Toronto Distillery District Prohibition and Spirits Tour

Discover Toronto's colorful past as you walk through the 14 acres of cobblestone streets and 19th-century architecture of the Distillery Historic District.

Your entertaining expert guide will regale you with tales of bootleggers, political intrigue gun-toting preachers, boozy veterinarians, and how this neighbourhood survived and thrived in what was truly the last wild-west era of North America.

You’ll learn about shifty gangsters, epic gun battles, the rise of infamous booze magnate Harry Hatch, and how the Gooderham and Worts distillery supplied millions of gallons of booze to both Canada and the USA.

This tour concludes with a guided spirits tasting featuring 3 Canadian spirit samples.

While some Toronto whisky and spirits tours focus on advanced tastings, this tour is built for everyone to enjoy!

• Discover the impressive Distillery Historic District with a professional guide.
• Learn the intoxicating history of one of Canada’s hottest tourist attractions and how Prohibition still impacts North America today.
• Enjoy samples of Canadian spirits

• Professional, entertaining guide.
• Tasting flight of 3 spirit samples.

• 75 minutes of storytelling and tasting.
• Combines walking tour history with a beginner level sit-down spirits education with a knowledgeable local guide.

• Tours are available year-round Saturdays and Sundays 1:30pm*
  * Subject to availability

• Participants must be 19 or older with valid ID to join the tasting.
• Minimum of 2 participants per tour required.
• Maximum of 12 participants per tour.
• The tour can follow a fully accessible route available upon request when you reserve your tour time with the tour provider.

The Distillery District Prohibition and Spirits Tour takes place in Toronto, Ontario.  VIEW MAP

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