4 Melbourne Whisky Tours Worth Flying For

1.Yarra Valley Wine, Gin, Whisky and Chocolate Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3,667 reviews · from $93Our pick

Join Red Carpet Wine Tours at Federation Square for an eight-hour Yarra Valley outing. Guides such as Tom, Gilberto, Richard, Matt, and Hilda lead tastings at Soumah and Balgownie, chocolate sampling, and a stop at Hubert Estate. Alcohol tastings and transport are included, while lunch and some spirit tastings cost extra.

“Good wine, great food, comfy bus, fab music. Excellent day with Tom as our driver !! We loved it !!!”

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2.Yarra Valley Wine, Gin, Whisky and Chocolate Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 1,209 reviews · 8 hours · from $92Best value

Join Red Carpet Wine Tours for an 8-hour Yarra Valley outing from central Melbourne. Guides such as Matt, Gilberto, Tom, and Richard lead tastings at Soumah, St Huberts, Balgownie, and the Yarra Valley Chocolaterie, with lunch at your own cost and optional gin or whisky samples.

“great organization and execution all around. thommo was awesome”

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3.Yarra Valley by night! Private wine, whisky and dinner tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $606

Start at 4pm with wine at Barrique Wine Store, choose a second tasting in Healesville, then dine at Meletos among vineyards and orchards. Craig or another local guide handles the driving and planning, with pickup from Yarra Valley accommodation. This adults-only tour suits couples, birthdays and small groups.

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4.Whisky Bars & Gin Joints: Melbourne Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · from $121

Meet at Parliament House at 3:30 pm for a 2.5-hour small-group walk through Melbourne’s drinking past and present. Guide Mer leads you to Little Lon Distilling Co., Whisky & Alement, and Boilermaker House for gin, whisky, chocolate, cheese, and a classic boilermaker. Tastings and a Melbourne Bar Map are included.

“What a great afternoon tour! Very informative and entertaining to hear about the history of whiskey and gin in Australia. The secret bars had lots of character and served really good gin and whiskeys. Mer was delightful and gave a very memorable tour!”

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