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Nassau: Rum Tasting & Food Walking Tour with Speakeasy

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1/11

Duration3h

GroupUp to 12

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

What Did Pirates Actually Drink in Nassau? Find Out at a Hidden Speakeasy

You walk through downtown Nassau with a local guide who tells the uncensored history of pirates and bootleggers, stop at multiple venues for 5 rum tastings and 3 cocktails, eat conch fritters and local appetizers, and finish by mixing your own drink at an exclusive speakeasy. Groups stay under 12, so you're not herded through with 50 other people, and the whole thing takes one afternoon without you having to arrange transport or figure out where to go next.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit handcrafted Bahamian rums
Taste wines and moonshine
See downtown Nassau attractions
Enter secret exclusive speakeasy

The Experience

What if the resort stories about Nassau left out the best part? This walking tour skips the beach-resort version and goes straight into the town's actual history — the pirates, the bootleggers, the contraband that moved through these streets. Your guide is a local who knows the uncensored version, and they're taking a group of no more than 12 people through downtown Nassau to the places tourists don't usually find on their own.

The rum tasting and food walking tour moves through several stops, starting with hand-crafted rums made in the Bahamas, then moving into wine and moonshine tastings as you walk past the sightseeing attractions that frame the real story. Along the way you'll eat conch fritters, locally infused appetizers, and rum cake — enough to keep you grounded while you're tasting. The guide talks you through what you're drinking, so by the time you reach the speakeasy (a private venue you can only access by booking this tour), you're not just consuming rum, you're understanding it.

At the speakeasy, the hands-on part kicks in: you'll make your own cocktail. The guide walks you through the basics, and then you're mixing. Three cocktails total across the tour, five rum tastings, and a tutorial that actually sticks because you're doing it yourself, not just listening. Groups start as strangers and by the end people are exchanging numbers and talking about extending the night.

Wear comfortable walking shoes and eat something before you go — the tour moves at a steady pace through town and alcohol on an empty stomach is a fast way to ruin the experience. Restroom facilities are at every stop. You need to be 18 or older and bring a valid photo ID. If you're arriving by cruise ship and your vessel is late or can't dock due to weather, you get a full refund.

What’s included

Your day includes a local guide, hand-crafted rum tastings (5 total), wine and moonshine tastings, conch fritters, locally infused appetizers, rum cake, three cocktails, a rum tasting tutorial, a rum cocktail mixology session where you make your own drink, exclusive access to a private speakeasy, and local taxes.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for back problems

Operated by Islandz Tours

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the real Nassau story — not the resort version — and don't want to spend your afternoon figuring out where to go or what to order; the guide handles the route, the venues, and the pacing, so you just show up and drink.