For the previous 12 months, the Caribbean Neighborhood (CARICOM) has been celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in fashion. Since July 2023, the area has seen a number of commemorative occasions held beneath the slogan “50 Years Sturdy: A Stable Basis to Construct On”. This month, to additional have fun the milestone, 13 rum producers from throughout the Caribbean have crafted particular blends that shall be offered on the CARICOM Heads of Authorities assembly in Grenada subsequent month. Amongst them is Belize’s very personal Travellers Liquors, who revealed their CARICOM 50 Reserve Rum to the general public this week. The rum, says Travellers distiller Mayito Perdomo, was aged for 5 years in choose American oak barrels.
The Caribbean’s Rum Producers Have a good time CARICOM’s fiftieth Anniversary
Producers in all rum producing CARICOM Member States, 13 in complete, that are additionally members of the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Affiliation (WIRSPA ), will current their merchandise to nationwide governments through the month of June.
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Caribbean rum producers shall be toasting to CARICOM this 12 months. Established on July 4th, 1973 to deepen regional integration, the Neighborhood has been observing its fiftieth 12 months in existence. This month’s commemorative occasion, organized beneath the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Affiliation (WIRSPA), will see every rum-producing CARICOM member state current its product to nationwide governments. Then, in July, these attending the Heads of Authorities assembly in Grenada may have an opportunity to pattern every of the 13 rums. Travellers Liquors additionally plans to reward bottles of their mix to the CARICOM Secretariat for distribution. Travellers joins a number of respected distillers together with:
- Mount Homosexual Distilleries (Barbados)
- Demerara Distillers (Guyana)
- Suriname Alcoholic Drinks (Suriname)
- Angostura (Trinidad and Tobago)
- West Indies Rum Distillery (Barbados)
- Saint Lucia Distillers (Saint Lucia)
- Belfast Property – Dominica (Dominica)
- Antigua Distillery (Antigua)
- Grenada Distillers (Grenada)
- Watlings Distillery (Bahamas)
- Nationwide Rums of Jamaica (Jamaica)
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines Distillers (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
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A pioneer on the earth of rum making in Belize, Travellers Liquors strives to carry high quality Belizean spirits to worldwide shoppers. The family-owned firm, which celebrated its seventieth anniversary in 2023, has launched a slew of premium rums various in fashion, age, and taste. At present, they export their rums to Europe, Canada, and the USA.
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Travellers’ CARICOM 50 Reserve Rum is a clean well-balanced spirit with notes of vanilla, caramel, and butterscotch, complimented with an array of oak spices and prunes. It may be loved neat or on the rocks, however it additionally serves as a wonderful base for a cocktail.
