New Orleans Craft Cocktail History Tour

Explore the history and culture of the Crescent City through the lens of craft cocktails on this pay-as-you-wish cocktail tour of New Orleans with a local guide! 
Whether it’s our guides’ favorite local dive bars or a sophisticated speakeasy, you’ll get an appreciation for the city’s role in cocktail history while passing some top attractions in New Orleans.

At each stop, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about iconic drinks and choose the ones that really speak to your senses. You may indulge in a French 75, sip on the famous Sazerac, or enjoy another delicious libation that shows how French culture inspired the city’s bartenders and the traditions that continue to this day. Depending on your group’s interests, we can venture down Bourbon Street and try the notorious Hurricane.

Whether you’d like a tour tailored to your group’s interests or simply want to experience the essence of the city’s cocktail culture, our team is ready to show off New Orleans’ best cocktail bars!

Meeting Point

700 Decatur St

700 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

Jackson Square

What's included:

• Local English-speaking guide

Not included:

• Food and drink, souvenirs, tips and gratuities for the guide

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

1850 House Museum and Store

523 St Ann Street, New Orleans, 70116-3318, Louisiana

This museum, located in a rowhouse in the Lower Pontalba Building, serves as a model for what life would have been like for the more well-to-do citizens of mid-19th century New Orleans. Here, you can learn their personal stories and get up close and personal with Louisiana history. 
 

30 minutes

Jackson Square

751 Decatur St, , New Orleans, 70181, Louisiana

This historic site, known for its iconic St. Louis Cathedral, is noted for being one of the most significant places in Louisiana’s purchase by the United States in 1803.

15 minutes

St. Louis Cathedral

615 Pere Antoine Aly, , New Orleans, 70116-3291, Louisiana

This cathedral is a widely recognized symbol of New Orleans and serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. A the oldest cathedral in continuous use in the United States, the cathedral has quite the storied past, from bombings to papal visits!

30 minutes

Cabildo

701 Chartres St, , New Orleans, 70130, Louisiana

A part of the Louisiana State Museum, this handsome building once served as the seat of Spanish colonial city hall and now houses exhibits on the history of Louisiana from its settlement through the Reconstruction Era.

1 hour

The Presbytere

751 Chartres Street, Jackson Square, New Orleans, 70116, Louisiana

Adjacent to the St. Louis Cathedral, The Presbytere is a designated National Historic Landmark and is part of the Louisiana State Museum. Known for its colonial Spanish–style, the building also once housed the Louisiana Supreme Court.

15 minutes

Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar

941 Bourbon Street, , New Orleans, 70116-3120, Louisiana

built between 1722 and 1732 by Nicolas Touze, is reputed to be the oldest structure used as a bar in the United States

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Pirates Alley

Pirates Alley, Pirates Alley, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA

Subject of much legend and lore, it is known to have been a meeting place for pirates and scallywags, as well as for men of means who sought out their services.

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