Rum Making Experience

All aboard, as you are taken on a journey, from rum's miraculous conception on the Caribbean sugarcane plantations through to the superior spirit it is today. 

• Be entertained with rum’s rags to riches story, the dark chapters, the light hearted ones, in an interactive class that will entertain and inform.
• Enjoy 5 classic rum cocktails throughout the experience,  created by the distillery's skilled mixologists and learn of  their colourful histories too. 
  
• Have the science demystified behind rum’s creation and the many different processes that are used in its production throughout the world. 
• Explore rum's many personalities, as our rum experts share their rich knowledge of the spirit, that will enhance your enjoyment of rum in the future. Learn about new ways to understand rum, and approach the spirit through fresh informed eyes.
• Get inspired with a spiced rum tasting, as you're guided through the many different spices, botanicals and fruits used by distilleries all over the world. And then it is your turn to be the distiller, as you choose your own from over 40 here at the school, to spice and re-distil your own 70cl bottle of rum.
• You can even name your rum, personalise the label and wax the top. And if you ever want to re-order your bottle, your recipe is kept too. 

£80 per person / £120 for two* 

What's included:

• 70cl bottle of your own spiced rum
• 5 classic rum cocktails
• Spiced rum tasting session
• DMF bag and signature DMF skull glass

*Two people to one still. Shared bottle and gift bag in package for two

*** COVID-19 UPDATE – 5th JANUARY 2021 ***

The Bristol and Bath Rum Distillery will remain closed in accordance with the national lockdown introduced on Monday 4th January 2021. 

*** COVID-19 UPDATE – 17th DECEMBER 2020 ***

The Bristol and Bath Rum Distillery will remain closed until further notice, despite Bristol now being in TIER 2. 

We have taken this decision for business and health and safety reasons. We hope to re-open in early January. 

The rum school will also remain closed. All ticket holders will be contacted, and as before, we will reschedule all bookings for the period we are closed for future dates, or exchange any tickets for vouchers. 

Please contact the school on booking@bristolandbathrumdistillery.com if you have any further queries.

Thank you for your co-operation, stay safe and well and see you soon. 

*** COVID-19 UPDATE – 11th DECEMBER 2020 ***

With the next government announcement for the COVID-19 TIER changes due on Wednesday 16th December, and with any changes not official until Saturday 19th December, The Bristol and Bath Rum Distillery has taken the decision to remain closed until January 2021, whether Bristol is moved into TIER 2 or not.  

We have taken this decision as it would not viable for the business to open with such little notice, during these anxious times. 

The rum school will also remain closed. All ticket holders will be contacted, and as before, we will reschedule all bookings for the period we are closed for future dates, or exchange any tickets for vouchers. 

Please contact the school on booking@bristolandbathrumdistillery.com if you have any further queries.

Thank you for your co-operation, stay safe and well and see you soon. 

*** COVID-19 UPDATE – 2nd DECEMBER 2020 ***

The Bristol and Bath Rum Distillery remains closed, as Bristol has been put in TIER 3 with the latest government announcement.  

All bookings during the period we are closed will be rescheduled for a future date or exchanged for a voucher so that you can re-book at any point over the next 12 months. 

Please contact the school on booking@bristolandbathrumdistillery.com if you have any further queries.

Thank you for your co-operation, stay safe and well and see you soon. 

*** COVID-19 UPDATE – 1st NOVEMBER 2020 ***

The Bristol and Bath Rum Distillery has closed for the UK's second lockdown. 

Anybody with tickets for rum making experiences during the period from 5th November until the next government announcement on the 2nd December has been contacted via email and we will be able to reschedule your rum making experience for a future date, once we r-open, or exchange your ticket for a voucher which you can redeem anytime over the next 12 months. 

Thank you for your co-operation, stay safe and well and see you soon.