If you scroll through our travel journal, you will find quite a few rum drinks we’ve had the pleasure of encountering on our trips through the islands. The most recent rum experience was the most unique of our encounters. Pictured above are three of the rums you will find at Callwood Distillery, located on the island of Tortola in the British Virgin Islands. Rum has been distilled and blended by the Callwood family for more than 200 years on Tortola. Callwood produces sugar cane rum, aged in oak barrels. It claims to be the Caribbean’s oldest continuously operating pot distillery. If you visit between March and August, you will have a chance to see distilling in action. If not, take a walk through around the grounds and make a few selections in the shop. You won’t be disappointed. You will find blends ranging from the rum aged 10 years to the “Panty Remover,” a rum designed to tempt young women into overindulgence with its sweet and light taste.
For more on our visit to Callwood Distillery and other stops on the island of Tortola, read our Tortola Trip Report.
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