Caribbean Rum Producers Present Special 50th Anniversary Blends to CARICOM Governments

As part of the year-long celebration of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM) 50th anniversary, rum producers across the region are set to present specially curated 50th Anniversary Rum Blends to CARICOM governments. These contributions from the rum industry will mark the culmination of a year-long celebration of CARICOM’s 50th anniversary. Producers from all rum-producing CARICOM Member States, a total of thirteen, which are also members of the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association (WIRSPA), will showcase their products to national governments during the month of June. The thirteen distilleries involved include:

• Mount Gay Distilleries (Barbados)
• Demerara Distillers (Guyana)
• Suriname Alcoholic Beverages (Suriname)
• Angostura (Trinidad and Tobago)
• West Indies Rum Distillery (Barbados)
• Saint Lucia Distillers (Saint Lucia)
• Belfast Estate – Dominica (Dominica)
• Antigua Distillery (Antigua)
• Grenada Distillers (Grenada)
• Travellers Liquors (Belize)
• Watlings Distillery (Bahamas)
• National Rums of Jamaica (Jamaica)
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines Distillers (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)123.

The products being showcased by regional rum producers will be distributed to CARICOM Member States, with some products available for sale in local markets. Several of the special edition rums are unique blends that will only be available for this purpose and in very limited quantities.