Chalong Bay Rum Distillery Tour

Cruise Asia by Destination Asia has an exciting new program for passengers docking in Phuket. Our new Chalong Bay Rum Distillery program kicks off with a transfer to the wonderful colour-filled streets of Phuket Old Town to admire the Sino-Portuguese buildings. Absorb the wonderful blend of Chinese and European Classic/Roman period architecture, influenced by Portuguese, Dutch, English and French visitors.

From here we head to Chalong Bay Distillery to meet an expert rum guide and learn how this award-winning rum is sustainably produced from Thai sugarcane. Of course to truly understand this drink one must also sample the distillery’s signature ingredient, Chalong Bay Rum, and master the art of creating delicious rum based cocktails. Blending vision and passion, the distillery’s vision is to create truly original handcrafted rum using sustainable production that binds the traditional French art of distillation with the rich sugarcane heritage of Thailand.

So delight your senses while learning how to create delicious cocktails including the Siam Twist, Southern Cooler and Thai Fling. Learn all about local Thai ingredients such chili, lemongrass and ginger that add a unique touch to your refreshing drink.

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