Distillation is the process that converts the sugars from grains or fruit into alcohol by way of evaporation using metal columns or pots known as stills. Spring break is the process that converts otherwise fine, young people into somewhat unrecognizable party demons by way of sun and alcohol. For a spring break experience that is both on-theme (i.e. alcohol-based), yet educational (i.e. “how does a blade of wheat become this potent, mind-altering elixir?”), a distillery tour is one way to beat the ennui of treading the same path between the pool, beach, bar, and hotel all week, without wreaking the kind of havoc that would surely ensue should one suggest anything so revolutionary as a visiting a museum. Distillery equals booze museum. Highbrow, yet on-theme. Fun to be had. Everyone wins.
The idea of touring a distillery is not exactly a modern invention, as many of the world’s finest spirits have been crafted for centuries in locations that were at least occasionally accessible to the public. However, small-batch, craft spirits are now on the rise, so much so that just about any given component of a Long Island Iced Tea—vodka, rum, gin, tequila—can be found in local distilleries who offer tours or tasting rooms within striking distance of the most popular spring break destinations.
South Florida Distillers
Where: Fort Lauderdale, FL
South Florida Distillers
If you’re spring breaking in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, or otherwise Atlantic coast Florida, contact South Florida Distillers about a private group tour. On offer are a variety of rums to sample under the FWAYGO brand, including a grilled pineapple rum (ummm, daiquiri potential, hello?) as well as several agave-based spirits. (Can’t call it tequila unless it’s from Jalisco, but I imagine you still know the drill.)For full list of destinations, click the link
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