Tastings · TICKETS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 7 tasting tickets and entry passes worth the airfare, each with its price, its verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Visit Bordeaux’s Cité du Vin at your own pace with a digital guide in eight languages. Explore 18 interactive displays about wine, test your senses, learn how wine is made, then enjoy one glass from a choice of about 15 wines on the 8th-floor belvedere.
“This is definitely a must see and do. Really enjoyed my visit at the museum”
Spend about 90 minutes at Wellpark Brewery with guides such as Tony or Calum, tracing Tennent’s story from 1556 to today. You’ll see brewing memorabilia, learn how the lager is made, explore its place in Scottish culture, and finish with a pint of unpasteurized Tennent’s Tank Beer poured fresh from the copper tanks.
“Fun, fact-filled tour followed by beer tastings. Lots of memorabilia and I followed it up with a visit to the nearby Glasgow Necropolis. Our tour guide Tony was both knowledgeable and entertaining! He even helped me find the grave of brewery founder Hugh. It just overlooks the brewery and cathedral. Bargain, cheers!”
Spend about an hour exploring Lucas Bols’s 450-year genever and liqueur story through smells, tastes, audio, and interactive displays. Learn to build a cocktail in six steps, try a shaking challenge, then choose a complimentary drink made by a professional bartender at the Mirror Bar. Entry is for ages 18 and older.
“Lovely place, learnt so much on the guided tour and our cocktails were amazing. Great variety of all flavours in the gift shop and loved the interactive smell tests and experience room. Thanks for a great evening.”
Meet in Roma Norte, or Centro Histórico on Saturdays, for tacos and drinks before heading to Arena México or Arena Coliseo. Guides such as Mel, Alice, Daniel, and Dulce explain Lucha Libre customs, chants, and history before you cheer through a theatrical match. Expect a social 3 to 4-hour evening for up to 20 people, ending with a souvenir.
“10/10 recommend. Stephanie and the girls made this experience much more entertaining and memorable with their energy and passion. Our group of 5 had a blast. a must when in CDMX”
Visit Belgian Beer World inside Brussels’ Stock Exchange for a self-guided tour of Belgian brewing, interactive displays, two small tastings, and a final beer at the Beerlab rooftop bar. Choose from about 150 beers, enjoy city views, and use your booking for 20% off shop items other than beer.
“More tasting beers definitely. The interactive experiences were very good but could have more videos about the full process of producing beer.”
At Amsterdam’s House of Bols, follow a self-guided audio tour through 450 years of Genever and liqueur making. Smell ingredients, test your senses, learn the six steps of cocktail making, then choose an alcoholic or alcohol-free cocktail at the Mirror Bar. The experience is across from the Van Gogh Museum and is for visitors aged 18 and older.
“Learn about liqueur making and genever spirit. Interactive experience, taste, smell and touch everything. To get the most go at quiet time.”
Meet your English-speaking guide, usually Alex, Jin, Thomas, or Joon, for Korean barbecue or fried chicken before heading to a KBO game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium. You get a match ticket, one beer or soft drink, and help joining the songs, dances, and chants that make Korean baseball feel part sporting event, part pop concert.
“it was a fantastic tour Alex was brilliant with the whole group, he was non stop making things happen The beer was great, the Korean chicken amazing, and the baseball was a totally different experience, Korean baseball fans chant the support of their teams through every pitch and hit, and it's an immersive experience unlike any MLB game I would recommend you spend an afternoon and evening watching baseball at Jamsil with these guys”
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