Rum Distilling Experience: Create Your Own Blend

Join our hands-on rum distilling class in Edinburgh. Craft your own bespoke bottle, enjoy tastings, and learn the rich history of rum.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Cumberland Bar - You will be welcomed to a bespoke micro distillery room where you will receive a rum and mixer on arrival. Guests will be allowed to settle in with a run through of the outline of the class. Each guest will then try three different rum tasting samples and then design their own bespoke rum recipe from the available ingredients….
What's Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
Additional Information

This rum distilling experience is a very hands on, bespoke, personal and very knowledgeable workshop like no other in the country. Upon entry to the building you will be warmly greeted by your host upstairs at the main entrance. You shall then be guided to our bespoke micro distillery and once settled you are given a welcome rum and mixer followed by a…

Location
The Cumberland Bar
Cumberland Street
The Rum School is situated in a private basement room downstairs at the 'Cumberland Bar' in Edinburgh. Please enter the bar through the front door entrance where your host will welcome for your rum experience.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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959kirstyd
Jul 7, 2025
Just brilliant! - Excellent experience with a fun and friendly host. If you love your rum this is definitely not to be missed. We learned all about the different ingredients and process and then got to try it out ourselves, leaving with our own unique drink, labelled and sealed with wax. Highly recommend!
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Garys154
Jun 23, 2025
Sip Sip Away - What a great experience at Sip Antics Edinburgh. Treated by my friend as a gift the 3 hours was packed with Rum tastings and the history of Rum delivered exceptionally by Neil our host. Finishing with us creating our very own unique to your taste bottle of Rum. Would thoroughly recommend it as a gift to yourself or a loved one
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S3443nbgailp
Jun 8, 2025
Absolutely great experience - It was an amazing afternoon, Neil was an amazing host from start to finish, would highly recommend this as he goes above and beyond for his guests, and the outcome is an amazing gift to take away from this day, will be going back for the Gin experience next
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837jillj
Jun 8, 2025
Jacks on Tour - We had a very enjoyable day, Gary was very knowledgeable and made the experience fun, we would definitely recommend this experience.
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476kelseym
May 18, 2025
Fantastic experience - Utterly bonkers experience! Loved every minute. This experience was by no way boring… it was a fantastic few hours of belly laughs and more, all whilst leading the history of Rum! We had a fantastic time and would highly recommend. Free parking outside and surrounding streets at weekends - however, recommend not driving to enjoy to experience to its full
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Ronas565
Apr 30, 2025
Fabulous fun - What a fun way to spend a few hours! Neil really knows his stuff and brought the history of rum to life. We enjoyed the tasters, the banter, the knowledge and, of course, concocting our own brew. Would absolutely recommend this experience.
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Y1391fgamyc
Mar 28, 2025
There’s more to rum than pirates - Really great experience! Highly recommend! Neil was incredibly knowledgeable and so much fun, the perfect balance ☺️
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Caitlin
Mar 15, 2025
Rum making - My friend Sadhbh and I did a rum making class with Neil. This was a super fun experience and Neil was very knowledgeable. He took the time to listen and ensure we got the most out of our experience. 10/10 would recommend and looking forward to drinking our rum!
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Dogfriendlytripper
Mar 15, 2025
What a Great way to spend an evening. - What a lovely evening we had with our guide Neil and fellow Rum lover on our course. No question was ignored or implied not relevant and the chat, friendliness and entertainment were paired with lovely rums and tasting, alongside a historical tour of rum as we know it. To top it all we left with a beautiful bottle of rum, again expertly guided by Neil, that perfectly met our palette. I’d highly recommend it.
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Rogerbb7342ra
Mar 4, 2025
Great start to weekend - Great atmosphere, informative and fun. Making own bottle definitely highlight. Expert advise at hand regarding potential clash of ingredients.
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From $121
up to 3 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).