Built in 1658, this Jacobean Great House is only one of three existing in the Western Hemisphere. The property has been tastefully restored as a sustainable heritage attraction and working plantation, producing its own unique single cask rums, which have received international acclaim.
The Great House
St. Nicholas Abbey offers guided or self-guided tours of the Great House with several updated features including displays of authentic 17th–19th century furnishings, a history of the owners of the residence over the last 350 years, and a new room depicting the life of the enslaved on the plantation.
Across the courtyard, the House Museum exhibits archaeological artefacts from Amerindian settlement, slavery, and the legacy of sugar. A 1930s movie gives a rare and unique glimpse of life on the planation at the turn of the 20th century.
This is the venue for Rum Tasting of their award winning, artisan single cask white and five year old golden rums and the Gift Shop, where you can get your purchase of rum personally engraved, complimentary. The Terrace Cafe serves light lunches exclusively for people taking the tour. Visitors may also enjoy wandering around the old syrup factory or through the plantation grounds.
The Rum Distillery
Tour the award-winning distillery where the process of "cane field to bottle" of this unique St. Nicholas Abbey Rum is explained through visual displays and, on occasions, by the master distiller himself. Three/four days a week from January to the end of June, the harvested cane is crushed using a vintage c.1890 Fletcher steam mill.
The Rum Experience Tour
Only available by appointment on Fridays, this exceptional rum tour with owner Larry Warren delves deep into the philosophy and methods of making St. Nicholas Abbey Rum, focusing on each stage of the production process from “the sugar cane fields to the bottle”.
Participants also meet the Master Distiller, Eddie Griffith, who describes his craft and the methods of producing artisanal rum. After initially sampling the product off the still, a tasting offers samples of white, 5yo, 8yo and 12yo rums. The end of the Tour comes with a surprise!
Explore the newest attraction at St. Nicholas Abbey - The Heritage Railway
