Stag Whiskey Tasting in Auckland

taste-testing a satisfying selection of fine whiskies

Gain some knowledge while getting drunk at the same time

Auckland is home to some of the best whiskey bars to be found absolutely anywhere. If you’re already an avid drinker of the good stuff, you’ll love our Auckland whiskey tasting experience. And if you’re not, now is the best time to start. Whether you spell it whiskey like the Irish or whisky like the Scots, this is the place to taste the stuff from the top of the shelf.

You’ll find whiskey / whisky bars in busy, cultured areas of Auckland like Ponsonby, Parnell and the CBD. A few of the best are:

The Whiskey: This upmarket rock’n’roll bar is open seven days a week and has a huge selection.

Coley and Punch: This joint offers 250 varieties of whiskey in this cosy Princess Wharf bar.

Fukoko: The cousin of Japanese restaurant Ebisu, this bar has Auckland’s largest selection of Japanese whiskey.

The Jefferson: Here you can try more than 500 variations of whiskey and 150 bourbons. Flick through the handy alphabetised menu to find the most appealing.

Whiskey is a drink that gets better with age, like Sean Connery and like you. On our whiskey tasting jaunt you’ll taste a selection of whiskeys, each laid out and explained in detail by your guide.

Follow up your whiskey tasting experience with a night on the town in some of Auckland’s finest bars and clubs (including its sweet selection of whiskey bars listed above). All in all, it’s a pretty great way to say farewell to your friend’s days of bachelorhood. Cheers!

Experience Overview

Add a touch of class to your stag weekend
Manliest drink on offer
Try 5 different whiskeys
Artisan cheeses to accompany your whiskey
Satisfy the pallet before
Feels like a real gentleman's club
Expert bar staff to teach you all the ins and outs

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Reasons to Choose a Whiskey Tasting Experience

Whiskey has a reputation as THE ultimate manly drink.
It’s also versatile. Enjoy it neat, on ice, mixed with Coke or in cocktails.
Still single? Not for much longer. Take the chick you just met on Bumble out to a whiskey bar and drop your impressive knowledge of the liquor on her. She’ll be all over you.
If famous writers like Hunter S. Thompson and Ian Fleming loved whiskey then it must be great.
Grace Jones, the oldest person in Britain, attributes her long life to drinking a dram of whiskey every night. So if you drink whiskey you can live long and age well, like Sean Connery and like Grace.

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Auckland

Whiskey tasting is just one of the many exciting activities in Auckland. While you’re here there are several other things you can do to make your stag do complete:

Spend a number of night-time hours checking out the restaurants and clubs.

When the morning comes, find a nice café where you can sit, relax and drink coffee while hungover.

The Auckland SkyTower, the tallest structure in Auckland, which comes with not only an observation deck but also a SkyWalk and SkyJump.

Catch a ferry out to Rangitoto Island, which is only a short trip from the city and has a walk to the summit past volcanic landscapes and through pohutakawa forest.

Catch a ferry out to Waiheke Island, the home of winery tours and bushwalks.

Visit the beaches of the West Coast like Piha and Karekare.

Bungy jump from Auckland Harbour Bridge into the Waitemata Harbour.

Visit the Auckland War Memorial Museum. It’s not just a military museum but one of the best museums in the southern hemisphere complete with Maori and Pacific artefacts.

Visit the Auckland Art Gallery.