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Discover the fascinating world of bees and see how mead and fine spirits are made with honey. Enjoy an owner-led distillery tour, see a live bee hive, and taste the complex flavors of the products.

Highlights

• Unique opportunity to see bees at work in an indoor observation all-season hive
• Discover how mead and spirits are made from pure honey
• Taste 100% locally sourced and produced mead and spirits
• Talk with the owners and learn about their eco-friendly project

Description

Welcome to a unique eco-friendly urban farm in the heart of Quebec City! Apikol is an urban distillery located in downtown Quebec City (Saint-Roch district). Apikol brings together a honey house, a mead house, a distillery and a tasting area under the same roof. Apikol is equipped to reduce its ecological footprint. You are invited to a memorable visit. Guided tours are led by one of the co-owners who are beekeepers and distillers. You will be fascinated by the world of bees while watching them at work in a live small all season hive Afterwards, you will discover how artisanal mead and fine spirits are made from homemade honey. See the process of making locally sourced eco-friendly spirits with an emphasis in maintaining a small ecological foot-pint. It all ends with the tasting of the delicious products while explanations will be done by one of the in house experts. If you want, you can end your tasting with pure and fresh honey harvested from one of the hives in the city. The 60-minute tour includes: • Visit accompanied by a guide covering the interpretation of the bee, the extraction of honey and its transformation, fermentation, distillation, ageing, formulation and bottling. (45 minutes) • Tasting led by one of our experts of 3 products including our effervescent mead (optional, possibility of adding the others for a small supplement). (15 minutes)

Includes

Owner led tour of the distillery All season observation of a live bee hive Tasting of three different beverages (meads and spirits) Access to the distillery

Important Information

• This is an indoor tour Visitors under 18 will get a non-alcoholic beverage

Easy cancellation

Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund