Appleton Estate Rum Tour: Full Day from Montego Bay
ID: GYG40045-50419
Category:
Country: Jamaica
Duration:
1 days
Description
Enjoy a scenic drive from Montego Bay to Jamaica’s south coast. Visit the Appleton Rum distillery and take a tour to learn the secrets behind the famous Appleton products. Sample some of the world’s finest rums and take home a complimentary bottle.
Head out on a fantastic full-day excursion to the Appleton Estate and Distillery on the south coast of Jamaica, where they’ve been hand-crafting rums since 1749. Appleton produces a wide variety of aged rums, as well as the standard golds and whites.
Located in the heart of the country's sugar cane belt, it is the oldest sugar estate and distillery in Jamaica. Sugar cane on the estate is harvested both by machine and in the old-fashioned way, with men wielding machetes.
The Appleton Rum Estate parent company also produces the popular Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum. On the tour you’ll gain a unique insight into part of Jamaica's history and rich, complex culture.
Experience firsthand the historic production process of Appleton Estate rums. See some of the earliest methods of extracting juice from sugarcane, learn about the unique distillation process in the company’s 200-year-old-pot stills, and visit one of the barrel houses, where the rums age to perfection.
By the end of the rum tour and having tasted the products you’ll have a better understanding why Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum is the finest in the world.
Highlights
- Visit the rum distillery and the barrel house where the rum is aged to perfection
- Enjoy rum tasting at the legendary Appleton Estate
- Take home a complimentary bottle of rum
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Be sure to bring your camera. The Appleton Rum Estate Tour lasts approximately 7 hours. You will be picked up at your Montego Bay accommodation at the agreed time and dropped off at the same point at the end of the tour.
You must keep social distance while in vehicles
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
You will receive a mandatory temperature check
You are required to bring and wear a mask
You must bring your own headphones
Pick-up at your hotel or villa in Montego Bay
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.