English Harbour rums are produced by Antigua Distillers on the Caribbean Island of the same name. English Harbour is a port on the island. Its name was given by the Royal British Navy when they set up a naval base there in the 18th century.
Outside of the Caribbean, Antigua Distillers are best recognised for their English Harbour rums. The 5 year old is regularly held up as being a classic (I didn’t share that view in my review though). Within the Caribbean they are best known for their Cavalier brand of rums. Less expensive rums used mostly for mixing. Much like St Lucia Distillers produce Bounty for their own domestic and more localised market.
Offerings from Foursquare Distillery this year have been a little like buses. You wait ages then two come along at once!
I can almost feel the condemnation as I write. A review of another of Diageo’s Captain Morgan offerings. However, before you do so, please note this is a white rum not one of the many Spiced Variants which have given the Captain such a bad name in recent years.
St Lucia Distillers are famous for producing Chairman’s Reserve, Bounty (mainly for the domestic market) and Admiral Rodney.
Mount Gilboa is a triple distilled Pot Still rum. This in itself is fairly unusual, I think. I’ve heard little about multiple distillation in rum, unlike Vodka for example. That’s not to say it doesn’t occur just that is rarely mentioned. Mount Gilboa is a product of Barbados and from the name and product design you could be mistaken into thinking you are getting a cheaper Mount Gay product or a copycat.
From what I understand Appleton Special isn’t widely available in a lot of territories. It is freely available in the UK though.
In 1857 a young wine and spirit merchant called Paul Bardinet began blending and ageing the “tafia” (as it was called at the time) or sugar-cane alcohol, which arrived in Limoges, France from the far flung islands of the Caribbean.