Chalong Bay Rum Distillery

Enjoy a refreshing Chalong Bay Mojito while visiting Phuket’s first and only distillery, and learn how this internationally award-winning rum is produced. Chalong Bay Distillery produces a 100% natural rum using only ’best-of-crop’ Thai sugarcane and centuries-old French distillation methods. The distillery expert mixologists will teach you how to make delicious cocktails in a fun masterclass. Chalong Bay Distillery offers distillery visits and cocktail making workshops. Chalong Bay distillery was started in 2010, the year of the Tiger. The tiger is a very strong symbol in Thailand. Chalong, which means ’celebration’ in Thai, captures the real essence of Chalong Bay, which celebrates the authentic traditions of rum making. Distillery is open every day from 11 to 18, but requires prior booking on their website https://chalongbayrum.com

How they make rum?

The best and chemical fertiliser-free sugar canes are harvested and pressed to produce 100% pure first-press cane juice. The cane juice starts fermentation and is then distilled in a copper steel alembic. The produced rum will rest for eight months before being bottled and labelled by hand. In addition to the classic Chalong Bay Rum, you can taste 5 more flavoured variations: lemongrass, cinnamon, kaffir lime, lime and Thai sweet basil.