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Discover the world of bees and honey spirits on this 1-hour tour of Apikol, an urban distillery in the Saint-Roch district of downtown Quebec City. One of the co-owners, a beekeeper and distiller, leads the visit, and you can watch bees at work up close in an indoor observation hive that runs year-round. Learn how mead and fine spirits are made from pure honey, then taste three locally produced drinks. Tours run in small groups of up to 8 people, with a choice of French or English guide.

Visit Apikol, an eco-friendly distillery
in downtown Quebec City
Apikol is an urban distillery in the Saint-Roch district of downtown Quebec City, bringing a honey house, meadery, distillery and tasting room together under one roof. It is also an eco-friendly urban farm equipped with facilities designed to reduce its environmental impact.
Watch honeybees at work in a year-round hive

One of the co-owners, a beekeeper and distiller, leads the tour for about 45 minutes. Watch bees at work in a small indoor four-season hive while learning about the world of honeybees.
Learn how honey becomes mead and spirits

Follow the whole process of turning handcrafted honey into mead and fine spirits, from honey extraction and processing to fermentation, distillation, aging, blending and bottling. Discover an eco-friendly distilling process based on local ingredients that focuses on minimizing environmental impact, and chat with the owner about their green projects.
Taste three local meads and spirits

The tour ends with a tasting led by one of the in-house experts. Sample three products such as mead and spirits, with the option to add more for a small extra fee. You can also finish by tasting pure, fresh honey harvested from one of the city's hives.
※ The tour takes place indoors.
※ Non-alcoholic drinks are served to visitors under 18.
Meeting point :
Apikol - Distillery & Meadery
627 Boulevard Charest E, Québec, QC G1K 3J5, Canada
Meeting point information:
Come directly to the distillery on Boulevard Charest E in the Saint-Roch district of downtown Quebec City. The tour begins after you check in at the front desk.
627 Boulevard Charest E, Québec, QC G1K 3J5, Canada