El Dorado Rum Heritage Centre (Demerara Distillers)
The birthplace of the well-known El Dorado rum, where you can tour the still-operating old wooden stills and taste the rums.
The Demerara Distillers distillery is located in Diamond, about 12 km south of Georgetown, and produces the El Dorado line of rums. The Heritage Centre traces more than 300 years of sugar making and distilling in Demerara. It also houses some of the last pot and Coffey stills still in operation in the world. Tours include tastings and usually require advance booking. Admission is about $30. A taxi from the city center takes about 30 minutes.
Opening hours
Weekday tours by reservation
Nearby sights
- Demerara Harbour Bridge
- Parliament Building (Public Buildings)
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral (Brickdam Cathedral)
- St. Andrew's Kirk
- Stabroek Market
- 1763 Monument
- Georgetown City Hall
- Castellani House