St. Kitts and Nevis were known as the “sugar islands,” with abundant fields of sugar cane, and alive with the milling of sugar cane, and the distillation and production of rum. Unfortunately over time, those distilleries disappeared and now the only rum produced locally is home brew or “hammond.” There remains a brand of rum which is bottled and blended on St. Kitts by Demerara Distillers Limited of Guyana. CSR, Cane Spirit Ritchmont,“The Spirit of St. Kitts,” is a light spirit distilled from cane sugar syrup, rather than molasses, from which rum is generally made. It is perfect when combined with Ting, a grapefruit soda from Jamaica, for a “Ting…
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I first met Liz Pereira as a “MyIslands Legend” and merciful overlord of the MyIslands site for St. Kitts and Nevis. We were planning our November 2011 trip to Nevis, and I spent quite a bit of time on the forum gathering information about restaurants and sites to see around the island, and enjoying the trip reports of forum members. Sadly, it was not until after our return that I learned that Liz operated a tour company called “Pereira Tours,” offering tours of St. Kitts and the surrounding islands. I have had the fortune of living vicariously through the photos and stories of Liz and her happy customers shared on…
