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Crab Island Rum Distillery - Vieques, PR
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Vieques Island Rum Diaries

  • Where to start! It was an amazing experience, from the hospitality to the cocktails! We had planned to visit and our good friend Glo accompanied us. I did the 4 shot sampler, then we sat at the bar where our bartender Alfonso fixed us up some drinks. I tried their piña colada, pain killer, and Crab Island Punch, all three were excellent. We also ordered a food sampler and I was very honored to have gotten a picture taken with the founder Ivan 🙏🏽 After our drinks we purchased some rum and my wife got herself and Glo some earrings. We were gifted some stickers and neck keychains as well. We definitely will be returning on our next visit. If you’re in Vieques visiting the Crab Island Rum Distillery is a must!! They also offer tours of the distillery, don’t miss out!

    Benjamin Larios Avatar Benjamin Larios
    September 29, 2024

    Tips on ordering and contacting the venue. First, what a beautiful experience with friendly bartenders and delicious rum. I thought it would be interesting to take a tour and was wondering why tours were not offered, until I arrived and saw that it is a boutique operation. Quite small, and a tour would take about five minutes. Instead, we were treated to local live music; we purchased two rum tastings, and then we ordered some exquisite cocktails. Keep in mind it was a Saturday, and their hours are later on a Saturday, as they stay open until 8 PM. The vibe is local and friendly and again, boutique. We did not try the food truck, though I am reading reviews here that it is excellent. The food truck seems to have a porch and patio, so it looks like more of a permanent installation. I had been trying to email the venue with no success and ask for a tour, because it was really hard to tell from the website if tours were offered. Though it appeared as if they were not. I finally called them and somebody answered the phone right away. Tips on cocktail ordering: try some of the drinks you cannot find anywhere else. My husband ordered a Mojito, and it was OK, but you can get a Mojito anywhere else. Not a great order. My daughter ordered the chupi, and it was excellent. So creative with the rosemary syrup. Really well balanced, and a beautiful drink. If you’re looking at the photos, it’s the one with the pink swirl. I ordered the ginger parcha, and it was one of the most refreshing and interesting cocktails I have ever tasted. And we live in a town known for their craft cocktails. The ginger and the lime balanced beautifully with the passionfruit. I ordered a second one, because it was just too delicious not too! If you are looking at the photos, it is the one that is orange. As far as the rums, we took home a bottle of crab orange and a bottle of crab coffee. Both of these rums were delicious on their own, and would be excellent over ice. We bought a big bottle of each and are excited to share them with our friends on the mainland (or maybe not. Maybe we will keep them all to ourselves! It will clearly depend on how well our friends are behaving!)

    Lockie Hunter Avatar Lockie Hunter
    August 29, 2024

    Live music on Saturday night with the rum tasting and legit food. Piña coladas were great, both virgin and with rum.

    Liz and John Mark Avatar Liz and
    August 11, 2024

    Hector Lorenzo Avatar Hector Lorenzo
    August 1, 2024

  • Ricardo Velazquez Avatar Ricardo Velazquez
    July 12, 2024

    The food and rum are amazing! So glad we stopped. Carlos our bartender did a fantastic job with the drinks!

    Eric Grimsley Avatar Eric Grimsley
    July 4, 2024

    Great place where the locals hang out. Check for live island music on Saturdays, super fun. They make excellent cocktails and have cool merchandise for sale.

    Manny Kardaras Avatar Manny Kardaras
    June 29, 2024

    Timothy Kelley Avatar Timothy Kelley
    June 16, 2024

  • Great place where the locals hang out. Check for live island music on Saturdays, super fun. They make excellent cocktails and have cool merchandise for sale.

    Manny Kardaras Avatar Manny Kardaras
    June 11, 2024

    We went to the distillery after the beach and had a few drinks. It was the perfect ending to a perfect day.

    Edmund Beaulieu Avatar Edmund Beaulieu
    June 7, 2024

    Josh Spier Avatar Josh Spier
    June 2, 2024

    Yummy passion fruit mojitos! HH $7 each Open air bar concept with a kiosk next door to order food. Owner was very nice and fun to talk to! A woman sells beautiful homemade jewelry and dried flowers/herbs( for teas/cooking). A must do!

