Those who know me know that I love to bring home “liquid souvenirs” from our travels. Our recent cruise on Celebrity Beyond was no exception. For our visit to the island of Barbados I had arranged a tour to take us to three distilleries. As luck would have it, our driver/guide for the day is a rum aficionado, so he was the ideal person for us to spend the day with. He also had a great place for us to have an authentic Bajan lunch!
We visited Foursquare, Mount Gay and Stade’s distilleries, and brought home several bottles from each. Just like with bourbon, gin and other spirits, rum distilleries all have their individual stories, methods and recipes. It is interesting to learn about them, in the interest of science, of course. 😉
I have finally completed all of the processing from our winter adventures and posted galleries on my Adobe Portfolio page.
Monte Stevens
Wow! On that 5th image of the glasses and bottle in front of the window!
Tom Dills
I agree! It was one of those scenes that made me very glad I had brought my camera.
oneowner
I hope the driver didn’t partake. Sounds like a lot of fun.
Tom Dills
Ironically, even though the driver collects and trades rum bottles, he doesn’t drink at all. And they don’t really serve much at the tastings, although most of the distilleries also have bars where one can purchase a cocktail.
Howard Grill
Love that opening image! Sounds like you had a great time!
Tom Dills
Thank you, Howard. We like to find interesting places to visit, and i occasionally remember to take photos! 😉