3 Hour Whiskey and History Tour
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3 Hour Whiskey and History Tour
By Denver Local Tours
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Ages 21-99, max of 10 per group
Duration: 3h
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Live guide: English
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- Small Group Walking Tour
- Savvy Local Guide
- Includes all tastes and samples
- All Fees and Taxes
- Entry/Admission - Mile High Spirits
What's not included- Gratuities
- There are lots of places to grab snacks along the way.
- Start:
- Nallen's Irish Pub, 1429 Market St, Denver, CO 80202, USANallen's Irish Pub is located at - 1429 Market St, Denver, CO 80202. We will meet out front of the entrance. Please try to arrive 10 - 15 before the scheduled start time for check-in.
End:- Mile High Spirits, 2201 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80205, USAWe will end at Mile High Spirits
- Near public transportation
- Not wheelchair accessible
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 64404P5- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for travellers with back problems
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Not recommended for pregnant travellers
- Most travellers can participate
- Ability to walk 1.5 miles.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 64404P5
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- 1429 Market St, Denver, CO 80202, USANallen's Irish Pub is located at - 1429 Market St, Denver, CO 80202. We will meet out front of the entrance. Please try to arrive 10 - 15 before the scheduled start time for check-in.
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- 2201 Lawrence St, Denver, CO 80205, USAWe will end at Mile High Spirits
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- Y6939COnataliao0 contributionsGreat walking tour!Our guide was very nice, professional and fun. He made the tour fun and entertaining while learning about Denver’s history. I recommend taking this tour.Written 24 November 2024
- annaiQ9495JL0 contributionsHighly recommend!I really enjoyed the walking tour in Denver! The guide was engaging, sharing fascinating stories about the town's past and adding humor along the way. He also pointed out some great local food spots, making it both informative and fun. Highly recommend!Written 20 November 2024
- anac5820 contributionsHistorical and fun factsVery informative. Both historical and fun facts shared. Using headsets made it very comfortable to listen while roaming a bit further to take photos.Written 20 November 2024
- swimmingrealtor0 contributionsMore than HistoryUpon meeting our guide he found a way to connect with each group. He lived there or had been there or knew something abut the visitor's area. Will took us through town telling stories about events, buildings and people. He also added helpful hints about where to eat, who has a good happy hour, safe areas of town, etc. We returned to two of the places he mentioned for margaritas and good bakery. He was upbeat and of course there were dad jokes which was ok too.Written 19 November 2024
- Ingrid B0 contributionsVery knowledgeable and fun guide. Highly recommend doing this tour.This was a really fun tour filled with facts about Denver, the history, dad jokes and creepy true crime. If you only have a few hours in Denver, this is the tour to do.Written 10 November 2024
- jeannettemA9208AD0 contributionsSuch a great tour to go onI went on this tour 11/2 with family and friends. Our tour guide was so knowledgeable. We left wanting to look up more information that was given to us. We would love to do this tour again!!Written 3 November 2024
- Kameleonkarma0 contributionsDid something touch me on my forehead?The temps were supposed to be mild, but it definitely got so cold that I had a hard time focusing on what the guy was saying!! Brr! Some spots in the park were definitely much colder, we could all feel it. Our guide had a lot of info to impart and spoke way too fast, stumbling over words, which I felt could be improved by just slowing down. Very interesting anecdotes though! I learned a lot. The next morning, I woke up with a "V' shaped little cut in the middle of my forehead on the hairline!!? So weird. I know for a fact I didn't bump my head and went straight to bed to warm up as soon as I got home... How strange.Written 3 November 2024
- iybs0 contributionsExcellent!Our tour guide Will was knowledgeable, fun, and engaging. The tour is OUTSTANDING and in large part due to Will, thank you! I will highly recommend this tour to folks visiting Denver! A must go!Written 28 October 2024
- vickimJ378SH0 contributionsGreat history of Cheesman Park and some spooky stuff tooThe tour was really interesting and had its funny parts. Our guide had so much information to tell us! He knew all the history and has some personal experiences/stories as well. He talked really quickly but maybe because he had so much to get in to our tour.Written 27 October 2024
