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The 15 Best Rum Tastings & Distillery Visits

45 tours  ·  from $15 a head

Cane, molasses, pot still, barrel, and a long argument about which island does it best. The 15 below cover the Caribbean distilleries and the city tasting bars, priced, with the number of pours noted.

Eastern Madeira: Full-Day Tour with Rum Tasting - From Funchal to Terreiro da Luta
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Eastern Madeira: Full-Day Tour with Rum Tasting

1.Eastern Madeira: Full-Day Tour with Rum Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,575 reviews · 8 hours · from $37Our pick

Spend eight hours exploring eastern Madeira with hotel pickup, a multilingual guide, and up to 14 people. You’ll visit Pico do Arieiro, walk the Balcões levada, see Santana’s thatched homes, taste rum in Porto da Cruz, and finish at Ponta do Rosto.

“From start to finish it was a fantastic experience. Our guide Garmin was super friendly, enthusiastic and very informative. we loved seeing the sights of the East side of Maderia.”

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Rum Tasting Tour at Casa BACARDÍ in Puerto Rico - The welcome cocktail and Pavilion setting
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Rum Tasting Tour at Casa BACARDÍ in Puerto Rico

2.Rum Tasting Tour at Casa BACARDÍ in Puerto Rico

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,095 reviews · from $89

At Casa Bacardí in Cataño, a Bacardí host leads you through four premium rums, chocolate pairings, a welcome cocktail, and a short tram tour around the distillery grounds. Guides such as Itsy, Gabriella, Alexandra, and Will are known for lively explanations, though the tour does not enter the production buildings.

“Highly recommend! Itsy our guide was great. Informative, engaging , funny and knew her stuff. I left much more educated on rum. We went on a day that was forecasted for rain which was perfect!”

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Rum Tasting and Food Walking Tour in Nassau Bahamas - Starting at John Watling’s Distillery
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Rum Tasting and Food Walking Tour in Nassau Bahamas

3.Rum Tasting and Food Walking Tour in Nassau Bahamas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,030 reviews · from $98Top rated

Walk through downtown Nassau with guides such as Cody, Shad, Fox, or Jason, stopping for five rum tastings, three cocktails, Bahamian snacks, and a cocktail-making session. You’ll visit John Watling’s Distillery, Graycliff Heritage Village, and a private speakeasy-style stop in a group capped at 12.

“We had an amazing few hours exploring Nassau, tasting rum and learning about the current and past history of the Island. Our guide Jason was amazing! Fun, knowledgeable and able to show us tucked away places that we never would have found alone. The time passed really quickly and we had a brilliant experience.”

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Full-Day Tour: Concord Waterfall, Chocolate Factory, Rum Distillery, Grand Etang - Jouvay Chocolate: cocoa, spices, and a short tasting stop
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Full-Day Tour: Concord Waterfall, Chocolate Factory, Rum Distillery, Grand Etang

4.Full-Day Tour: Concord Waterfall, Chocolate Factory, Rum Distillery, Grand Etang

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 871 reviews · from $115

Spend 7 to 8 hours crossing Grenada by air-conditioned van, with stops at Concord Falls, Jouvay Chocolate, Sauteurs Bay, River Antoine Rum Distillery, and Grand Etang Lake. Guides such as Michael and Rolley add island history, humor, and practical help. Pickup, entry fees, transport, and lunch are included.

“This was the best thing about Greneda I learned so much the tour guide was the best and gave the best history lesson about Greneda”

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Topper's Rhum Distillery Tour in St Maarten - The tasting bar is the main event
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Topper’s Rhum Distillery Tour in St Maarten

5.Topper’s Rhum Distillery Tour in St Maarten

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 784 reviews · from $39

At Topper’s Rhum Distillery in Cole Bay, you’ll tour a 6,000-square-foot working distillery, learn how rum is fermented, distilled, blended, aged, and bottled, then taste more than 20 samples. Guides such as Cristina, Tasha, and Julia add plenty of personality.

“Great experience to check out while visiting the island. Got to try different flavors of rum. Rum cake is delicious!! Our tour guide she was very knowledgeable and pleasant person made it a fun experience. Thank you!”

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Bundaberg Rum Behind The Scenes Distillery Tour And Museum Experience - Walk into an operating distillery
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Bundaberg Rum Behind The Scenes Distillery Tour And Museum Experience

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 724 reviews · from $21Best value

Explore Bundaberg Rum’s working distillery with guides such as Shaz, Gina, Amber, and Taylor, then sample two drinks at the tasting bar. The self-guided museum covers the brand’s past, while the tour shows the Molasses Well and fermenters, but not the bottling line.

“they dont show anything at all only a tank of molasses and and a few fermenters that you can only see the fermenter not whats inside or how it work all you see is a buch of metal and hear stupid Jokes from the guide you can not show images as photos are not allowed”

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Rum Reggae and Rhythms Tour: Dancing and Cocktails - Starting at Parliament Square at 11 a.m.
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Rum Reggae and Rhythms Tour: Dancing and Cocktails

7.Rum Reggae and Rhythms Tour: Dancing and Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 651 reviews · from $73

Join Bahtours at 11 a.m. in downtown Nassau for a four-hour adults-only tour with reggae, unlimited rum punch, cigar rolling, chocolate, wine, rum tastings, Bob Marley stories, and Cable Beach time. Guides such as Comfort, Clever, Tre, and Trina keep the mood lively, but eat first and pace yourself.

“Jonathan was so intentaional and knowledgeable about ensuring that we had the best experience! Anyone visiting the island needs to take the excursion, we walked away from this experience feeling like we made a real friend who was just happy to share his love of the world of alchole, with us!”

