Private Appleton Estate Rum and Pelican Bar Tour from Montego Bay

Relaxation, Fun and Flavors of Jamaica comes alive on the Appleton Estate Rum and Pelican Bar combo tour

Immersed yourself in the rich history and flavors of the Appleton Estate Rum, combined with the natural rustic settings of the Pelican Bar, out in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, with its crystal-clear, blue waters.

Appleton Estate has been hand crafting rums since 1749. They produce a wide variety of aged rum, as well as standard gold and white rums. Located in the heart of the country’s sugar cane belt, it is the oldest sugar estate and distillery in Jamaica. You will watch a short film on the history of the estate, after which you will be given a live demonstration of the earliest methods of extracting the juice from the sugarcane. Then learn about the many types of sugarcane, the cultivation and harvesting process, before sampling bits of cane, sugarcane juice and molasses, at their respective stations. Your visit to the distillation station will give insight on their unique distillation process before taking a quick walk through of the factory to see the operation in real-time. 

You will visit the barrel house where the rums are aged to perfection, before enjoying samples of three different blends, Appleton Estate Signature Blend, Reserve Blend and Rare Blend. The tour comes to an end in the gift shop where you can get sevener items and rum before heading out for the Pelican Bar tour.

Pelican Bar is located in the community of Parotee in the Parish of St. Elizabeth, along the South Coast of the island. A trip to the Pelican Bar will be a memorable experience as it is a 100% local attraction and one of its kind in Jamaica. Take a 5-minute boat ride on a local fishing boat to the Pelican Bar where you will spend a minimum of 2-hours in a location where you will have a stress-free atmosphere.

Find a spot on the deck, spread your beach towel, lay in the sun and enjoy the cool Caribbean breeze on your body with the warm Jamaican sun. Take swims in the waist-high crystal-clear blue waters. Enjoy a game of dominos with the locals. Have some cold Jamaican Red Stripe Beers or other beverages. Have a seafood lunch of lobster, shrimp, conch (seasonal) or vegetables serve with Jamaican special rice and peas or other side orders. After you have enough, signal your boat captain that you are ready to go, and he will take you back on the beach where your driver will be waiting to take you back to your hotel.

Your tour begins with a morning pickup from your Montego Bay hotel 10-15 minutes before your scheduled pickup time. Leaving your hotel, your tour begins with a picturesque drive through the mountains and along the shoreline to the South Coast of Jamaica.

Appleton Estate is your first tour. Here, you will get a guided walking tour of the property starting with a short documentary on the history of rum making, then live demonstration of milling sugarcane in earlier times, a stop at the sugar cane stand to learn the history cane production and the different types and sampling. You move on to the milling station where you will participate in milling your own sugarcane juice, to the molasses satiation for tasting and learning the uses, to the distillation station, a quick look inside the factory, to the aging house, before going back on the inside for rum tasting and shopping.

Pelican Bar is your final tour. Here you will get on a local fishing boat for a short ride over to the Pelican Bar where you can swim, sunbathe, eat seafood, drink Red Stripe Beers, relax and simply chill.