Dublin Private Guinness and Whiskey Tour: Guided with Transfers
Two signature drinks, one afternoon, a guide who knows both
A private guided tour of Dublin's whiskey and beer culture, starting with hotel pickup and a Whiskey & Beer Specialist Host. You walk through Guinness Storehouse with commentary on its history and process, finish with a pint at Gravity Bar, then visit Pearse Lyons Distillery for a private tasting of blended whiskey, single malt, and flavoured gin. The tour runs four hours in a Mercedes with a maximum of 15 people per booking.
Step-by-step itinerary
Dublin Guinness and Whiskey Tour
- Meet Whiskey & Beer Specialist Host
- Board executive transport
- Guided walk through Guinness Storehouse
- Enjoy pint at Gravity Bar
- Private visit to whiskey distillery
- Taste whiskey and flavored gin
- Guinness Storehouse Entry included 2h
- Pearse Lyons Distillery Entry included 45m
What’s included
- Private Mercedes transport with hotel pickup and return.
- guided walk through Guinness Storehouse with history and process explained.
- one pint of Guinness or non-alcoholic alternative at Gravity Bar.
- private visit to Pearse Lyons Distillery.
- tastings of blended whiskey, 12 year old single malt, and flavoured gin.
- Whiskey & Beer Specialist Host accompanying you throughout the four-hour tour.
- Every day 09:30
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Private guided tour of Dublin starting from your hotel, with a Whiskey & Beer Specialist Host leading you through Guinness Storehouse and Pearse Lyons.
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The experience
You're picked up from your Dublin hotel and travel in a Mercedes with your Whiskey & Beer Specialist Host, who shapes the day around two things: how Guinness is made and why Irish whiskey matters now. Most visitors to Guinness Storehouse move through on their own. Here, your Host walks you through the attraction with the history and the process woven in, so the visit lands differently. You finish at Gravity Bar with a pint of the Black Stuff, or a non-alcoholic alternative, seven stories above the city.
From there, you move to Pearse Lyons Distillery, a working operation where the Host arranges a private visit. You taste a small batch blended whiskey, a 12 year old single malt, and a flavoured gin, each one explained. The distillery itself is operational, so you're standing in the place where the whiskey is actually made, not in a museum version of one. Your Host carries the commentary throughout, connecting what you're tasting to the broader Irish whiskey scene and the city itself.
The tour holds to four hours, which means it fits into an afternoon without consuming the whole day. You travel in the same vehicle throughout, so there's no switching transport or losing time to logistics. A maximum of 15 people keeps the group small enough that your Host can actually speak to you, not at you.
Top questions
What exactly do I taste at Pearse Lyons Distillery?
Pearse Lyons Distillery offers a small batch blended whiskey, a 12 year old single malt, and a flavoured gin. Three distinct spirits so you can compare them and understand what separates one from another.
Do I get a full tour of Guinness Storehouse or just the tasting?
Your Whiskey & Beer Specialist Host walks you through Guinness Storehouse with guided commentary on its history and the brewing process, so you understand what you're seeing. You finish at Gravity Bar with your included pint.
What if I don't drink alcohol?
A non-alcoholic alternative replaces the Guinness pint at Gravity Bar. The distillery tastings are alcoholic, so if you prefer to skip those, your Host can arrange something else during that portion of the tour.
How many people will be on this tour?
The tour is private, with a maximum of 15 people per booking. Your group travels together in the Mercedes with one Whiskey & Beer Specialist Host throughout.
Does the tour include lunch?
Lunch is not part of this tour. The four hours cover hotel pickup, Guinness Storehouse, the distillery visit and tastings, and return transport, but no meal.
What's included in the price besides the tastings?
The tour includes private Mercedes transport from your hotel, the guided walk through Guinness Storehouse, entry to Pearse Lyons Distillery, all three tastings at the distillery, one pint of Guinness or non-alcoholic alternative at Gravity Bar, and your Whiskey & Beer Specialist Host for the full four hours.
Operated by Whiskey Island - Premium Tours & Tastings. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.
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Dublin Private Guinness and Whiskey Tour: Guided with Transfers
4h · EN · at your hotel
from € 289 per person
≈ US$ 325 in your currency
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