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NOLA distillery tours = 21+ to taste.
Updated November 2026
New Orleans has one free tour, a handful of working distilleries, and a cocktail class scene — and they suit different visitors. This page compares them all so you can pick the right one instead of defaulting to the most famous name.
Sazerac House
Seven Three Distilling
Atelier Vie
New Orleans Drink Lab
Porchjam Distillery
1001 S Broad St, New Orleans (Art Egg building)
The city's oldest continuously operating distillery, run as a one-person operation. Tastings are appointment-only: $30 per person, weekends at 10am, noon, and 2pm, max 6 guests per slot, 21+ only. Expect absinthe, Riz rice whiskey, Louisiana Single Malt, rum, and gin — plus tasting-room-only editions you can't buy elsewhere. Book at least a day ahead via their site; for GPS use 3928 Euphrosine St, since the Broad St address sits under the overpass.
343 Baronne St, New Orleans
Not a distillery — a hands-on mixology class. You learn the stories behind classic New Orleans cocktails and make them yourself, with tastings along the way. Best paired with a distillery tour if you want the full day. Check their site for class schedule and pricing.
1901 Mane St, Mandeville
The Northshore pick. Tour + tasting around $20-25. You'll need a car — pair it with an Abita Springs stop to make the drive worth it.
101 Magazine St, New Orleans
The free one: a three-floor, self-guided cocktail museum and working distillery with complimentary samples for guests 21+. Open daily 11am-6pm, with a 30-minute whiskey mixology class and a gift shop selling exclusive bottles. Weekends book out weeks ahead, so reserve early. For bottle hunters: Tue-Thu mornings around 8:30am have historically been the drop window for Weller Special Reserve (~$32.99) and E.H. Taylor (~$54.99) when allocated — no guarantee, ID required.
301 N Claiborne Ave, New Orleans
The best first paid tour if you're staying downtown without a car — walkable from the French Quarter, on the edge of Tremé. Daily tours with guided tastings of whiskey, rum, gin, and vodka, plus cocktail classes and fill-your-own-bottle experiences. Tours + tastings run $15-20. Open daily 11:30am-6:30pm; book weekend slots ahead. 21+.
The free tour and the small distilleries both fill up on weekends. Reserve early, especially for Sazerac House and Atelier Vie's 6-person slots.
Every tasting on this page requires ID and is 21+. Under-21 guests can usually still join the tour portion at Sazerac House.
Sazerac House, Seven Three, and Drink Lab are all walkable from the French Quarter and CBD. Atelier Vie is a short rideshare; Porchjam needs a car.
Hours, prices, and tour availability change. Check each venue's own site before you head out — details here were last checked November 2026.
Yes — Sazerac House on Magazine Street. The three-floor self-guided tour is free, with complimentary samples for guests 21 and over. It's open daily 11am-6pm, but weekends book out weeks ahead, so reserve early.
First visit: pair the free Sazerac House tour with Seven Three Distilling — both are downtown, no car needed, and together they cover the museum side and the working-distillery side. Cocktail lovers should book Atelier Vie instead.
Not downtown. Sazerac House, Seven Three, and Drink Lab are all walkable from the French Quarter and CBD. Atelier Vie is a short rideshare to Broad Street. Porchjam is on the Northshore and needs a car.
Yes — most sell their own spirits on site. Sazerac House's shop carries exclusive bottles, and Atelier Vie sells tasting-room-only editions. Distillery prices are retail, not secondary-market markup.
Done touring and ready to shop? See our Top 15 bourbon stores ranked. 21+ — please drink responsibly.