The 4 Best Rum Tours in St Maarten

1.Topper’s Rhum Distillery Tour in St Maarten

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

At Topper’s Rhum Distillery in Cole Bay, you’ll tour a 6,000-square-foot working facility with guides such as Cristina, Tasha, and Julia. Learn how rum is fermented, distilled, filtered, blended, aged, and bottled, then sample more than 20 rums, rum cake, and gelato. The lagoon views, restaurant, bar, and shop make it easy to stay for lunch.

“They were so nice and punctual made me feel right at home and I had the most fun! Everything was followed on the itinerary . Just perfect !”

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2.Private Rum Making Workshop in Philipsburg

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $69

At The Rusty Parrot in Philipsburg, you’ll tour a pirate-themed experience, hear the story of rum and Captain Jack Sparrow, then create a personal spiced rum with fruits, spices, and other flavors. This private 90-minute activity ends with your own labeled bottle to take home.

“This experience was so fun! The story behind the real captain “Jack Sparrow” was a brag addition before starting the mixing of our own personal rum. From walking in to naming our bottles, this activity was worth it!”

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3.Barrel Aged Rhum Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $33Best value

At Topper’s Rhum Distillery in Cole Bay, guide Dave leads a 90-minute tasting through 27 barrel-aged rhums. You sample different casks, choose a favorite, pump and bottle your own rhum, label it, and sign the barrel. The small group, capped at 10 people, keeps the evening personal.

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4.Topper’s Rhum Culinary and Tasting Tour Rum Food and Fun

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $75

Spend about 60 minutes at Topper’s Rhum in Cole Bay with a personal guide, tasting five signature rhums, rum punch, guavaberry colada, rum-infused dishes, cake, and gelato. You’ll also see the exclusive Rhum Tap, where 12 small-batch flavors are sold only at the distillery.

“We had a great time on the tour with Theresa. She was very nice and friendly. The food on the tour was really good.”

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