Guided tour « from the bee to the bottle » with tasting - English
Description
Welcome to our urban farm! Apikol is an urban agriculture distillery located in downtown Quebec. Guided tours are led by one of the beekeeper and distiller co-owners. You will be fascinated by the world of bees during the observation of bees at work in our hive (4 seasons). Afterward, you will discover how we make our artisanal alcohols from our honey. It all ends with the tasting of our alcohol.
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Itinerary
The 60-minute tour includes: • Visit accompanied by a guide (one of the owner) covering the interpretation of the bee, the extraction of honey and its transformation, fermentation, distillation, aging, formulation and bottling. (45 minutes) • Tasting of 3 products, led by one of our experts, including sparkling mead and 2 spirits among our 4, to choose according to your preferences. (Possibility to add others for a small supplement). (Duration: 15 minutes)
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What's included
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(40)
Fred was very passionate and clearly takes great pride in his work. He taught us a lot and we really enjoyed the products as well!
It was a pleasure to share my passion for bees and alcohol production with you. Thank you!
Very interesting tour that explained the honey making & gathering process and how they use the honey to make their meade. The tasting after the tour showcased their tasty & unique products!
Thank you for choosing our distillery during your stay in Quebec City.
Fabulous intro to beekeeping and mead making from the kind proprietor! Learned a lot and the whole experience felt very unique and memorable. Education with your booze tasting, what's not to like??
It was a pleasure to share our passion of bees and alcohol making with you! Thank you for your visit.
Very fun experience getting to taste so many delicious drinks!
Thank you!
This was an informative and fun tour, Fred was knowledgable and explained everything very clearly in excellent English. We really enjoyed all his analogies when explaining about the bee life cycle, bee hives and honey production. The distillery process was explained very well whilst looking at the processing equipment. At the end we tasted 3 of their products and had the chance to buy their alcoholic drinks as well as jars of their locally produced honey. Many thanks Fred for an excellent way to spend a rainy afternoon in Quebec City😊
Thank you for choosing to spend the rainy afternoon at our distillery! We're glad you enjoyed your tour and tasting.
Exceptional experience from start to finish. Thank you for your professionalism, your listening and the quality of your support. The explanation about the bees with Frédéric was of outstanding quality: clear, exciting and very rewarding. I recommend without hesitation
Merci d'avoir choisi de visiter notre distillerie. Nous sommes heureux que vous ayez apprécié votre tour guidé.
Excellent tour, learnt a lot regarding honey bees and making mead and liquor. A great tour outside of the walls of old Quebec.
Thank you! We are glad you enjoyed your distillery tour. Nadine
Urban farming, master distillery, science lesson, Quebec history — this tour had it all. Co-owner Fred has obvious pride in his work and is excellent at conveying the art of distilling and the pride of local eco-tourism reigned throughout. We had my children on the tour and he was very good at including them throughout. Really — a great tour!
Thank you! It was a pleasure sharing all of this with you!
It was a 5 star plus a learning experience!iI would recommend this to anyone.Tasting at the end was superb well worth it !
Thank you! It was a pleasure to share our passion with you!
This a really nice experience. You learn so much about bees. The staff is so nice and knowledgeable. I highly recommend it
Thank you, we are glad you enjoyed your tour! Nadine
