New Orleans French Quarter Craft Cocktail Walking Tour with Three Cocktails

Your experience

Explore New Orleans' French Quarter on a guided craft beverage walking tour with three full drinks included.

Getting started

Arrive 15 minutes before departure at the Lighthouse Ticket Office at 400 Toulouse Street, at Toulouse Street and the Mississippi River behind JAX Brewery. Present your barcoded voucher to the ticket agent to check in. After introductions, your guide leads you on foot into the French Quarter to begin your New Orleans craft beverage walking tour.

What to expect

Steamboat NATCHEZ dock and Mississippi River

Your experience begins by the Steamboat NATCHEZ dock, where the riverfront sets the scene for an evening focused on New Orleans craft beverage culture.

Features

• A Steamboat NATCHEZ Jazz Punch is one of the three full craft beverages included and is served as you take in views of the Mississippi River, setting the tone for the rest of your guided experience.
• History of New Orleans craft beverages narration starts here, as your guide outlines how the city became associated with classic concoctions and the stories behind them.
• Three full craft beverages are included across the tour, including the Steamboat NATCHEZ Jazz Punch, Sazerac, and absinthe, and your guide explains how each drink connects to the city and the venues you visit.

Court of Two Sisters’ Carriageway Bar

You then walk into the French Quarter and enter the Court of Two Sisters’ Carriageway Bar through its Spanish wrought-iron Charm Gates.

Features

• Court of Two Sisters’ Carriageway Bar entry gives you access to its historic carriageway and surrounding courtyard area in the heart of the Quarter.
• While you are inside the Carriageway Bar, the guide continues the history of New Orleans craft beverages narration, tying the location to the evolution of local drinking traditions.
• French Quarter courtyards feature throughout the tour, and here you can notice the architecture and atmosphere that frame many of the city’s long-standing bars.

Peychaud's Courtyard

Next, the tour leads you to Peychaud's Courtyard, associated with one of New Orleans' most notable early drinks.

Features

• A Sazerac in Peychaud's Courtyard is included, presenting what is described as America’s first craft beverage in the setting linked with its origins.
• Your guide uses this stop to highlight how the Sazerac fits into the wider history of New Orleans craft beverages, focusing on ingredients, preparation, and its local significance.

Pirate’s Alley

From there, you continue on foot to Pirate’s Alley, a narrow passage connected to tales of pirates and bohemian life.

Features

• Absinthe at Pirate’s Alley lets you encounter the "green fairy" in a location described as a pirate hangout, adding context to how absinthe appeared in New Orleans drinking habits.
• The guide expands the history of New Orleans craft beverages narration here, contrasting absinthe culture with the other classic drinks you sample on the tour.

Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub

Your final stop is Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub in the French Quarter.

Features

• Live jazz at Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub is included, and you can listen as the musicians perform as the tour comes to a close.
• The tour concludes here, combining soul-stirring jazz with the atmosphere of a working French Quarter music venue to close out your evening among New Orleans craft beverages and courtyards.

Wrapping up

Your guided craft beverage tour ends inside Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub, where you can choose to stay on at your own expense for additional beverages if you wish, or make your way back through the French Quarter once the guided portion is complete.

Highlights

• Follow a storytelling guide through French Quarter courtyards and alleys, tasting New Orleans craft beverages and the tales that made the city infamous.
• Arrive 15 minutes early at the Lighthouse ticket office on Toulouse Street, show your barcoded voucher, then start with a Jazz Punch by the river as one of your three included craft beverages.
• Stroll into Court of Two Sisters’ Carriageway Bar and on to Pirate’s Alley, where the tour’s three included craft beverages are woven into each stop.
• In Peychaud's Courtyard, sip a classic Sazerac, then finish at Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub, where live music pairs with your final stop.