Stade's Rum Distillery
Discover the story of rum with the Caribbean Sea at your feet!
With the turquoise water of the Caribbean Sea as your backdrop, take a sensory expedition guided by the mixologist at the Brighton Beach Deck and Bar.
Start with your Welcome cocktail and discover the history and techniques of rum production in our wall exhibit.
Next, taste for yourself the diversity of styles and flavour profiles that make Barbados rum famous, as you sample four exceptional rums from the celebrated Stade’s Rum and Planteray Rum ranges. These specially selected rums are perfect examples of our mission at West Indies Rum Distillery: to create the world’s finest rum, on the island where rum was born.
Continue to drink in the beauty of Barbados with a moment on the soft sand of Brighton Beach, to the rhythm of the gently lapping waves outside our door.
Itinerary:
- Welcome cocktail and water
- Introduction to our Stade’s Rum and Planteray Rum ranges
- Self-guided viewing of our Rum Production and History wall
- Rum Tasting (lasts about 20mins) - 4 award-winning Rums presented by our knowledgeable Guide
- Exclusive shopping and discounts in our Stade’s Shop.
- Access to our Beach Club including our Brighton Beach Deck and Bar, with local delicacies available for purchase and spectacular views of the port and sea
Stade’s Rum Distillery Tour Experience
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 day-to-day workings of our distillery where our expert teams craft Stade’s and Planteray rums.
Your immersion continues in our Ageing Bond warehouse with a tasting straight from the barrel, followed by a sampling of 4 rums on our Brighton Beach look-out deck. Savor the moment at the only distillery in Barbados situated right on the coast, steps from the sea!
Itinerary:
- Welcome cocktail and water
- Introduction to our Stade’s Rum and Planteray Rum ranges
- 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 Caribbean Sea Rum Tasting
- Access to our Beach Club including our Brighton Beach Deck and Bar, with local delicacies available for purchase and a spectacular view of the sea.