Business View Caribbean | October 2019

61 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN OCTOBER 2019 ST . V INCENT DI ST I LLERS L IMI TED cases per year - that’s 800,000 bottles, mostly for local consumption. The demand for local rum is high, so we don’t export large numbers. We’re the sole rum distillery on the island – and all the Caribbean islands are known for their rum – so what makes us unique? One contributing factor is that our Sunset Strong rum is 84.5 percent alcohol per volume, and actually won the title of World’s Best Over-Proof Rum at the World Rum Awards in London. Also unique is our location at the foothills of La Soufriere volcano, where there is a ready supply of fresh spring water. We can see the volcano summit from our windows, that’s how close we are. There are great benefits to volcanic filtered water; this is an integral component to the taste of our product.” Rum has deep roots in the Caribbean culture, and while each island has its own distillery, Greaves notes, “The Caribbean rum producers are really all one family. We are all members of the West Indies Rum & Spirits Association (WIRSPA). It’s the voice of the Caribbean rum industry and is instrumental pictured above Phillippa and Kenrick Greaves