Distillery District Tour: Victorian Architecture & Spirits

Explore Toronto’s Distillery District, uncover Prohibition secrets, and sample spirits. Discover the rise and fall of Gooderham and Worts Distillery.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Distillery Historic District - Historical Distillery District. Discover the history of what was once the largest distillery in the British Empire. Explore the unique buildings from the Victorian Industrial age along with some fascinating aspects of the Prohibition Era and how it affected the site and beyond!

Towards the end of the tour, we stop in one of our favourite local spots for a tasting flight of spirits.

What's Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Explore Canada’s spirited prohibition history with a unique Toronto experience! This tour delves into the captivating tale of Gooderham & Worts, a Toronto distillery that quenched the thirst of two nations during the Canadian and American prohibitions.
Uncover secrets from the prohibition era and smuggling stories as you wander through historic…

Location
11 Gristmill Lane
Gristmill Lane
Go Tours Offices
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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549cyrusu
Oct 9, 2025
A great experience and must do in Toronto - My wife and I spent 5 days in Toronto on our recent vacation. We caught the various sites like CN Tower, Aquarium, etc. We even managed to catch a hockey game, Bryan Adams concert and the amazing Blue Jays win in Game 1 of the ALDS. Yet, this tour was truly one of the highlights of the trip. Our guide, Chris, was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable of the topic and location and this made for a great time! His reference to the on-site filming location of Tommy Boy was an added plus. :) We highly recommend this tour if you have the chance. It's worth it!!!
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Evelyn_r
Oct 5, 2025
Excellent Tour. Informative and fun. - A fun and lively overview of the Distillery District. Our tour guide Erik was a wealth of knowledge delivering it all with enthusiasm.
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D6922xukrisw
Sep 29, 2025
2 Thumbs Up! - Our guide, Eric, was friendly and very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor. It was a bit longer than we expected so bring some water with you, but I would still highly recommend it.
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Ashleymt655nv
Sep 13, 2025
Great tour guide, great whiskey, great vibes. - My cousin and I did the Prohibition and Spirits tour led by Jason and it was incredible! Jason was lovely, engaging and really knowledgeable. The tour information was fascinating, and of course the whiskey tasting at the end was a highlight. We had another couple there with us and by the end of the tour, we were basically just chatting over a drink with new friends. Would strongly recommend this tour to anyone, and I'll be coming back to do it again with the rest of my family!
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Wander58738710138
Aug 26, 2025
Fun tour with great guide - Interesting information and history of the area...an area steeped in the founding of Toronto. Our guide, Erik, did a great job! He was knowledgeable and funny. Ending with whisky tasting at Pure Spirits (a great restaurant) was a great way to end our tour!
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Blanche_k
Aug 18, 2025
It was both informative... - It was both informative and interesting. Great fun and knowledge. Glad we did this tour. Beautiful area
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U4832wtdanf
Aug 17, 2025
Great tour - We have lived in Toronto our entire lives and wanted to learn more about the distillery district. What a great tour!! We have to credit our tour guide, Adela (forgive me if I misspelled it). She was so knowledgeable and friendly and really tried her best to give us the best experience possible. We would recommend this tour and Adela to anyone wanting to take a fun, informative tour!
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680tiaa
Jul 29, 2025
Amazing and informative tour! - This was an AMAZING tour! I took my mum and brother Sunday July 27th, 2025 who are visiting me from England, it was amazing to hear the history of Gooderham & Warts. We all learnt some interesting facts about the Distillery District and the Gooderham/Worts family. I would like to send a special shoutout to Rachel (our tour guide) she was incredibly informative and knew so much about the history, but also the whiskey tasting section that came after the tour. I would highly recommend this tour and tour guide Rachel (I plan to do this again with my aunt who was unable to make it). The process from start to finish was great and the customer service we received at the store when signing in was excellent, we arrived 15 minutes early and there was no hesitation in offering to start early as we were the only ones booked for that day. Thank you to Go Tours for creating a great experience/memories!
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I5009lojaninem
Jan 20, 2025
Engaging Tour - Nicole was an amazing guide, offering lots of information on the history of the Distillery District, answering all of our questions, and coaching us through the whiskey tasting process. She was super friendly, mindful of our schedule, and really knew her stuff!
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Nbrownn46
Dec 15, 2024
Amazing team outing for the to celebrate the holidays - We did one of the walking tours as our team holiday get together and had an incredible time. Nicole was a fantastic guide and very knowledgeable.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).