New York Craft Cocktail Tour Best.Day.Ever. - New York City

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Tour Information

Key Details

  • Free Cancellation
  • Travelers below 21 years not allowed
  • Duration: 2 Hrs 30 Mins
  • Language:
    English
  • Departure Details :
    Pick up- Corner of Avenue A and St. Mark’s Place at the entrance to Tompkins Square Park. Meet on the park side of the intersection (east side). Drop off- Near the corner of Lafayette and Great .. read more

Overview

This tour begins at the birthplace of NYC’c cocktail culture- the Tompkins Square Park in the East Village. Discover the hidden corners with a local who will walk you through the best cocktail bars of the city as you slurp on the finest craft cocktails. Visit micro-distilleries and slurp on some delicious whiskeys, rums, vodkas, and gins on the tour. 

Highlights

  • Taste delicious craft cocktails at some of New York’s best bars.
  • Learn how prohibition shaped NYC, and the speakeasies and gangsters who influenced the city’s cocktail culture.
  • Discover new spirits from local micro-distilleries.
  • Find the best tucked-away places to grab a drink in New York’s East Village.
  • Learn how bartenders are revolutionising cocktails in America with fresh, artisanal ingredients.

Know More about this tour

Your NYC cocktail tour starts in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village, a site that’s famed for being the gathering place for political radicals and socialists, as well as the city’s immigrant poor — an appropriate place to begin since so much of NYC’s cocktail culture was invented by these very same people. The East Village of New York was once an immigrant neighbourhood, but today is one of the prime nightlife districts of the city, with great restaurants, bars, and theatres — and we’re taking you to discover the best local haunts and hidden corners. We’ll start out at a drinking fountain dedicated by a temperance advocate who extolled the virtues of water over whiskey. But don’t worry, we’re not going to listen to him. Instead, we’re taking you to visit three of New york city’s best cocktail bars, where we’ll sample drinks, meet the people behind the bars, and learn how their craft cocktails are made. Along the way, you’ll hear stories of how the modern cocktail came to be, how prohibition in America affected the bar scene, and how cocktails are enjoying a resurgence as a result of the craft distilling and cocktail movement. We’ll keep the discussion going with visits to the sites of former speakeasies (hidden illegal bars that operated during the prohibition era) and share tales of the gangsters and politicians the kept the liquor flowing despite the 18th Amendment. We’ll also swing by New York’s premier wine and spirits store, Astor Wines, where our expert guides can help you pick out the perfect boozy souvenir to take home with you after the tour. We’ll show you what to look for when buying different spirits and will highlight the new local micro-distillers that have opened up over the last several years and are producing delicious whiskeys, rums, vodkas, and gins. In between stops you’ll learn all about the East Village, its history, and what is happening there today, including where to eat, drink, and play.

Notes:

1) Standard Dress

Dress should be appropriate for a night out. Please avoid wearing shorts, baseball hats, t-shirts, or flip-flop (thong) sandals.

2) Tipping

If you are happy with the services provided by your local guides a tip — though not compulsory — is appropriate. While it may not be customary to you, it is of great significance to the people who will take care of you during your travels, inspires excellent service, and is an entrenched feature of the tourism industry across many Intrepid Urban Adventures destinations. Please consider this when budgeting for your extra expenses on this tour.

3) Age Policy

Travellers under 21 years of age are not permitted to join this tour. Guests must bring government-issued photo identification as proof of age. Passports and/or driver’s licenses are acceptable.

Inclusions

  • Local English-speaking guide.
  • 3 cocktails
  • Light snack

Exclusions

  • Additional food and drink, bottles of spirits, souvenirs, tips and gratuities for the guide.

Cancellation Policy

  • If you cancel between 0 hrs To 48 hrs before scheduled tour departure, the cancellation charge will be 100%
  • If you cancel between 2 days To 180 days before scheduled tour departure, the cancellation charge will be 0%
  • Please note that in case of No show, the cancellation charge will be 100% of the listed tour fare.
  • Please note tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.
Tours booked using discount coupon codes will be non refundable.