New Orleans History & Cocktails Experience with 5 Cocktail Samples
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Overview
Enjoy some classy cocktail samples in New Orleans’ famous French Quarter and get to grips with the city’s outstanding cocktail culture. Avoid the tourist traps and visit a heady mix of famous spots, historic haunts, and hidden gems with us. You’ll learn about cocktail folklore and hear stories about the ‘The Big Easy, ’ both old and new, as you sip away at our favorite local concoctions. By the end of this thirst-quenching tour, Urban Adventures is sure to provide you with all the information you need to know about New Orleans's drinking culture!
Inclusions
- Friendly Local English-speaking cocktail expert and a guide
- Discover New Orleans's unique cocktail culture
- 4-5 Drink Stops with 5 different cocktails samples
- Walk through the picturesque French Quarter
- Tips on what else to see, do and eat during your stay
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Jackson Square, 615 Pere Antoine Alley, New Orleans, LA 70116-3234
You’ll begin your tour in the most iconic spot in New Orleans, Jackson Square.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
For our first stop, we will travel back to the 1700s and visit a bar that used to entertain some of the most eccentric characters in New Orleans history. Here, we will taste a famous drink of the city and learn how it has influenced New Orleans's drinking culture today.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
In a town bearing witness to many hangovers and a place where it’s socially acceptable to drink at any time of day, it’s no surprise New Orleans has a wide range of delicious dessert-like cocktails. On this tour, we will visit one of your guide’s favorite bars and taste a drink so good you’ll forget there’s alcohol in it.
Next up, we will sample the ‘official cocktail of New Orleans’: the Sazerac. One of the first cocktails ever invented, it’s definitely tasty enough to stand the test of time. We will also touch upon the topic of how medicine influenced Sazerac and other cocktails, too.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
Also on this tour, we will taste another classic New Orleans invention, while exploring some of the oldest bars and restaurants in the French Quarter. We’ll also peek into some of the courtyard oases, stunning hidden features that make these buildings special, giving well-known customers a classy room to drink in, hidden away from plain sight.
We will also visit one of the class establishments in New Orleans to try one of the city’s most esteemed drinks. You’ll learn why this drink is original and exclusive to New Orleans and can witness your expert bartender making it. After your first sip, you’ll truly understand why New Orleans has been called, “the cradle of civilized drinking.”
To conclude the tour, your guide will be happy to suggest even more great local creations so you can continue your tour of the extensive New Orleans cocktail trail.
Duration: 1 hour
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Jackson Square, 615 Pere Antoine Alley, New Orleans, LA 70116-3234
You’ll begin your tour in the most iconic spot in New Orleans, Jackson Square.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
For our first stop, we will travel back to the 1700s and visit a bar that used to entertain some of the most eccentric characters in New Orleans history. Here, we will taste a famous drink of the city and learn how it has influenced New Orleans's drinking culture today.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
In a town bearing witness to many hangovers and a place where it’s socially acceptable to drink at any time of day, it’s no surprise New Orleans has a wide range of delicious dessert-like cocktails. On this tour, we will visit one of your guide’s favorite bars and taste a drink so good you’ll forget there’s alcohol in it.
Next up, we will sample the ‘official cocktail of New Orleans’: the Sazerac. One of the first cocktails ever invented, it’s definitely tasty enough to stand the test of time. We will also touch upon the topic of how medicine influenced Sazerac and other cocktails, too.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
Also on this tour, we will taste another classic New Orleans invention, while exploring some of the oldest bars and restaurants in the French Quarter. We’ll also peek into some of the courtyard oases, stunning hidden features that make these buildings special, giving well-known customers a classy room to drink in, hidden away from plain sight.
We will also visit one of the class establishments in New Orleans to try one of the city’s most esteemed drinks. You’ll learn why this drink is original and exclusive to New Orleans and can witness your expert bartender making it. After your first sip, you’ll truly understand why New Orleans has been called, “the cradle of civilized drinking.”
To conclude the tour, your guide will be happy to suggest even more great local creations so you can continue your tour of the extensive New Orleans cocktail trail.
