Mount Gay Cocktail Workshop
Recommended by 97% of travelers
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Barbados
- 3 hours (approx.)
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Don’t just taste some of Barbados’ best rum—learn to craft your own rum-based cocktails with this fun-filled combo package at Mount Gay Rum Visitor Center. As well as enjoying a guided tasting session, enjoy a cocktail-making workshop led by a mixologist. Plus, booking your admission ticket in advance means you can head straight inside on the day—no need to wait around in long lines.
- Prebooking your experience guarantees your place at the popular attraction
- Gain a deeper understanding of rum with a guided tasting
- A cocktail making workshop is far more fun than bar-hopping
- Learn how rum is made—something many travelers never find out
What's Included
- Complimentary rum punch
- Professional and knowledgeable Brand Host
- History of Mount gay rum and our craftsmanship
- A Short film
- Guided tasting of 4 rums
- Cocktail Making Workshop to follow
- Time for Shopping
- This is not the distillery tour
- Gratuities
- Additional alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Transportation is not included
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Mount Gay Visitors' CentreSpring Garden Hwy, Bridgetown, Saint Michael Barbados
This experience does not have transportation included here, guest will have to make their own way. If you are taking a taxi, please indicate to your driver that the tour is in located at the Visitor center in St Michael. and not the distillery in St Lucy.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Ticket Redemption Point
Mount Gay Visitors' Centre, Spring Garden Hwy, Bridgetown, Saint Michael Barbados
Itinerary
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Mount Gay Visitor Experience
3 hours • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Minimum age is 18 years
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.8
based on 246 reviews
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Excellent tour! All the parts were fun and completely accessible as well! Big bonus! Would definitely recommend and do again!
Had such a great time learning a bit of history, sipping on various rums, and making drinks from scratch. The facilitators were entertaining, threw in some jokes, and even shouted us out for celebrating our anniversary (which Im still trying to figure out how they knew!!! Lol). Overall we had a grand time. Would highly recommend!
This experience was such a highlight of my trip! Got to learn about the history of the rum, whilst also tasting so many different types. The host was amazing and super knowledgable - about the history and the cocktails we made after! You will need to get a taxi home because you will be very very drunk! Well, at least I was lol!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for the fantastic review! We are thrilled our rum experience was a major highlight of your trip. We will pass your kind words to your host, and we love your excellent advice—booking a taxi is definitely the best way to end a generous tasting! Cheers, and we hope to welcome you back soon!
It was great 10/10… highly recommend, everyone so friendly and informative. The tour guide was amazing, I can’t remember her name! And also the guy that hosted the cocktail class!!
Response from Host, Jul 2026
We appreciate your recommendation, we are happy to hear that the team was able to deliver such a memorable experience. We will be sure to share with the team.
Thank you for visiting, continue practicing your cocktail making and maybe on your next visit you can try our Advanced cocktail making class. Hope to see you again.
My friends and I had a great time getting able to learn about the history of the area and tasting the rum. Our favorite part was being able to make our own cocktails. The food was good as well.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hello Tina,
Thank you for visiting, and for your review. we will share with the team, we hope to have you with us again.
It is a great place, the event is fun and they are generous with the rum! The staff are friendly and there is a lot more to explore than expected. Do this, you will not regret it! I took off a star because my tour time was pushed back and I only found out when I got there.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you for your review, we always do our best to give the best experience possible, we are sorry your tour was pushed back without enough notice. We will look into way your update never came through.
We appreicate the feedback as it helps us to be better, however happy to hear the experience was enjoyable for you.
Hope to have you with us again.
This was the best rum tour I have experienced. Our tour guide Akeel was very knowledgeable and entertaining. The cocktail class was icing on the cake.
Response from Host, Mar 2026
The cocktail workshop is always a fun afternoon activity, and we're happy akeel and the team gave you a great experience. So you've done the workshop, hopefully you return to barbados and you can try our Cocktail Masterclass next time.
Thank you for visiting, hopefully see you again soon.
The staff are very friendly and entertaining they are very knowledgeable about the rum process and the different stages of the whole rum
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Thank you for visiting, we will be sure to share your kind words with the team, happy you've enjoy your time with us. Do come again
Far exceeded my expectations. We have been on many distillery tours but this one was one of the best by far. Our guide was so entertaining making it informative and fun. The cocktail class afterwards was a blast. Made a rum based margarita and rum runner which in then consume. Highly recommend for a fun afternoon
Response from Host, Mar 2026
We appreciate you kind words and your recommendation of us. We hope you continue to practice your cocktail making skill, hopefully you can return to barbados to try the Cocktail masterclass at the Distillery. We look forward to having you with us again.
