Destileria Limtuaco Museum — Attraction in Manila

Fascinating. Bahay na bato. If you want to see the old process of the first wine making facility in the Philippines that goes way back to 1852, check this place filled with antiques from that time to the latest award. Entrance of 100 pesos. Came here at 4pm on a Saturday near closing time and we were the only guests inside.

If you like chemistry and antiques, this place is loaded with items from the various masters. It's a quick visit with the small space, but with plenty of picture-perfect items, it's easy to spend one hour inside. They also sell souvenirs and snacks if you want.

The large distiller looked awesome. It gives that old wine house vibes. There's also a mock model of how to make other types of alcoholic drinks, some mini barrels, glasswares, green bottles, old large printing label machine, and even the old chemistry equipment like spectrophotometer, columns, microscope, and so on. Really a good introduction for students and future chemists.

Some of the most notable antiques here are at the second floor. These include super old telephones, old typewriters, old cash register, old computer, old cameras, Grandfather's Clock, a cabinet with old Chinese dresses and shoes that appear to be from the 80's (wish they showcased them each rather than hung), a very old coal iron, a Ferrari car model toy, various trophies, wine labels and a glass cabinet of wines. There's a TV here showing the history of the company. The visuals and narrative are very interesting to watch.

All in all, a tour in Intramuros is never complete without this stop. It's one of the best treasures there is where...

08/14/25. Inside the Philippines' Oldest Distelleria.🏆

Started the 4th installment of our rediscovery of Intramuros with a much anticipated tour of the Distelleria Limtuaco Museum.

GOOD: Lyka our guide made a big difference in the overall outstanding experience we had. She was professional, thorough and funny all at once. The museum should give her a raise. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. Despite the smaller size, the replica of the Distelleria was complete from the traditional use of Water buffalo to press the sugar cane at the start of the tour to the more modern equipment at the end of the tour.👍 My guests and I got the package with 6 tasting shots to cap the tour. This was the most fun. 6 shots of your choice for an extra 100 pesos was so worth it.

We left happy and a little tipsy🤤. Will come back and bring...

Good experience. Apparently Destileria Limtuaco is the oldest distillery in continuous operation in the Philippines. It was established in 1852 by Lim Tua Co in Binondo. He became prominent figure in Filipino-Chinese society and adopted a Christian name Bonifacio Limtuaco. Unfortunately he and his only son died in 1887 during the trip to China. Business was took over by the nephew Lim Chay Seng. The distillery introduced and popularized the Chinese medicine wine known as Siok Hoc Tong or Sioktong. Museum was established to honor of Lim Tua Co and the distillery in 1982. Entrance is 100 PHP per person. Additionally one may pay for different alcohol testing. One may also try their signature ice cream (120 php for 100 ml cup or 465 php for 450 ml). Great place. It should be...