Brixton Culture Capital · The Distillery, Brixton Village
Make your own rum.
Feast like Brixton.
An afternoon inside Brixton. Walk the history on the streets where it happened, taste your way through five rums, build your own bottle at our Black-owned distillery — and sit down to a proper Jamaican feast while it distils.
~3.5 hours
Max 16 guests
From £145
18+
Free cancellation up to 24 hours · Reserve now, pay later
This is not an infusion class
Most “make your own spirit” experiences hand you ready-made alcohol and botanicals to soak. This isn't that. You'll charge a copper still and distil a bottle that didn't exist before you arrived — and you'll understand why rum, of all spirits, belongs to Brixton.
The Afternoon
It ends with a bottle.
It starts with the streets.
01 — Arrive
Ring the doorbell at Impact Brixton
The distillery is inside, in the heart of Brixton Village. Come a little early if you like — drop your bag, grab a coffee, settle in. Your host is a Brixton local, and when everyone's there, they take you out into the neighbourhood.
02 — The Walk
The history, on the streets where it happened
Windrush Square and the generation that arrived from the Caribbean and remade British life. The Black Cultural Archives. Atlantic Road, and how it came to be known as the Frontline. Then through the markets, alive with the produce, spice and noise of a neighbourhood that has been one of the engines of British culture for decades.
You're not shopping. You're looking, smelling, and gathering ideas for the rum you're about to make.
03 — The Flight
Five rums, and the world's most misunderstood spirit
Back at the distillery, a glass lands in your hand. You taste your way from raw cane spirit to aged Jamaican to our own Brixton-made house rum, and the conversation opens up — why rum, of all things; what Brixton Culture Capital is; how the history you just walked connects to what's in the glass. By the end, you'll understand rum in a way most people who drink it never do.
04 — The Making
Your recipe, our stills
In small teams, you settle your recipe — measure the spices and botanicals that will make your bottle taste like no one else's. Our distillers charge the stills and set them running; by law, the distilling is ours to do. Then, while the rum works, we take you round the corner.
05 — The Feast
A proper sit-down Jamaican feast — not a snack to pass the time — at a restaurant that has fed this neighbourhood for over twenty years, hosted by the owner with the stories behind the food.
Included in your ticket. Appetite required.
06 — The Bottle
Finish it. Name it. Raise it.
By the time you walk back, your rum is ready. Finish it to taste — vanilla, caramel, the last touches that make it yours — then bottle it, name it, label it. Everyone pours a measure of their own creation and we raise a glass together: to Brixton, and to a 200ml bottle that exists because you made it.
What's included
- An afternoon of about three and a half hours, hosted by a Brixton local
- A walking tour of Brixton's history and markets
- A tasting flight of five rums — raw cane spirit to aged Jamaican
- Build, distil, finish and bottle your own rum, on-site
- A full sit-down Jamaican feast at a Brixton institution, hosted by the owner
- Your own 200ml bottle to take home — named and labelled by you
Not included: transport to and from Brixton, additional drinks at the BCC bar, gratuities — never expected, always appreciated.
Good to know
Duration
3.5–4 hours, from the listed start time
Group
Teams of four to a still · 16 guests max
Minimum
8 guests for a session to run — below that, 48 hours' notice and another date or a full refund
Age
18+ · bring ID, a copy is accepted
Meeting point
Ring the doorbell at Impact Brixton, Brixton Village — the distillery is inside. Arrive up to 20 minutes early to settle in
Wear
Comfortable shoes — there's a walk
Language
Hosted in English
Non-drinkers
Nobody sits out
Non-drinkers follow the whole afternoon — the walk, the flight with a Caribbean botanical alternative in the glass, the feast — and make and bottle their own Caribbean botanical syrup to take home instead of rum. Same afternoon, same table, same ritual, different bottle.
The price is the same, because what you're paying for is the day, not just the alcohol. Tell us how many in your group aren't drinking when you book.
Teams · Celebrations · Company days out
For private bookings of ten or more there's a separate rate, and we'll shape the day around your group. hello@brixtonculture.com →
Questions
FAQ
Do I need to know anything about rum or distilling?
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No. We assume nothing. The technical side is ours; the choices, the tasting, the eating and the making are yours. What you need is curiosity and an appetite.
I don't drink — is this still for me?
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Yes. Nobody sits out. You follow the whole afternoon — the walk, the flight with a Caribbean botanical alternative in the glass, the feast — and you make and bottle your own Caribbean botanical syrup instead of rum. Same afternoon, same table, same ritual, different bottle. Tell us how many in your group aren't drinking when you book.
How big are the sessions?
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Small. Four to a still, sixteen guests maximum, so it stays hands-on and personal. Each session needs a minimum of eight guests to run; if we fall below that, we'll let you know at least 48 hours ahead and offer another date or a full refund.
Can I book it privately for a team or a celebration?
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Yes — it works beautifully for teams, celebrations and company days out. For private bookings of ten or more, email hello@brixtonculture.com and we'll shape the day around your group. There's a separate rate.
How much walking is there?
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A fair amount, on city streets and through markets. If you or anyone in your group has limited mobility, contact us before booking and we'll talk through what's possible.
Do I really take rum home?
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A 200ml bottle, distilled on the day, finished to your taste, named by you and labelled by you. You must be 18 or over to take home distilled spirit — we may ask for ID.
Brixton has been telling this story longer than we have.
Come and spend an afternoon inside it.
Free cancellation up to 24 hours · Reserve now, pay later
Please drink responsibly. 18+ to attend and to take home distilled spirit.