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Much Wenlock: WWII Rum Distillery Tour & Tasting Experience

By Distinct Distillers Ltd
Free cancellation available
Price is £20 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m+
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Taste rum straight from the cask inside a secret WWII underground vault.
  • Uncover the transformation of a secret wartime site into a modern rum distillery
  • Taste premium British rum in the very environment where it matures
  • Enjoy an experience that combines history, adventure, and exceptional rum.
  • Enjoy a guided tasting of craft spirits and a selection of British rums

Activity location

    • Ironbridge
    • Ironbridge, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Farley Rd, Much Wenlock TF13 6NX, UK | Large Sign for Landowner visible from the roadside.
    • Much Wenlock, England, United Kingdom

Multiple meeting/redemption points available, see location information for full list

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INTRODUCTION TO CASK OWNERSHIP

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English

Join us for a tasting experience exploring rum from around the world, the various maturation techniques and casks within our historic WWII vaults.
Event charge is fully refundable against any cask purchases.

Language options: English
Price details
£20.00 x 5 Adults£100.00
Total
Price is £100.00
Until Tue, 16 Jun

WWII Rum Distillery Tour & Tasting Experience

  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 17:30
Price details
£25.00 x 5 Adults£125.00
Total
Price is £125.00
Until Tue, 16 Jun

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tour of the working rum distillery
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Access to historic WWII underground vaults
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Story of the site's wartime history and transformation
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Exclusive underground cask tasting in situ
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Guided tasting of the Distinct Distillers range
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Introduction to private cask ownership and maturation

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Children under 18 years, People with claustrophobia, People with mobility impairments
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Step beneath the Shropshire countryside and discover one of Britain's most unusual rum distilleries. Hidden within a network of historic underground vaults originally constructed in 1938 as part of a secret Ministry of Defence fuel storage facility, Distinct Distillers offers a rare opportunity to explore a site where wartime history and modern rum-making meet.

Begin with a guided tour of the working distillery, where you'll discover how premium British rum is crafted from fermentation through to distillation and maturation. Learn about the role of casks in flavour development and how the underground vaults provide ideal natural conditions for ageing spirits.

Then, descend into the atmospheric WWII vaults themselves, exploring spaces rarely seen by the public while uncovering the remarkable storey of the site. Built in secrecy before the outbreak of war, these bomb-resistant chambers formed part of Britain's strategic fuel infrastructure and remained hidden beneath the landscape for decades.

The highlight of the experience is an exclusive cask tasting within the vaults, sampling rum in the very environment where it matures. Also, enjoy a guided tasting of craft spirits alongside a curated selection of world rums, allowing you to compare styles, origins, and maturation techniques.

Conclude with an introduction to the private cask ownership programme, providing insight into how enthusiasts can own and mature their own cask within these historic underground vaults.

Location

Activity location

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    • Ironbridge
    • Ironbridge, England, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Farley Rd, Much Wenlock TF13 6NX, UK | Large Sign for Landowner visible from the roadside.
    • Much Wenlock, England, United Kingdom
  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    • Farley Rd, Much Wenlock TF13 6NX, UK | Large Landowner sign at roadside
    • Much Wenlock, England, United Kingdom