Top New Orleans Cocktail Tastings

Journey back in time to when New Orleans was a budding port town that dazzled visitors with its colorful Creole culture. Board the historic riverboat for a morning or afternoon float down the mighty Mississippi. Stroll the deck, admire the iconic paddlewheel, enjoy live music, and snap picturesque shots of the beautiful urban shoreline. This family‐friendly excursion offers an optional buffet lunch (additional expense).

Enrich your visit to New Orleans with a half-day cooking class. Learn to prepare authentic Louisiana cuisine with a professional chef and a small group of like-minded foodies. After completing your lesson, sit down to enjoy the meal and receive a complimentary wine and local beer, a souvenir apron, and a collection of recipes included in the cost of the course.

Get the full Louisiana dining experience during a fun and educational New Orleans cooking demonstration class. Take a seat amongst other foodies in a converted 19th century molasses warehouse and get ready to learn and eat! Meet a lively local chef and learn the fundamentals of preparing classic Creole dishes such as gumbo, jambalaya, and pralines. Then dig into delicious samples complemented by local beer or a sweet ice tea.

See the spooky side of New Orleans and try out a few drinks while you're at it on this bar-hopping tour, which focuses on the haunted side of the city. You'll visit the Lalaurie Mansion, believed to be the most haunted spot in town, and spend time in Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar, the oldest bar in the US, all with an engaging local guide to regale you with ghost stories.

Enjoy a classic New Orleans experience of a lovely jazz brunch aboard a historic riverboat! Journey through time on this cruise along the mighty Mississippi. Stroll the deck, admire the iconic paddlewheel, and snap picturesque shots of the beautiful urban shoreline. This family‐friendly excursion includes a delectable optional brunch loaded with famous Louisiana dishes and live music from a local jazz trio.

Experience a classic NOLA dining experience like a VIP with this special access pass to a shrimp boil cabaret at Mister Gregory’s. indulge in a private dinner party celebrating local flavors and vibrant music. Visit shrimping families at their docks to select the freshest Gulf shrimp before letting the "Shrimp Boil King of New Orleans" cook you up a scrumptious dinner. Then dig into this authentic New Orleans dish, all the while, local performers keep you entertained.

Get the full Louisiana dining and imbibing experience with a New Orleans cooking class followed by French Quarter cocktail tour. Learn the fundamentals of preparing classic Creole dishes such as gumbo, jambalaya, and pralines during a live chef demo and tasting. Then visit historic French Quarter bars with a cocktail‐savvy guide. Sip on three different handcrafted mixes (included in price) and learn the origin of New Orleans' most celebrated drinks.

If you’re curious about how award-winning rum is produced in New Orleans, then this guided tour is an excellent choice. To help you get a personalized experience to remember—this is a private behind-the-scenes tour with just your personal group and a rum maker. Learn about fermentation, distillation, and the aging process—then best of all, sample a variety of different rums.

There are so many great places to eat and drink in the French Quarter, and with this tour, you can avoid decision paralysis or hours of research time, as a guide shows you some of the area’s best brunch spots. Satisfy your hunger pangs with creole and cajun delights, such as crawfish grilled cheese, beignets, and alligator tacos. Best of all—both food and alcoholic drink tastings are included.

Get the full New Orleans tasting experience with a 3-hour French Quarter cocktail and foodie tour! Discover the pillars of New Orleans’ restaurant scene with visits to renowned establishments. Learn about local food and drink history from your savvy guide, and sip on some of New Orleans' most celebrated drinks.

Discover New Orleans ‘spirited’ side on a fun and informative cocktail tour! You’ll rub shoulders with local imbibers at historic bars and restaurants and sip on classic concoctions like the Sazerac. Immerse yourself in the stories from your guide and savvy mixologists, and learn the famous – and sometimes scandalous – histories of drink and drinking culture in New Orleans. Three drinks are included in the price.

Experience New Orleans’ vibrant jazz scene on a night out with a knowledgeable local guide. Learn about jazz’s origins and culture and visit landmarks like Louis Armstrong Park, Marigny, or Frenchman Street. Your guide will have chosen a special route for you that evening- to ensure the best music is heard. Enjoy live jazz music and a drink and leave the tour armed with recommendations and insights from your guide.

Escape the crowds on Bourbon Street and discover the Garden District and Magazine Street with this underground donut and beignet tour. Perfect for travelers who want to avoid the time-consuming process of reading through food reviews, save yourself the effort and let a local expert show you the area’s best artisanal donut and beignet haunts. As well as lots of food-themed commentary, delicious tastings are included too.

Here at Happy Raptor Distilling, our mission is to create premium infused rum inspired by our culture, our community, and the things that bring us joy. Our tour is an extension of that mission, and we can't wait to welcome you! A typical tour at Happy Raptor Distilling begins the minute guests walk through the door with a complimentary 504Rum cocktail, crafted in our tasting room from fresh ingredients. On the tour, guests will experience the entire journey of 504Rum and cocktail-making, from the sugar fields of south Louisiana where we pick up the molasses ourselves, to our Caribbean-style production and infusion techniques, and finally to the craft. Following the tour of the production area, guests will enjoy a tasting of all four 504Rum varieties in our signature line, bringing the tour to life and celebrating everything we love about Louisiana: great rum and great memories.

I've served more pub crawls, by far, than any guide in New Orleans. This provides me preferential, or exclusive, access to select venues that will help aid the tour's narrative and propel our exploration of New Orleans' cocktail/ghost history. This tour pays for itself, once you know the places I sip. Between bars, we walk to haunted/historical locations unveiling the culture, history, architecture, and the city's terrifying past.