    Anje Vogt Avatar Anje Vogt
    May 29, 2024

  • Maverick Garcia Avatar Maverick Garcia
    May 22, 2024

    One of the best runes on the island

    Juan C Gonzalez Avatar Juan C
    May 20, 2024

    My family and I was just there and took a trip to the distillery. The people at the bar were amazing and definitely brought a great vibe to the experience!! I purchased a couple bottles of rum and got home and tried it and now I was wondering how can I get some more?? I was gonna buy online but didn’t see a way to do that. If you could help me out I would greatly appreciate it and again we had a wonderful experience. Staff was top notch

    Boyd Clark Avatar Boyd Clark
    May 18, 2024

    Yummy passion fruit mojitos! HH $7 each Open air bar concept with a kiosk next door to order food. Owner was very nice and fun to talk to! A woman sells beautiful homemade jewelry and dried flowers/herbs( for teas/cooking). A must do!

    Anje Vogt Avatar Anje Vogt
    May 12, 2024

  • Friendly and has good food, drinks, and area

    Duncan Gates Avatar Duncan Gates
    May 3, 2024

    Awesome little place. Great drinks. Definitely a must of you are in Vieques

    Anissa Casey Avatar Anissa Casey
    May 2, 2024

    Luz Gonzalez Avatar Luz Gonzalez
    April 29, 2024

    We visited Saturday April 6th. They had local musicians playing, and great food. They have a full bar. There are horses grazing in the fields around the distillery. If you can, go on a Saturday 4 to 8 pm I highly recommend. I believe they have local musicians most Saturdays.

    CLO Avatar CLO
    April 29, 2024

  • J Guadalupe Flores Avalos Avatar J Guadalupe
    April 28, 2024

    Dodge Mohamed Avatar Dodge Mohamed
    April 25, 2024

    Orange infused rum was the favorite. Teens were good with horchata and coconut ice. $10 tasting with 4 rums was delightful. A lovely patio. A lovely view.

    Diane Meves Avatar Diane Meves
    March 29, 2024

    James Mathieson Avatar James Mathieson
    March 29, 2024

  • The best drink in town with the best Made in Vieques Rum. What a great distillery. And the staff is amazing. Come visit the distillery, grab a different Rum Flavor and say hello to Ivan, the owner. On the weekends they have great live music and La Tabla food serving delicious Pastelillos, tacos and crab sandwich It is an amazing way to enjoy Vieques😎

    Claudia Rapisarda Avatar Claudia Rapisarda
    February 29, 2024

    We loved visiting and having drinks + food. The Rum is delicious and easy to take back in your checked luggage. Our waitress was Tayna was so kind and helpful. Thanks!

    Austin Nelson Avatar Austin Nelson
    February 29, 2024

    Glenda Sánchez Avatar Glenda Sánchez
    February 29, 2024

    Great people

    Ryan Giordano Avatar Ryan Giordano
    February 29, 2024

  • Fantastic rum and even greater people here. The best! We’re all the same, just different mothers.

    Keith Brand Avatar Keith Brand
    January 29, 2024

    Qué lugar más maravilloso. Una vez estás ahí, más tiempo pasas, más quieres quedarte. Vistas despejadas y caballos salvajes. Los cócteles y las empanadas son de otro mundo!!! El personal es genial. 100% recomendable!

    Xisca Girart Avatar Xisca Girart
    January 29, 2024

    Beautiful little distillery offering tastings and food. I had 3 different drinks and not one of them was bad! The empanadas were good too.

    Nicole Earle Avatar Nicole Earle
    January 29, 2024

    Great rum and amazing cocktails

    Carlos Fuentes Avatar Carlos Fuentes
    December 29, 2023

  • Éric Laliberté Avatar Éric Laliberté
    December 29, 2023

    Espectacular!!! La empanadilla de bbq pork 🤤 y el añejo

    Karl Gucol Avatar Karl Gucol
    December 29, 2023

    A good selection of cocktails, laid back ambiance and friendly service!

    Alexander Sharabaroff Avatar Alexander Sharabaroff
    December 29, 2023

    Amazing little find on our way to the beach. Rum is amazing and people are super nice. Rum is great and recommend it!

    Kristel Rodri Avatar Kristel Rodri
    November 29, 2023

  • Delightful little distillery. They opened up right around the Covid lockdowns. Luckily, they were able to continue operations. The staff was very friendly and made good conversation. We had a tasting of four different types of rum. Orange Infused, Coffee infused, 1 year rum, and 3 year rum. All of them were great. We ended up getting a bottle of 3 year rum. It was very smooth

    Osito Tuyo Avatar Osito Tuyo
    November 29, 2023

    The cocktails and the atmosphere can't be beat.

    Molly Hennessy Avatar Molly Hennessy
    November 29, 2023

    Great place to visit and they have lots of events

    Mark Meyer Avatar Mark Meyer
    November 29, 2023

    Really nice spot and great drinks.

    Thomas Stewart Avatar Thomas Stewart
    November 29, 2023

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