- L3581FYsusies0 contributionsAll You Need to Know about LoDoWill was informative and entertaining. We took the walking tour at the beginning of our trip. That helped us plan how to spend the rest of our time in Denver.Written 26 October 2024
- laurenkA8403HP0 contributionsSpookyLoved the cheesman park ghost tour. The tour guide knew his history and was able to bring us back in time to when cheeseman park was Denver’s first cemetery. Equipped with squeaky lantern and all!Written 26 October 2024
- Global517277427200 contributionsHalloween Cheesman Park Ghost TourWill is a fantastic tour guide with many entertaining stories to share along the way. I thoroughly enjoyed this experience and would highly recommend.Written 26 October 2024
- Guide271452223870 contributionsGreat tour for HalloweenGreat tour, super informative and fun! Tour guide was awesome. Learned a lot about the Park and surrounding area. A++++Written 26 October 2024
- peaceandj0y0 contributionsExcellent downtown 2 hour walking tourBeautiful weather. John was very knowledgeable of area and gave me excellent tips for next day. I liked the Milk Alley and walking by Rioja restaurant.Written 25 October 2024
- AnnMarGil0 contributionsGreat Ghostly Graveyard and History Tour!Great tour! Will was knowledgeable, organized and added just the right amount of spookiness! Who knew Denver had such a ghostly history that still haunts us today!👻Written 25 October 2024
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Colorado Springs, CO2 contributions
May 2021
This tour was literally the best part of my day! I also had the pleasure of doing both Will's Whiskey, History and Outlaws tour along with his wife Rachel's, 1.5 LoDo Walking Tour. To no surprise Will was equally as AMAZING as his wife! He not only knew a great deal about the city and its history, but he could tell you based on your favorite cocktail the best bar to find it at! Who does that?! Being quite the lover of libations as I am, I greatly appreciated that! My friend and I also asked about a great karaoke spot to visit that evening and even though he didn't know the name of the establishment off hand he went out of his way to get in touch with us after the tour to relay the information. A stand up guy! Don't sleep on this tour!
Written 4 May 2021
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I’m so happy you enjoyed the tour! I also had the best time meeting you and guiding you around the city. I’m so happy my recommendations helped and I hope to see you again soon. Thanks again for such a thoughtful review.
Cheers,
Will
Written 5 May 2021
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LadybugRiceLake_WI
Rice Lake, WI450 contributions
June 2020
Will was a fantastic tour guide!! It was my first time in Denver, so taking a walking tour to see historical sites and hear about the figures that helped shape Denver into what it is today was seriously the best way to start our stay.
Our guide was willing to move at our speed and tailored topics to our interests, and while we certainly weren't trying to stump him, there wasn't a question he could not answer. Will took pictures of us throughout the tour with our phone, provided umbrellas for us when it rained, and he provided hand sanitizer and took other safety measures given the current COVID-19 restrictions.
We also really appreciated his tips and recommendations for the remaining days of our visit in Denver!!
Our guide was willing to move at our speed and tailored topics to our interests, and while we certainly weren't trying to stump him, there wasn't a question he could not answer. Will took pictures of us throughout the tour with our phone, provided umbrellas for us when it rained, and he provided hand sanitizer and took other safety measures given the current COVID-19 restrictions.
We also really appreciated his tips and recommendations for the remaining days of our visit in Denver!!
Written 30 June 2020
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Mini
50 contributions
This was such a great tour and Will was so knowledgeable about the history of Denver. The stops were also nice because we could rest while still hear some of the background of the landmark. I highly recommend this tour on your first day so you can decide what you want to explore afterwards.
Written 20 September 2021
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vbflw
Boulder, CO8 contributions
Sept 2022
I've lived in the Denver area for 25 years and have never taken the time to learn about Denver's history, until now. What better way to soaking in the history than soaking in some whiskey history and samples along the way. Will was very attentive to our interests throughout the tour, asking how much history we wanted to hear about, and making sure we were well hydrated. He provided a great range of whiskeys to sample, including several that may have become new favorites for us. I would recommend this tour to visitors and locals alike if you have interests in both Denver and Whiskey history.
