6 Whisky Tours in Mexico Worth the Pour

1.Puerto Vallarta: Botanical Gardens, Distillery & Coffee Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 39 reviews · 6 hours · from $89Our pick

Travel from Puerto Vallarta into Jalisco’s dry tropical forest with a bilingual guide such as Jorge, Giancarlo, or Jesus. Walk the Botanical Gardens, see Mexico’s most-visited public orchid collection, sample tequila, and stop at an organic coffee factory. Hotel pickup, air-conditioned transport, water, and garden admission are included.

“Wonderful trip! Guide was friendly and helpful- love the botanical gardens and the coffee mill especially.”

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2.From Guadalajara: La Rojeña Distillery & Jose Cuervo Train

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 6 reviews · from $215

Start in Guadalajara by bus, pass through Jalisco’s blue agave fields, watch a jimador work, and tour La Rojeña Distillery in Tequila. After an expert-led tasting, free time, mariachi, folkloric dance, and a Mexican toast, return by José Cuervo Express at sunset. English and Spanish guides are available.

“The first stop at the Ranch was a great experience, but a bit too long. Enjoyed the drinks and tamales breakfast. Loved the Maguey explanation from an expert. Spent a little too much time here and not in Tequila, the town. Left rushed once we got to the Cuervo distillery.”

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3.Private Tour one day in Guachimontones and La Fortaleza Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $211Top rated

Spend 6 to 7 hours with a private guide exploring Guachimontones and its museum, then visit Tequila Fortaleza for a traditional distillery tour and tasting. You will also have free time in Tequila and stop at Cantaritos El Güero in Amatitán. Jesus may guide your day, subject to availability.

“This day exceeded our expectations! From the start, Jesùs was welcoming and sociable. Our day was rich in history, Tequila, and such good people at every stop! The lunch stop in between was delicious. We love traveling and this day we'll remember forever. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!”

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4.Cultural tour, city fields and distillery

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 3 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)

Ride a panoramic truck through Tequila’s center and agave fields, then visit Casa Orendain for a look at tequila production and tastings. A certified English-speaking guide covers the Temple of Saint James, main square, old industrial plants, the House of Heaven, and public laundry rooms. The tour lasts about two and a half hours and returns to the starting point.

“Never to book with you again. The tour company was notified that we had a booking with us at 4:00 in the afternoon. The original tour instructions were to meet at a designated site at 10:30 in the morning. Needles to say no one showed up and we missed our one time opportunity to take a tequila tour.”

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5.Cozumel Mixology Experience at Distillery

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $109

At Destileria Cozumel, Ricardo explains how rainwater becomes house-made rum and gin before Jasmine leads a hands-on cocktail lesson. You will taste the distillery’s bottles, enjoy gin cocktails, guacamole, chips, and three tacos, including fish, shrimp, and pork. The three-hour tour begins at noon and is limited to 10 people.

“This experience was awesome good liquor food and knowledge and engaging staff… a definite must when visiting Cozumel.”

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6.Full-Day Tour to La Fortaleza Distillery and Cantaritos

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · 10 hours (approx.) · from $180

Spend about 10 hours with private pickup from Guadalajara, visiting Don Cayo or La Fortaleza, the town of Tequila, and Cantaritos El Güero. Choose the Grandfather route for a distillery visit and tasting, or the Great Grandfather route for La Fortaleza, agave fields, and a longer look at traditional tequila-making.

“I really liked the ride, it was all father and fun. I like to go again. Me and my friends, we don't spend them father and the tequila is delicious. 😎Auto-translated”

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