A cigar firm. A chocolate manufacturing unit. A pizzeria. A vineyard. Nassau’s Graycliff by no means stops innovating with thrilling, inventive new points of interest, and now the legendary lodge and restaurant’s Heritage Village has added a quite cool new providing: The Bahamas’ first moonshine firm.
It’s known as the Bahamian Moonshine Firm by Graycliff, and it serves up a choice of full-fledged moonshines, from the adventurous “White Lightning” to a bunch of locally-inspired flavors.
It’s the product of a collaboration between Graycliff and North Carolina-based South Mountain Distilling Firm, and the result’s conventional, genuine Moonshine within the coronary heart of historic Nassau.
The flavors are numerous: every thing from mango to sweet cane to sapodilla (“dilly” to a “chocolate brownie” moonshine. There’s additionally a quintessentially Bahamian expression: Guava, which was significantly scrumptious.
However the crown jewel is the White Lightning, an exceptionally clean spirit (significantly whenever you examine it among the Caribbean’s similar-strength rum expressions). However, be forewarned, it packs a punch, to the tune of 190 proof — 95 ABV, to be precise. (The flavour-infused moonshines are a milder 40 proof.)
There are additionally some South Mountain-branded choices, together with distinctive tastes like Peanut Butter Banana.
The wood-paneled inside is a portal to a rustic distillery, with free tastings out there and diverse presents on the cabinets as properly.
It’s simply the newest intelligent addition for Graycliff, which has turned Nassau’s West Hill Road (only a quick stroll away from Bay Road and the Nassau Cruise Port) into one of many nation’s hottest locations to go to, from the recently-expanded chocolate manufacturing unit (which now even boasts its personal candle manufacturing unit) to its well-known cigar firm, which is marking its third decade with an skilled staff of Cuban rollers and a worldwide footprint.
That’s accompanied by the just-transformed Bahama Barrels vineyard, the place you are able to do a wine tasting, mix your individual bottle of wine, with the world’s third-largest wine cellar is simply down the road on the Graycliff important home (house to very talked-about wine lunches, too).
The transformation of West Hill road has been exceptional; it’s shortly vaulted to the highest of the town’s must-visit stops, with its overhead umbrellas, colourful centuries-old buildings and seemingly limitless array of distinctive, genuine experiences.
We’ve visited numerous occasions and for us, it’s essentially the most pleasant road in all of Nassau & Paradise Island, a vacation spot that’s tailored for experiential vacationers.
In fact, you’ll be able to’t go to Graycliff with no dinner on the five-star restaurant that was simply named Caribbean Restaurant of the Yr, or discover a room and keep at charming, historic boutique lodge. (Rooms from $496 proper now).
Simply don’t overlook the White Lightning.
For extra, go to Graycliff.
