St Lucia Rum Tasting and Distillery Tour: Sugarcane to Spirits Experience
4.3
72 Ratings
Castries
Experience the fascinating journey from sugarcane to spirits on a rum tasting and distillery tour in St Lucia. Discover the secrets of rum production and indulge in a variety of flavors, all while enjoying scenic views of banana plantations and Marigot Bay.
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Castries Market - Over 100 year old Farmers Market.
Local Arts and Crafts, perfect for Souvenirs.
Opportunity to purchase local spices and fruits.
- Morne Fortune - Panoramic view of the Castries harbor and city.
Views of the official residence of St. Lucia’s Governor General, which is over 120 years old.
- Marigot Bay - Picture perfect views of the famous Marigot Bay and the lush surrounding landscapes.
- St. Lucia Distillers Ltd - Travellers will get a guided tour of the Island’s Rum Distillery, where they will learn about the process and machinery used to make rum.
They will also get to sample several of the most popular rums, along with the opportunity to purchase their favorites.
What's Included
- Visit to Castries Market
- Guidance by a local expert
- Savor rum tastings
- Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (North Island hotels)
- Exclusive entry to St. Lucia rum distillery
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Go behind the scenes at St Lucia’s only rum distillery, St Lucia Distillers, on this tour from Castries. With a knowledgeable guide, learn about the process of turning sugarcane into rum, and enjoy tastings of some of the distillery’s 25+ rums and rum products, from white rum to spiced rum to flavored rum creams. Plus, enjoy views of lush banana plantations and Marigot Bay on the drive from Castries.
- Minimum age to consume alcohol is 18 years old
- Please note: Hotel pickup and drop-off included from North Island hotels ONLY. If you are located in a South Island hotel you will need to arrange for your own transportation.
- CLOSED SHOES ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS EXCURSION.
Location
Castries Market
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(72 Ratings)
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Nicola_h
May 26, 2024
Fun rum - We really enjoyed this tour , the driver we had was great and make the trip enjoyable. The tour itself was approx 20/30 mins but was interesting and you got to try all their available rums (which was 20 plus) . A decent half a day out
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Emily_r
Apr 9, 2024
Great tour - Samuel was our driver and the day was fantastic. Full of knowledge of the island, Samuel pointed out all the key landmarks of the island on the trip to the distillery.
The distillery tour was great, especially all the samples at the end 😀
Trip to the market was an extra treat to the day
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Malcolm_w
Mar 5, 2024
Well worth visiting - Our tour guide was very informative
The tasting table with around 20 bottles to sample as much as you want at the end is outstanding
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Stuart_m
Feb 24, 2024
Pick up on time guide was... - Pick up on time guide was informative driver was safe the drink was plentiful the experience was fantastic, what else to say enjoy….
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Loyson_w
May 4, 2024
Very educational tour. - Good presenter.
Appreciated the opportunity to sample and compare all the types of Rum in the tasting area.
Salespeople in bottle shop were very nice and helpful when we had questions about limits and rules about United States customs limits. They did a great job packaging our purchased Rum so it was ready to pack in a suitcase.
I didn't give 5 stars because we had difficulty hearing descriptions of the two different types of stills, and the bottles of resulting product at each step while next to the stills. Suggest presenting that inside and then allowing pictures and questions when next to stills. Also would have liked to see where the Rum barrels are stored (if on-site).
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Fiona_g
Feb 29, 2024
Interesting experience - Interesting history of rum production in St Lucia. Opportunity to taste every rum produced if you so wished but it would be a bit of an effort to do that especially at about 10.30am.
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Linda_c
May 30, 2024
Not quite what we expected - Or quite what we expected after visiting g other distilleries in the Caribbean.
Expected a tour of the grounds &to see more of how the runs weee made rather than a short speach etc. saw a short video then had the chance to taste some rums. Didn’t last as long as we expected.
Our driver Samuel though was great
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Ann_j
Mar 23, 2024
Very underwhelmed - Having visited other distilleries in the Caribbean had expected more from the tour. Tour of distillery lasted no more than 30 minutes and then rum tasting which was very much help yourself.
Company could make much more of the shop experience - only bottles of rum. No souvenirs or mementos. Unfortunately would not recommend this tour.
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Jeff_s
Mar 4, 2024
ok - but more a tour than a Rum Tasting experience - Was more of a tour than a Rum Experience, There was a tour of the Distillery but it seemed very rushed and would have been good to see the Barrel store, the Rum tasting was good with many rums available to taste.
The Distillery Shop was closed and there was no advice of this before hand.
The Tour had a stop in the city all the market and one at a smaller market on the Tour - focussed seemed more on trying to get people to spend money at these locations than the Rum Tasting which is the key headline of the experience
The tour did last quite a bit longer that advertised which was nice but making up for a lot of time spent in traffic jams
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Christan_s
Mar 13, 2024
a waste of time - The person guiding the tour was not knowledgeable about the rum making process or did not provide guidance on proper rum tasting procedures.
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