Written 10 September 2022
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4FriendsandFamily
2 contributions
Nov 2022
My husband and I took this tour with our 2 young adult children (21yo+!) and loved it. It was a very cold day, but Will kept us mezmorized with his encyclopedic knowledge of the history of Denver and the intertwined history of the development of the whiskey business in the city's story. We really enjoyed his primary research and his storytelling ability. I'm actually not a whiskey drinker at all, but I learned a lot about the making of and different kinds of whiskeys, Scotches and Bourbons. We really loved the walk- through of the actual process at the end of the tour. Maybe come with food in your stomach, so you can handle the high levels of proof better than I did. Thanks, Will, we had a blast and learned a ton. Our kind of tour!
Written 5 December 2022
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Meaghan C
3 contributions
Jan 2020
My husband and I took this tour with Will and had a blast! We're both natives, but we learned so much about Colorado and the founding of Denver. Not to mention, its deep roots in beer and whiskey culture. It was a great excuse to walk around Lodo and enjoy a few cocktails! Will was an excellent, knowledgeable and friendly guide. The pace of the tour was perfect... I didn't get bored and never felt rushed. I would recommend to all those who care about history and like to have a fun time doing it.
Written 28 January 2020
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Tepid Cultist
San Antonio, TX37 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
Great start to the tour meeting at Nallen's Pub, great little place to get started. Had some no-shows so more for us, I suppose. After a quick history presentation, we proceeded out to Larimer square and continued learning about how Denver was founded, the architecture and other fun facts about this beautiful city. I thought that Dairy Block was one of the most interesting places we got to see and it was beautifully decorated. Will even took the time to snap some photos for us before we proceeded to Seven Grand for a tasting session and a more focused whiskey lesson. We then proceeded with the tour, talking more history about architecture, people, and places before ending up at Mile High Spirits for a distillery tour. Excellent tour and presentation at Mile High. Will was able to talk to us about the distillery and distilling process while experiencing the sights, sounds, and smells of an active distillery. Finished off with some Mile High Spirits tasters and a chance to purchase the ones you like on the way out. Highly recommend this tour!
Written 25 February 2024
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Ferro
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Sept 2022
I have been to Colorado on a number of times, this tour made me fall in love with the rich history of the state and appreciate our tour guide, Will. He was so knowledgeable, kind and just a peoples, person. It's missing in our world but I'd recommend this for anyone traveling or wanting something really awesome, if you're local. Will thanks again all the way from Texas!!!!
Written 4 September 2022
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nvarinaha
Denver, CO14 contributions
This is the second time I’ve done this tour and I’m beyond impressed! The research will has put into this tour is incredible, you can feel his passion for history. His knowledge and appreciation of whiskey is also remarkable. He’s built some great relationships with local whiskey distilleries and bars which he shares with his guests.
Definitely eat something before you start the tour as the sampling are extensive. My boyfriend and I enjoyed all of them but were a bit tipsy by the end of the tour.
I have recommended this tour to many people and will continue to bring friends and out of town guests on this adventure.
Definitely eat something before you start the tour as the sampling are extensive. My boyfriend and I enjoyed all of them but were a bit tipsy by the end of the tour.
I have recommended this tour to many people and will continue to bring friends and out of town guests on this adventure.
Written 23 July 2023
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nvarinaha
Denver, CO14 contributions
Apr 2021
I booked this tour for myself and parents to explore downtown. We were blown away my the research the tour guide had done and his banter and energy were contagious! My mother has a bad leg and yet, he was able to maintain a safe pace for her while keeping good time between all the stops. Each pub stop and multiple places along the way were filled with history and salacious stories. Whether you are new to Denver or have been for years, you will learn something on this tour while getting to taste some fantastic whiskey
Written 13 April 2021
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WOW! This review makes me smile and truly made my day. I'm so grateful for your kind words and I'm thrilled you enjoyed the tour. Thank you so much for sharing your experience and I hope to see you again soon.
Cheers!
Will
Written 14 April 2021
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Hello,
Would there be any way to do a party of 4 on July 3rd at 3. Thank you so much
Written 13 June 2021
We would LOVE to take this tour. We have 2 kids, 20 and 17 years old. Are they able to come along on the tour?
Written 22 February 2021
Yes, each pub stop has a variety of drinking that include alcohol and non-alcoholic options. Plus the history alone is worth it not matter the age!
Written 13 April 2021
How do we make reservations for a group of 8? Also is there a drink package with the tour that we can purchase to be able to participate in the tastings?
Written 30 August 2020
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