WORLDWIDE · RUM TASTINGS IN JAMAICA
Good rum tastings in Jamaica fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 7 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Join George for a private Montego Bay food tour lasting about 1 hour 15 minutes. You may taste jerk chicken, patties, fruit, and Jamaican rum while visiting local food shops, stalls, a rum stop, and scenic points. Pickup is offered, and only your group takes part.
“George was great, we had a great time. He took us to different places to get food and fruit and gift shop shopping!”
Travel from Negril to Jamaica’s Nassau Valley for a private, six-hour Appleton Estate tour. See copper pot stills, oak barrels holding rum for up to 30 years, and learn how molasses, yeast, and limestone-filtered water shape the flavor. Taste several rums with fresh cane juice, then return to your hotel.
“We booked this tour last minute before leaving the U.S. to head to Negril, Jamaica. We are so glad we did! We were picked up at our hotel (unfortunately I can't remember our driver's name, but he was from Reggae Tours) and taken the tRead more”
Spend 7 to 8 hours traveling from Ocho Rios to the Joy Spence Appleton Estate. Tour copper pot stills, see oak barrels aging rum for up to 30 years, learn how molasses, yeast, and limestone-filtered water shape the flavor, then sample several rums. Hotel pickup and private transport are included.
Leave Kingston at 7:30 a.m. with an English-speaking driver-guide and travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle to the Joy Spence Appleton Estate. Spend about two hours learning how molasses, yeast, water, and time become Jamaican rum, then taste the results. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, but food is not.
“The tour was a great and very informative . Our tour guide did an excellent job showing us around and showing off the distillery.”
Travel from Runaway Bay in an air-conditioned vehicle to the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience. Learn how molasses, yeast, and limestone-filtered water shape the rum, then taste several varieties. Norman may be your driver, and you may have a chance to pour your own bottle.
“This was a beautiful distillery. Our guide was knowledgeable and friendly. The tasting came with great information.”
Travel from Montego Bay to Jamaica’s Appleton Estate in a private air-conditioned vehicle, with hotel or villa pickup and drop-off. The 5 to 6-hour outing includes about four hours on the road and a 90-minute rum experience covering Appleton’s cane-to-cocktail process, with a welcome drink and tastings along the way. Driver Navar has earned special praise for making the winding trip more enjoyable.
Travel from Falmouth to the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience in an air-conditioned vehicle. Your guide explains Jamaican rum, molasses fermentation, limestone-filtered water, and Appleton’s production methods before a tasting of several rums. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, with a start time of 8:30 a.m.
Pick an island, a still house or a bench with five glasses on it.
