Dublin Temple Bar Tour with Jameson Distillery Whiskey Tour

About This Tour

This is a private walking tour of Temple Bar and Dublin’s Old Town with a 5-star guide who speaks the language of your choice. You’ll walk the city’s most storied streets with someone who genuinely knows them - Irish drinking culture and whiskey heritage, Georgian architecture, urban legends, the best bars, and the kind of local knowledge that doesn’t show up in a guidebook.

You can choose from three options depending on how much time you have and whether you’d like to add the Jameson Distillery experience.

2-hour option - Temple Bar Tour A private walking tour of the Old Town and Temple Bar.

3-hour option - Temple Bar and Jameson Distillery The 2-hour walking tour plus skip-the-line tickets for a 45-minute public whiskey tasting tour at Jameson Distillery Bow St. The tasting covers the grain-to-glass process, a comparative whiskey tasting (non-alcoholic drinks available), and a drink at JJ’s Bar. Your seat is guaranteed.

4-hour option - Temple Bar, Jameson Distillery, and Private Transfers Everything in the 3-hour option plus a 1-hour round-trip transfer with pickup and drop-off at your accommodation - useful if you plan to enjoy the whiskey experience fully.

What’s Included

• 5-star private guide (fluent in the language of your choice)
• Private walking tour of the Old Town and Temple Bar
• Interesting facts about Irish drinking culture and whiskey history
• Skip-the-line tickets for the 45-minute public whiskey tasting tour at Jameson Distillery Bow St. (3-hour and 4-hour options)
• Private transfers with pickup and drop-off at your accommodation (4-hour option only)

What’s Not Included

• Food and drinks (optional at your own expense during the tour)
• Skip-the-line tickets for Jameson Distillery (not included in the 2-hour option)
• Private car transfers (not included in the 2-hour and 3-hour options)

Itinerary

1. Meeting point - Molly Malone Statue - Meet your guide outside St. Andrew’s Church, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2. (10 min)
2. Old Town and Temple Bar - Your private guide takes you through Dublin’s most iconic streets, sharing stories, urban legends, and Irish humour along the way. You’ll see Georgian landmarks including St. Andrew’s Church and Trinity College, and spend the main part of the tour in Temple Bar - the heart of Dublin’s nightlife - where you can ask your guide to order a drink at a bar if you’d like (at your own expense) and learn how to toast the Irish way. (120 min)
3. Jameson Distillery Bow St. (3-hour and 4-hour options) - Skip-the-line into the former distillery for a 45-minute public tour. You’ll learn about the grain-to-glass process and take part in a comparative whiskey tasting. Non-alcoholic options are available. The ticket includes a drink at JJ’s Bar. (60 min)
4. Private transfer (4-hour option only) - A 1-hour round-trip transfer with pickup and drop-off at your accommodation is included, so you can settle in comfortably before and after the experience. (50 min)

Meeting point: Next to the Molly Malone Statue, outside St. Andrew’s Church, Suffolk St, Dublin 2, D02 KX03.

Good to Know

This is a private tour. The route is wheelchair accessible, with all areas and surfaces accessible. Public transport options are nearby. Suitable for all fitness levels. Available in German, Russian, English, Italian, and Polish.

Local Tips

Temple Bar is best visited with someone who can steer you past the tourist traps. The area around Crown Alley and Eustace Street has some genuinely good bars alongside the more obvious ones, and your guide will know where to find both a decent pint and a bit of quiet if you want it. The Palace Bar on Fleet Street and Mulligan’s on Poolbeg Street are both worth a mention if you fancy a proper Dublin pub after the tour.

Jameson Distillery Bow St. is in Smithfield, just north of the river. The building itself is a beautifully restored former distillery, and the area around Smithfield Square has changed a lot in the past decade - there’s good coffee and food nearby if you want to linger after the tasting. The distillery experience is a public tour even in the 3 and 4-hour options, so you’ll be sharing it with other visitors, but your skip-the-line access means you go in without waiting.

If you’re choosing between options, the 3-hour version is a solid middle ground. The walking tour on its own covers a lot of ground in two hours, and adding Jameson gives you a proper sense of Irish whiskey culture without the tour feeling rushed. The 4-hour option with private transfers is worth it if you’re staying a little outside the city centre.

Bow St. is a short walk or a quick taxi from Temple Bar. Your guide will bring you there if you’ve booked the 3 or 4-hour option. If you’re on the 2-hour walking tour only, Bow St. is easy to find on your own afterwards - it’s about 15 minutes on foot from the Molly Malone statue.

Nearby on IrelandMe

• Trinity College and Book of Kells Tour
• Dublin Castle and Chester Beatty Library Tour
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