Awesome tour and very informational. Our guide was fantastic and so funny !!! The cocktail class was fantastic as well !!! Would highly recommend this excursion
Response from Host, Mar 2026
The cocktail workshop is always a fun time and if you enjoyed that one the cocktail masterclass is even more fun as we teach you to make 4 cocktails at our distillery location in St lucy. So happy our guides gave you a fun experience, hopefully you can return and you cna show off your new skills.
Outstanding tour and education on the history of Mount Gay rum. The hostess was amazing and very engaging along with our mixologist who taught us how to craft some extremely tasty cocktails. I highly recommend this tour for everyone traveling to Barbados, you will not regret it
Response from Host, Mar 2026
Happy to hear the cocktail workshop was enjoyable for you, it always a great time we also enjoy it as well. Glad guide taught you so much, there is always more, thank you for the recommendation we hope we can have you back with us again.
This experience was so much fun!!! You get to sample all of the rums and learn about the distillery in the first part of the tour, then go to their patio to learn to make some cocktails. We really enjoyed it, and it was a unique distillery experience!
Really fun tour and cocktail making class. It does have a tourist vibe since it's not the original location but they do their best to make it fun and unique. The staff was very knowledgeable and funny. Plus, the drinks were delicious! I would definitely recommend it.
Our guides were great! We really enjoyed the descriptions during the rum tasting.The cocktail workshop was an added bonus!
A HUGE shoutout to the woman who drove us back to the port when our cab hadn’t arrived by 3:15 - I didn’t realize the tour lasted until 3:30- and we had to be back on board at 3:30!!!
We had a rum tour on St Lucia- Mount Gay was head and shoulders above that one!
You will definitely get drunk. We had an awesome time. Took a tour and learned about Mt. Gay and had 4 tasting of rum. Ended the tour making cocktails in the cocktail class.
Highly recommend this tour if you are looking for a good time.
Lots of fun and also a good opportunity to learn many fascinating things. The hosts were very generous with the rum.
Do not try this tour on an empty stomach or if you have a hangover. Very informative with speakers who love their heritage and their job. Rum, rum and more rum. Got to be done.
The welcome drink was delicious. The entire tour was very informative and interesting to learn about. Ended the tour with making two drinks which came out amazing! 10/10 tour
The actual event is a lot of fun. I highly recommend the rum tasting and cocktail making class. The charismatic guides provide a great history on Mount Gay and then lead you through an informative tasting of 4 rums. Finally, the cocktail making was truly the best part- delicious recipes and just a lively carefree energy
My only cons were that the tour started very late and then returning home our van did not have working AC which was extremely uncomfortable after a day of drinking in the heat
Our guide was very knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour. It has great fun to make the cocktails.
Really friendly hosts making it real fun. And went home quite drunk had great time with other visitors.
We learned a ton about the history of rum and about the history of the island too. Our guides were fantastic! Eat before going, because the tour is followed by a rum tasting and then an excellent cocktail class and you will leave pretty sauced!
Learning how the rum is made and the history of Mount Gay was great. The tasting and cocktail making were fun and we ending up making new friends. All good.
We were never picked up
No responded in app from the vendor
Finally got vendor by phone and was told Viator cancelled our reservation.
Vendor offered to charge us on the spot if we could find transport to the venue.
Viator is admit the trip was not cancelled by we had a 12;15pm pick up and no one was at resort to pick us up by 1:15. I hope they don’t give me a hassle on my refund.
Great time learning about the history of the run. Tasting was great. The best part was making our own drinks
There was a lot to learn from the history and video was good. Tasting was interesting and making was even more fun. Our guide was knowledgeable and pick up was prompt and a really nice chap. We had great afternoon.
Tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history and really seemed to enjoy his job. The gentleman that did the cocktail making portion was very helpful and knowledgeable as well.
Cool tour and tasting, and very fun cocktail class! Great for a fun afternoon. Eat a hefty lunch beforehand, they give you lots of rum.
Amazing experience. Zariah was a great brand host. The tour was very informative and you were able to taste the different blends of rum. What I liked the most was the cocktail workshop; making my own drink was superb. I’d definitely re-book when I plan another vacation here.
We really enjoyed this tour along with the cocktail-making workshop!!!
Between my husband and I we were content just sharing one of each tasting in the tasting room but everyone is different.
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