Distill a Bottle of Rum on mini copper stills

Overview

Available languages

English

3 hours

Mobile ticket

This rum distilling experience is a very hands on, bespoke, personal and very knowledgeable workshop like no other in the country. Upon entry to the building you will be warmly greeted by your host upstairs at the main entrance. You shall then be guided to our bespoke micro distillery and once settled you are given a welcome rum and mixer followed by a brief outline of the running of the experience and history of the distillery. Next comes a short history of rums from around the world and a rum tasting section to help you come up with a rum recipe to distill your bottle of rum. Guests then pick a total of 6-10 ingredients from our botanical library to help them create and distill their own rum bottle. While distillation takes place, guests enjoy a rum cocktail. When distillation finishes, guest bottle their rum, add a label with their chosen rum name and finally wax seal their bottle to take away with them.

Additional Info

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Please inform us if any visitor suffers from any allergens.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Welcome rum and mixer, Rum Samples, Rum Cocktail then Distill your own 500ml(50cl) bottle of rum to take home

What To Expect

You will be welcomed to a bespoke micro distillery room where you will receive a rum and mixer on arrival. Guests will be allowed to settle in with a run through of the outline of the class. Each guest will then try three different rum tasting samples and then design their own bespoke rum recipe from the available ingredients. Guests will then use an individual mini copper still to distill their chosen ingredients to produce a 500ml (50cl) bottle of rum to take home with them. While their rum is distilling they will enjoy a cocktail and once their rum has been distilled, they will taste their newly made rum before bottling, labelling, naming and wax sealing their end product to take away with them.

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Distill a Bottle of Rum on mini copper stills

Reviews

5.00

34 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Fun Rum making Experience
Footprints545268,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Brilliant way to spend an afternoon. Great fun and informative experience. Not only did we learn about distillation but flavour profiles including fruits, herbs and spices. Gary was great at answering any questions and you felt at ease asking even the most basic ones! You were also treated to a couple of cocktails while learning the whole process through Gary's funny Irish charm. Hosted in the basement of a lovely old fashioned pub in the middle of Edinburgh. Would recommend this to anyone interested in making your own flavoured recipe - my friend and I made a Christmas rum and the other couple of guys made a Christmas gin. It would be a great present for a friend or family member or like I did, do it together with them.
What a brilliant experience
MHAIRI F,
Oct 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
I was given this voucher as a birthday gift. Distilling was done in a cosy wee room. Atmosphere was relaxed and friendly. It was great being able to smell the different herbs and spices and pick the ones that you liked to go into your rum. Once distilled it is measured for proof then bottled with a wax seal. An amazing experience with a great host. Well worth giving it a try
Tipples
Hermesians,
Aug 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent afternoon with Gary! Very informative, relaxed and friendly. We'll be letting our rum sit for a few weeks before enjoying with family. Highly recommended 👌
Really fun experience.
839h kanb,
Jul 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had the most wonderful time, genuine, friendly, informative, fun, there are not enough words to describe. At the end you will bring home your iwn bottle of Rum, the only one there is. 😊🥃 Well worth a visit, book long in advance. The class is only maximum of 6 persons. Highly recommended
Just brilliant!
959kirstyd,
Jul 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Excellent experience with a fun and friendly host. If you love your rum this is definitely not to be missed. We learned all about the different ingredients and process and then got to try it out ourselves, leaving with our own unique drink, labelled and sealed with wax. Highly recommend!
Sip Sip Away
GaryS154,
Jun 23, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a great experience at Sip Antics Edinburgh. Treated by my friend as a gift the 3 hours was packed with Rum tastings and the history of Rum delivered exceptionally by Neil our host. Finishing with us creating our very own unique to your taste bottle of Rum. Would thoroughly recommend it as a gift to yourself or a loved one
Absolutely great experience
S3443NBgailp,
Jun 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
It was an amazing afternoon, Neil was an amazing host from start to finish, would highly recommend this as he goes above and beyond for his guests, and the outcome is an amazing gift to take away from this day, will be going back for the Gin experience next
Jacks on Tour
837jillj,
Jun 8, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a very enjoyable day, Gary was very knowledgeable and made the experience fun, we would definitely recommend this experience.
Fantastic experience
476kelseym,
May 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Utterly bonkers experience! Loved every minute. This experience was by no way boring… it was a fantastic few hours of belly laughs and more, all whilst leading the history of Rum! We had a fantastic time and would highly recommend. Free parking outside and surrounding streets at weekends - however, recommend not driving to enjoy to experience to its full
Fabulous fun
ronas565,
Apr 30, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
What a fun way to spend a few hours! Neil really knows his stuff and brought the history of rum to life. We enjoyed the tasters, the banter, the knowledge and, of course, concocting our own brew. Would absolutely recommend this experience.