Stade's Rum Distillery Tour

Discover Barbados’ rum legacy at West Indies Rum Distillery. Tour historic stills, taste aged rums, and enjoy stunning Caribbean Sea views.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Brighton Beach - Learn the magical process of making rum on the island where rum was born! Tour our exclusive collection of historic stills in “Pot Still Alley”, including the oldest surviving pot still in the world. Peer inside our Distiller’s Vault, with its archives of recipes, blueprints and experiments from decades past, and witness the…
What's Included
  • Access to our Beach Club including our Brighton Beach Deck and Beach
  • Introduction to our Stade’s Rum and Planteray Rum ranges
  • Exclusive shopping and discounts in our Stade’s Shop
  • Guided tour of the Distillery, Distiller’s Vault, Pot Still Alley and Ageing Bond warehouse
  • Tastings: 1 Rum straight from the barrel in the Ageing Bond, and 4 rums on our deck facing the ocean
  • Welcome cocktail and water
Additional Information

Immerse yourself in the rich legacy of Barbados rum at West Indies Rum Distillery, a historic gem founded in 1893 by the visionary George Stade. Our distillery stands as a testament to passion and craftsmanship, where the acclaimed Planteray Rum and Stade’s Rum come to life.
Begin your exploration in “Pot Still Alley,” a unique enclave boasting our…

Location
Brighton Beach
Located on North Brighton Road, to the west of Spring Garden Highway 1, in Black Rock in the parish of St. Michael, Barbados. Our GPS coordinates are 49F9+C8W.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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497carlylek
May 12, 2025
Stade Rum Distillery Tour - Great and informative tour provided by staff, who made us feel most welcomed and part of the Stade Family. Great gift shop too …
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Xjn31
Mar 29, 2025
Stades distillery tour - We did afternoon distillery tour. Great day definitely make a day of it you get access to loungers and brollies on a lovely beach. Had a lunch at beach bar not included in price but good food and reasonable price. Tour in afternoon was great tries a few runs. Asher very knowledgeable and entertaining would definitely recommend. Only issue had to get own transport but we don’t mind getting h bus.
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Dimo22
Mar 13, 2025
Fantastic rum, tour and great team. - Distillery tour was great. we are big fans of Planteray so this was a must do for us. Atiya (sorry if I misspelled) was a knowledgeable, personable and fun guide! Roman has put together a great team - Atiya, Joy and Ashley are the best. Rum tasting was also great. The location can’t be beat.
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Tiana
Mar 7, 2025
Distillery and beach time - A family group of six of us went on the tour with Atiya, who was lively and informative. It was fun to learn the history and the production process, especially since I’m a big fan of Planteray Pineapple Rum. Afterwards we had a snack and hung out on the beach for a few hours. Very pleasant.
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Mk111111
Mar 6, 2025
Well worth a visit - Interesting, great fun and a great beach for drinks and food! Everyone was friendly, the rum was delicious and would highly recommend
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Curiosity36577384922
Feb 28, 2025
Beautiful discovery - Very interesting. Punch included on arrival and tasting of rum from the barrel in addition to the tasting of the 4 rums indicated at the start Nice location and friendly staff
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Teresacm6349ld
Feb 13, 2025
Rum experience - Great afternoon with really excellent guide( sorry can't remember her name). Got to taste a good selection of their rums .
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Janman1965
Feb 13, 2025
Perfect experience and hospitality! - You can't beat a historic distillery experience on the water! It was a highly curated and charming experience. We were greeted warmly with a rum punch and escorted inside. We were given water and a hard hat for safety. Our tourguide was very warm and knowledgable. We were shown the pot stills and fermenting tanks. Talked through the fermtation and distillery process. Then, we toured the barrel warehouse and sample rums at various stages of aging. Afterwards, we ordered some rum specialty drinks at the beach cafe and and had a wonderful lunch. I can hardly wait to go back!
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R1079bzroberts
Apr 18, 2025
Stades Distillery tour - Stades distillery has a wonderful sport with loungers and beach to rest after the tour The welcome rum cocktail was great and then it’s a safety briefing Note you have to wear long pants to do the distillery tour The tour was very informative and you sample rum straight from the barrel Afterwords it’s a tasting session, only downside was volume, you barely get a thimble full to taste, just enough to cover the inside of your mouth. You try 4 rums of various styles and strengths We then had lunch and cocktails on the beach which were great and lunch was tasty. B$ 160 for two catch of the day sandwiches and 4 cocktails so well priced Then to the shop, which - unbelievably does not sell Stades Tee shirts, would have loved one as the bottle labels are great, manager said they’re on the way?? Enjoyed the experience and used Pickup Caribbean taxi app to get there which was better priced than hotel front desk
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Jessica_m
Mar 23, 2025
Great tour - Great tour with great information. We arrived 15 minutes early as instructed, and due to other people being late we didn’t start until 30 minutes after the scheduled tour time. The staff were really nice and kept us updated about the delay.
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up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).