachaçaria.

“Foi td muito bom, pois o guia conhecia muito bem todo centro histórico. Farei novos roteiros qdo eu voltar.”

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5.Monkey Feeding & Historic Sugar Plantation & Rum Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 31 reviews

Spend 4.5 hours in northeast Barbados with an English-speaking guide, watching green monkeys at feeding time, touring St. Nicholas Abbey and its rum distillery, and stopping at Bathsheba. Cherry Tree Hill and the restored steam train are available as optional extras.

“Thé tour was really good! Glyne was a great guide, very knowledgeable and friendly.”

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6.Rum Tour: Exploring the Historic River Antoine Rum Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $129

Tony may guide your private drive from St. George’s to River Antoine, while Patsy or Elon explains the 1785 distillery and its traditional rum-making methods. You’ll tour the works, sample several rums and liquors, and have time to shop before returning.

“very good tour tony was excelent guide tour is very quick but is worthy. place is ver good -sampling rum is awesome and price is good”

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7.Paraty Historic District: Walking Tour with Cachaca Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★3.7 · 12 reviews · 2 hours · from $15

Spend two hours walking Paraty’s cobbled Historic Center with an English or Portuguese-speaking guide. See churches, museums, craft shops, art studios, the Culture House, and Masonic details in the town’s design, then finish with a cachaça tasting.

“The tour did not flow - it felt like the guide was just telling us random facts he could remember about random stuff we walked past. He took us to quite a lot of shops, which weren’t related to the tour. He didn’t seem to speak very good English so when we asked questions, he couldn’t answer them. He was a nice guy, but the tour was probably the worst walking tour I’ve been on (I’ve been on loads and only one other tour was bad - normally I’ve found these kinds of tours are excellent).”

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8.Historic Island Tour Plus Rum Cake Sample and Local Beer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $75

Spend about 3.5 hours touring Nassau in a small, air-conditioned vehicle with a local guide. Visit a rum distillery, fish market, fort, hotel district, and island communities, with samples of rum cake, conch fritters, a rum daiquiri, or local beer. Guides may include Keith or Indianna.

“Indianna was engaging and so informative. She gave a history of Nassau and its rum running days and of the local areas as well with so many interesting items. The drinks were so varied so you got a great cross section of drinks in Nassau. HiRead more”

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9.Rum Tasting: History, Tradition, Burgers and Mojitos!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $155

Meet local host Gary at Rustic Vibes Experience in Old San Juan for five fruit-infused pitorro shots, a classic mojito, a full gourmet burger, Puerto Rican sweets, and stories about rum, music, and island culture. Groups are limited to 10 people.

“Very fun and good atmosphere. Our host Gary was very knowledgeable about all the rum tasting and shared a lot about puerto rico culture. We felt very welcomed highly recommended”

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10.Grenada Spice with Rum and Cocoa Heritage Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $140

Spend about seven hours exploring Grenada with Nature Lovers Tours, stopping at Concord Falls, the Nutmeg Museum, Belmont Estate, River Antoine Rum Distillery, and Grand Etang Lake. Kevon and the driver tailor the day to your interests, with air-conditioned private transport and entry fees included.

“We had such a great experience with Kevon and Nature Lovers Tours.”

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