- Cuba (Havana): Known as the birthplace of rum, Havana features several historic distilleries, including the famous Havana Club. Visitors can take guided tours that delve into the rum-making process and explore the city’s vibrant culture and colonial architecture.
- Barbados (Mount Gay Rum Distillery): As the home of Mount Gay Rum, touted as the world’s oldest rum distillery, Barbados offers tours showcasing the history of rum production dating back to 1703, along with tasting experiences featuring various rum types.
- Guyana (Demerara Distillers Limited): Located along the Demerara River, this distillery produces renowned rums like El Dorado. Visitors can explore the distillation process and learn about the unique ingredients and techniques that make Guyanese rum distinct.
- Jamaica (Appleton Estate): This iconic rum estate offers guided tours that take visitors through the lush sugarcane fields and distillation facilities, focusing on over 250 years of rum production history and the artisanal techniques that contribute to its unique flavor.
Fancy discovering enchanting places full of traditions around the world? Here’s why to organize a trip on the trail of Rum, an exceptional opportunity to experience a 2024 vacation amid taste and unique natural beauty.
Lovers of the unique taste and aroma of the Rum, here is ready an itinerary just for you. A journey in the footsteps of Rum which will take you on a discovery of beautiful places on our Planet and where the famous distillate of sugar cane juice sees the light of day, in each of its versions. Rum, which originates in British-colonized countries such as Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guiana and the area bordering the Demerara River; Rhum from French-colonized countries such as Haiti and Martinique; and Ron, which originates in Spanish-colonized locations such as Cuba, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Colombia.
A truly exceptional journey in the footsteps of Rum, through wonderful countries between the South America and the Caribbean and which stand out for their history, traditions, scenic beauty and culture. A trip that will be able to make you experience unique emotions, entering fully into the heart of these places and allowing you to discover the true soul of this extraordinary distillate, loved all over the world and that, once you try it, you will never leave.
Journey in the footsteps of Rum (Ron) to Cuba
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A trip that can start from one of the most beloved and popular destinations for travelers around the world. Let’s talk about Cuba, the largest island in the Caribbean and land of Rum or rather Ron. An unmissable stop for those who want to make a journey in the footsteps of Rum but also for those who wish to get to the heart of its production and the traditions associated with this world-loved nectar.
A land of exceptional beauty, in which to enjoy its white beaches and crystal clear sea and in which, reaching cities such as theHavana or Havana, it is possible to enter the heart of Cuban Ron production, among the clubs, distilleries and the many picturesque sights of this town full of vibrancy, color, soul and free-spiritedness.
Jamaica, land of Rum and UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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Another must-see stop and destination to mark on your travel itinerary on the trail of Rum, then, is the Jamaica or Jamaica. A land that knows how to captivate anyone who visits it. Home of reggae music, UNESCO heritage site from 2018 and of excellent Rum. An exceptional destination, to say the least, in which to spend one’s 2024 vacation full of beauty, extraordinary landscapes, Caribbean beaches and crystal clear waters, and all the art and dedication that characterizes Jamaica’s Rum production.
A long tradition that you can observe up close, for example by visiting the Compagnie des Indes, where Rum is produced with extreme care and elegance and is just waiting to be tasted.
Martinique, home of Rhum and land of infinite beauty
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You can’t talk about rum if you don’t also talk about Martinique, a volcanic island in the Lesser Antilles also known for being the island of eternal summer. A destination that enjoys warm sunshine all year round but with the constant presence of the trade winds to make life and your stay absolutely pleasant. But also a land that makes Rhum its winning weapon and that, together with the dreamy landscapes and the deep blue sea, will be able to enchant you and make you experience a journey on the trail of Rum that is truly exceptional.
Here, once you arrive, a must stop is undoubtedly La Carbet, in the north of the island, where sugarcane is cultivated in more than 40 hectares of land and plantations owned by the leading domestic distillery Neisson. But Martinique is also home to the Agricultural Rum, produced solely by distilling fermented cane juice. A product to try and a destination to discover during your 2024 vacation.
Traveling in the footsteps of Rum, Barbados
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Finally, but just for this mini tour among the countries where you can discover the soul of the production of the most beloved distillate ever, are the Barbados. A destination that boasts of being one of the most beautiful islands to visit during a trip to the Caribbean and is characterized by a great diversity in terms of natural beauty and landscapes.
Here, in this land full of wonderful discoveries, there are about 70 miles of coastline and enchanting beaches. A land in which vegetation grows luxuriantly, in which to enjoy the sun and the beauty of its sea, in which to savor local products, and in which to discover the fabulous Rum produced on the island. For example, by planning a visit to the Doorly’s Richard Seale and trying his Rums of exceptional goodness and value.
As to say, a trip in the footsteps of Rum not only allows you to discover the infinite nuances of taste of this typical South American and Caribbean product, but also guarantees that you will travel to destinations of boundless beauty, full of wonderful attractions and possibilities. To enjoy a 2024 vacation that can captivate you and satisfy all the senses, making you want to come back.
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