The World’s 8 Best Rum Distillery Tours

1.Bundaberg Rum Behind The Scenes Distillery Tour And Museum Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 724 reviews · from $21Our pick

Explore Bundaberg Rum’s interactive museum, then follow guides such as Shazza, Amber, Gina, or Deb through the working distillery. You’ll see the Molasses Well, fermenters, and Barrel House, learn how rum is made, and finish with two tastings at the bar. Allow about an hour for the guided tour and longer for the museum.

“Very enthusiastic guide, and all staff were very welcoming. Tour is about an hour long, with some stairs to climb as you walk around. No items with batteries are allowed on the tour, but they provide lockers.”

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2.Guided Distillery Tour & Rum Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 87 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $15Best value

Spend about an hour at Roulaison Distilling Co with owner Andrew or a member of his small team. You’ll see how New Orleans rum is made, hear about Caribbean and local influences, and taste five pours, including special-release bottles. The intimate group, limited to eight people, makes this a personal stop away from the French Quarter.

“Got a Lyft to go a bit off the beaten path of the French Quarter for this one. Very quaint and small rum distillery, and all of the information that was shared was by the owner! Absolutely loved this very personal experience. More than enough rum tasting. All of it was delicious! Got there a bit early and there’s a place in the same parking lot where we enjoyed some mead and cider while we waited for our rum experience. Lots of GREAT rum information!!”

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3.Shakespeare Distillery Tour & Tasting (Gin & Rum)

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 69 reviews · 1h 15m · from $26

Spend 75 minutes touring Shakespeare Distillery in Stratford-upon-Avon with an English-speaking guide. See small-batch gin and rum made, bottled, labelled, and sealed by hand, then taste three spirits and enjoy gin and tonic or rum with a mixer. Guides such as Sharon and Dave add history, humor, and practical detail.

“I was away with family and we loved the tour! The guides were informative and very engaging, clearly knowledgable and it was a lot of fun. The tastings were great, the gin and rum were delicious! It’s a great distillery tour and I’d recommend to anyone as something fun to do in Stratford! Thanks, we had great fun!”

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4.Shared Gin, Vodka & Rum Making Experience at Nelson’s Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews

Spend about five hours at Nelson’s Distillery in Staffordshire learning how gin, vodka, and rum are made. With guidance from David and the team, choose from more than 60 botanicals, fruits, and spices, distil a shared 70cl bottle, then wax seal and label it for home. Lunch, tastings, tea, coffee, and soft drinks are included.

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5.Distillery Tour & Rum Tasting @Spirited Union Rum Co. (Amsterdam)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · from $23

At Spirited Union’s Amsterdam micro-distillery, a distillery ambassador walks you through botanical rum production, from raw ingredients to finished spirit. You’ll visit the lab for a tasting flight, then sample classic cocktails, highballs, or a nonalcoholic drink at the Union bar. The experience lasts about 90 minutes.

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6.Distill a Bottle of Rum on mini copper stills

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 36 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $123

At Sip Antics in Edinburgh, you’ll taste three rums, choose up to 10 botanicals, and distill a 500ml bottle on your own mini copper still. Hosts Gary and Neil explain rum, flavor profiles, and distillation in a relaxed three-hour class for no more than three people. You’ll finish by tasting, naming, labeling, and wax-sealing your bottle.

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7.Guided tour of Sampan distillery // Agricultural Rum Medalist

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · from $29

Visit Sampan distillery near Hoi An for a 45-minute guided look at Vietnam’s agricultural rum. A welcome cocktail accompanies the tour, followed by an explanation of sugar cane production and rum making, then a tasting of three white rums. The French team runs the visit, which ends back at the distillery.

“Great Way To Kill a Hour or Two, Run By Very Nice Couple Of French Guys Who Are Friendly And Very Talented Having Started Off The Distillery Themselves, And You Do a Rhum Tasting At The End. So Don't Ride Your Bike There haha, Highly Recommended”

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8.Distilleria Alma- Rum Distilery Guided Tour & Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 90 days · from $23

Spend 90 minutes with Hugo and the Alma team learning how Sicilian sugar cane becomes rum, from pressing through aging. Taste fresh cane juice, three Agricole rums, a Botanical Rum, and a Mediterranean London dry gin, all paired with Modica chocolate. The tour is offered in Italian, English, Spanish, and Catalan.

“Il proprietario e la moglie due persone squisite ! Lui ci ha spiegato fino al minimo dettaglio il processo della distillazione! Degustazione fantastica! Straconsigliato”

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