Duration: 1 hour
Meeting point
Jackson Square, New Orleans, LA 70116, USA
Additional information
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- This tour features a couple of cocktails which include dairy ingredients such as eggs and/or milk. Discounts are available for vegans or people with lactose-intolerance, and the guide can assist with recommendations for customers to purchase his/her own drinks during the tour.
- Travelers under the age of 21 are not allowed on this tour.
- For your Urban Adventure you will be in a small group of a maximum of 12 people.
- Near public transportation
- Cocktail portions vary throughout the tour.
- We reserve the right to change both the route and places visited within the tour. Drink inclusions are subject to change, dependent on availability on the day
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- All tours follow the latest local health authority advice. Intrepid Urban Adventures has received the World Travel and Tourism Council’s Safe Travels stamp, which recognises companies that have adopted health and hygiene global standardised protocols.
Exclusions
- Tips/gratuities for your guide
- Additional Drinks
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
Holly_V
April 2022
Neil was an amazing tour guide! Full of fun and interesting facts. Cocktail choices were diverse and delicious. This was a fun walking tour that took us to a variety of bars and were not all just on Bourbon Street. 10/10 would recommend! There was some confusion in our group with one family that ...
Neil was an amazing tour guide! Full of fun and interesting facts. Cocktail choices were diverse and delicious. This was a fun walking tour that took us to a variety of bars and were not all just on Bourbon Street. 10/10 would recommend! There was some confusion in our group with one family that signed up for the tour so let me clarify: this is a WALKING tour throughout the French quarter. Think pub crawl. This is not a sit and have a flight of cocktails delivered for you to politely sip. You will have to walk, but Neil made it fun and there are plenty of stops along the way. So put on your walking shoes and get ready for a great time!128jarretta
March 2022
This was a great experience.The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the city and the drinking culture. I highly recommend.
This was a great experience.The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the city and the drinking culture. I highly recommend.Acti0n-Jackson
March 2022
Neil was a great tour guide. Fantastic cocktail selections touring various bars. Neil shared so much history with us and was able to answer all of our questions along the way. Very professional, friendly, and had a lot of positive energy.
Neil was a great tour guide. Fantastic cocktail selections touring various bars. Neil shared so much history with us and was able to answer all of our questions along the way. Very professional, friendly, and had a lot of positive energy.X3388MGannf
March 2022
We took a tour with Neil, and it was the most amazing experience. We got to see bars we wouldn’t have thought to go, drink great cocktails, and learn more about NOLA. Highly recommend!
We took a tour with Neil, and it was the most amazing experience. We got to see bars we wouldn’t have thought to go, drink great cocktails, and learn more about NOLA. Highly recommend!Michelle_F
May 2021
Our guide was ok but not that engaging. At two of our stops we had to share the cocktail. For the price of this experience I was not impressed and I don’t feel it met the standards of other urban Adventures tours I have taken.
Our guide was ok but not that engaging. At two of our stops we had to share the cocktail. For the price of this experience I was not impressed and I don’t feel it met the standards of other urban Adventures tours I have taken.NikumanDet
April 2021
I booked this tour for March 27th and paid via Paypal. I never received an email voucher until I emailed them days later and they said they never received my payment but sent me a voucher anyway as "an act of good faith". They did eventually inform me that they did receive my payment and all was ...
I booked this tour for March 27th and paid via Paypal. I never received an email voucher until I emailed them days later and they said they never received my payment but sent me a voucher anyway as "an act of good faith". They did eventually inform me that they did receive my payment and all was good. Then the day of the tour I go to the designated meeting area, no tour, no tour guide. I wait a good 30 minutes before calling the number on the voucher, they tell me I cancelled the tour (obviously I didn't) and since I was the only one who booked the tour that day it was cancelled entirely. I was disappointed but I said as long as they issue me a refund, things will be fine. I wait a good two weeks and no sign of a refund, I emailed them again and they said it was "processing". It wasn't until I reported them through PayPal that I was issued my refund immediately. Needless to say I will not be doing business with Urban Adventures again.