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Mount Gay Signature Rum Tasting Experience - The Legacy Museum explains why Mount Gay matters
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Mount Gay Signature Rum Tasting Experience

8.Mount Gay Signature Rum Tasting Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 640 reviews · from $36

Meet a Mount Gay Brand Host at Exmouth Gap for rum punch, the Legacy Museum, a short production film, and a guided tasting of four rums. Hosts such as Akeil, Larissa, and Tina have earned praise for their humor and clear explanations. This is a visitor-center tasting, not a distillery tour.

“A pleasant fun, uplifting and educational experience! Taste and feel the culture that Barbados has cultivated, excellent vibes”

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Private Aruba Snorkeling Excursion with Rum Punch - Malmok Beach: Shallow Water and a Rocky Entry
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Private Aruba Snorkeling Excursion with Rum Punch

9.Private Aruba Snorkeling Excursion with Rum Punch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 507 reviews · from $140

Take a private 2-hour snorkeling trip from Palm Beach aboard a 26-foot Bayliner. Your captain may visit Catalina Bay, Malmok, or another nearby site, with shallow water suited to beginners. Snorkel gear, drinks, rum punch, and an octopus souvenir are included.

“We had a very good time snorkeling. It was unique experience. The captain was wonderful. He explained history, informed us about other beaches around Aruba.”

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Rum Craft Cocktail Tour in San Juan - Walking the cobblestones and historic streets
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Rum Craft Cocktail Tour in San Juan

10.Rum Craft Cocktail Tour in San Juan

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 373 reviews · from $64

Walk Old San Juan with a bilingual guide such as Pedro, Pablo, Alberto, or Claudia, stopping at three bars for three rum cocktails. You’ll hear stories about Puerto Rico, see the cathedral and historic streets, and finish where you started after about two hours.

“Alberto was amazing! He made the entire experience enjoyable and informative! Would 100% recommend him every time if you want to enjoy amazing drinks, interesting facts and feel like you are personally connecting with the amazing people and culture of Puerto Rico.”

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Gran Canaria: Rum, Wines and Banana Tour - Bananas in Arucas, more than a quick sample
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Gran Canaria: Rum, Wines and Banana Tour

11.Gran Canaria: Rum, Wines and Banana Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 261 reviews · 8 hours · from $81

Spend eight hours exploring northern Gran Canaria with a multilingual guide. Visit a banana farm, Arehucas Rum Distillery, Agaete, and a wine and coffee finca. Taste local produce, make mojo canario, and enjoy hotel-area pickup, with lunch available at extra cost.

“It was a wonderful activity. We really liked the story behind every place we visited, our guide was really prepared and even spoke 4 languages to accommodate most of the group which was an awesome. We really liked how the trip was built up, first the banana farm where we could try out the local banana along with other products made from the same bananas, then the rum distillery where we could try more than 10 different drinks, including some really exclusive ones (40+ years old). This was followed by a lunch in Ageate, then last but not least, we could try local wines, local coffee, learn how they grow…”

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St. Nicholas Abbey Heritage Great House and Rum Distillery Tour - The old film that gives the estate a human voice
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St. Nicholas Abbey Heritage Great House and Rum Distillery Tour

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

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

At St. Nicholas Abbey, explore a 1658 Jacobean Great House, house museum, plantation film, working steam mill, syrup factory, and artisan rum distillery. Move at your own pace, enjoy a rum tasting and complimentary drink, then pause at the gardens or terrace cafe. Guides include Simon and Meghan.

“Beautiful house with a vintage steam railway, stunning views the rum tasting and an old family video from 1937 was unforgettable then we had a lovely lunch on the patio.”

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101 Oliver Rum Tasting & Pairing And Taino Concept Store - Why the Solera lesson matters
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101 Oliver Rum Tasting & Pairing And Taino Concept Store

13.101 Oliver Rum Tasting & Pairing And Taino Concept Store

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 244 reviews · from $54

Spend about 75 minutes learning how Dominican rum is made, tasting aged Oliver and Oliver bottles, sugar cane juice, molasses, and mamajuana, then browsing the Taino Concept Store. Guides such as Rudy, Santiago, and Felix are known for clear stories and warm hosting. Shared hotel transfers are included.

“It was well organized, picked us up on time. It was interesting to learn about different types of rums.”

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St. Lucia Food and Rum Tour - Taste authentic St. Lucian Food and Culture - Morne Fortune gives you the capital from above
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St. Lucia Food and Rum Tour – Taste authentic St. Lucian Food and Culture

14.St. Lucia Food and Rum Tour – Taste authentic St. Lucian Food and Culture

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 204 reviews · from $205

Spend 4 to 6 hours, sometimes longer in traffic, exploring St. Lucia with guides such as Delvin, Chris, Andy, or Richard. Expect breakfast, lunch, fruit, cashews, rum tastings, village stops, and a memorable visit to Tony’s farm.

“The authentic food experiences were amazing! And the history behind the food gave it more character. Delvin is probably the best tour guide in St. Lucia.”

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Nassau: Rum Tastings and Culinary Walking Tour - Beginning at John Watling’s Distillery
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Nassau: Rum Tastings and Culinary Walking Tour

15.Nassau: Rum Tastings and Culinary Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 200 reviews · 3 hours · from $98

Walk central Nassau with a local guide such as Shad, Jason, Fox, Cody, or Net. Taste five rums, three cocktails, rum-infused bites, conch fritters, and rum cake, then make your own drink inside a private speakeasy. Expect strong pours, pirate tales, Prohibition lore, and a small group capped at 12.

“Shad was an excellent guide. Very knowledgeable about local history and a great story teller.”

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