Antigua Rum Making Masterclass: Distill & Bottle Your Own
You Distill Your Own Rum at Galleon Beach, Then Bottle It
You get a private pot still and work station to distill rum from scratch, blend your own flavors under expert guidance, and bottle a personalized batch to take home. The masterclass covers Caribbean rum history, both traditional and modern distilling methods, and flavor creation. You leave with your own bottle after two to three hours of hands-on work.
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Step-by-step itinerary
Rum making and tasting experience
- Learn rum history and origins
- Taste rums from Galleon Beach
- Distil your own rum
- Create personalized rum flavor
- Bottle rum with custom label
The experience
You walk into the rum house at Galleon Beach and get your own pot still and work station. The rum experts start with the history, where Caribbean rum came from, why the techniques matter, how the islands built their reputation on fermentation and fire. Then you're moving through the actual process: distilling techniques, old methods and new ones side by side, so you see why the craft has changed and what stayed the same. It's not a lecture. You're doing it, watching the liquid transform, understanding why temperature and timing matter because you're controlling both.
After distilling comes the part that feels like play but is actually precision. You blend your own flavors: the rum experts guide you through combinations, but the recipe is yours. Vanilla, spice, fruit, wood notes, whatever pulls you. You taste as you go, adjusting, tasting again. Then you bottle it. Your name goes on the label. You leave with a bottle that you made, not something you watched someone else make, and that changes how it tastes when you open it at home.
The whole masterclass runs two to three hours. Groups stay small, so you're not waiting for a turn at the still or competing for the expert's attention. Galleon Beach itself is accessible (all surfaces, all areas), and public transport gets you there if you're not driving. The only hard rule: you need to be 18 to taste the rums as you work. If you're younger, you still distill and blend, but the tasting part doesn't apply.
What’s included
Your own pot still and individual work station, guided distilling using both traditional and modern techniques, rum tasting samples, flavor blending materials, and a personalized bottle with custom label that you bottle yourself and take home.
Before you book
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Operated by Academy of Rum
Is this one for you?Right for anyone who wants to learn rum-making hands-on and leave with something they made, not just watched: the personal still and take-home bottle are what make it stick with you after you're home.
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Top questions
How long is the rum making masterclass?
Two to three hours from start to finish, including distilling, flavor blending, and bottling.
Do I get to keep the rum I make?
Yes. You bottle your rum with a personalized label and take the bottle home.
What if I'm under 18?
You can still distill and create your own blend, but tasting the rums is only for guests 18 and older.
Is the masterclass wheelchair accessible?
Yes. All areas, surfaces, and work stations at Galleon Beach are wheelchair accessible.
Do I need experience with distilling?
No. The rum experts guide you through the entire process from the beginning.
What's included in the masterclass?
Your own pot still, work station, all distilling materials, flavor samples for blending, and a personalized bottle with label to take away.
How many people are in a group?
Groups stay small so you get hands-on attention from the rum experts.
Can I get to Galleon Beach by public transport?
Yes. Public transportation options are available nearby, and transport to the venue is wheelchair accessible.
Antigua Rum Making Masterclass: Distill & Bottle Your Own
1h 30m · EN
from US$ 119 per person
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