New Orleans Cocktail History: French Quarter Tour

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Embark on a walking tour of the French Quarter in New Orleans and indulge in the rich history of cocktails. Sip on legendary drinks, learn about their origins, and enjoy the expertise of local bartenders. Perfect for cocktail and culture enthusiasts!

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

French Quarter - Meet your guide inside Patrick’s Bar Vin, a luxurious wine bar adjacent to a beautiful courtyard, to start your tour. Your local guide presents a fun and fascinating introduction to New Orleansâ and the world’s cocktail culture as you sip your first drink. The tour begins with a refreshing, grapefruit spiced Rum Punch inspired by the English sailors working in the 1600’s Indian spice trade.

What's Included

4 handcrafted cocktails
Visits to 4 top-rated venues
Expert local guide

What's Not Included

Food (food is available for purchase at some stops)
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional Information

Enjoy delicious mixed drinks in New Orleans’ French Quarter on a strolling excursion led by a knowledgeable local expert. Explore secret hotspots beloved by residents for generations as you gain insights from your friendly and informative tour guide about the historic places you observe and legendary beverages you taste. Uncover the roots of the…

Location

Patrick’s Bar Vin

Bienville Street

We meet inside Patrick's Bar Vin, located at 730 Bienville St, New Orleans

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Franklj6009fr

Feb 22, 2025

Great Tour! - Great Tour and great leader. Would have liked to spend more time at each venue, but over all a wonderful experience, met lots of interesting people.

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467kathleenh

Feb 21, 2025

Birthday Cocktail Tour - Our tour guide was Beth and she was Amazing. I had taken a cocktail tour a few years back and it was fun but nothing like this one. We learned so much and laughed most of the time. We loved the variety of cocktails and liked that they were high quality and not your run of the mill cocktails that you usually get. These were all different. The one thing that I would say is I love bourbon and what people call "brown drinks" but if your someone who is used to just fruity vodka drinks this tour would not be for you except for the history part. I also wanted to add if your afraid that there might be too much walking due to health issues, do not worry, you walk and then have time to sit before heading to the next location. Thank you Beth for such a wonderful experience!

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Rxgirl45

Feb 15, 2025

Number one favorite tour in NOLA - I have been on a lot of great tours in New Orleans over the years and this is my number one favorite. Beth is so informative and so funny that you really just want to hang out with her and be her friend. One tip I do have that i did not follow would be to treat this as a wine tasting and don't finish all of your drinks. :-)

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Jbird2039

Feb 14, 2025

Excellent guide - The tour guide (Beth) was amazing. She was extremely knowledgeable and made for an enjoyable experience. The time went by fast and felt like it could have continued for hours longer. Was fun and informative. The guide even has a lot of local knowledge and provided a lot of information related to local history that was fun to hear.

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Amanda_s

Feb 13, 2025

A great way to tour the French Quarter - It was an unique and fun experience! Our guide, Mike, was incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining. The cocktails were interesting, but Mike did a good job explaining what we would experience ahead of time and managed to tie it all in to the history of alcohol and the history of New Orleans. This is something I will definitely do again.

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F1314jtgracea

Feb 3, 2025

Highlight of our trip! - This was truly the highlight of our New Orleans trip. Beth was hilarious, extremely knowledgeable, and took us to places we never would have found on our own. The price was more than fair for all that was included. History, local culture, delicious drinks, and a fun night on the town!

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Gina_l

Jan 30, 2025

Great night out - Cat was so great. She knew so much about The French Quarter and also about the history of cocktails. Answered so many questions we had about the area as well.

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Karinsl4867vq

Jan 17, 2025

I’d go again - Our guide was very I formative and the cocktails were so yummy. Always great to try new things. Choices a a bar or two, tried what sounded yummy to me.

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Q1720aclaurah

Jan 9, 2025

Highly Recommend - Beth was an amazing tour guide. She was so knowledgable on the history of the drinks. My mom and I haf a great time and met some fellow visitors. I have been on dozens of nola tours and I highly recommend this one.

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Michael_v

Dec 17, 2024

Great Tour, Petty Tour Guide - The tour itself and the drinks were phenomenal. Exactly as advertised and a totally great experience that I recommend. However, at the end of the trip one of the 6 guests tipped the tour guide $10 for themselves only. Before the rest of the group was able to pitch in their respective tip amounts, the tour guide approached us and gave passive aggressive attitude since she believed she deserved more. She said “doesn’t seem like you had fun when this is all you tip” and “normally people tip more”, before the rest of the group could send in the tips. Very rude and for that matter this tour is a 2 star.

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