The Oldest Rum Distillery In The Caribbean

"Mountgay" is the oldest rum distillery in the Caribbean and Alun Hill was given exclusive access to film behind the scenes.

At over 300 years old, Mountgay rum is still made the same way as it was 300 years ago - and with a boiler made in Scotland 150 years ago still generating the heat.

See employee Craig explain the rum making process - and see the 2 oldest working pot stills in the world.

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• rum
• mountgay
• barbados
• distillery
• caribbean

[DancingYeti187]

wow the original boiler came from Edinburgh Scotland 150 years ago!!! Scotland-Carribean Rum connection.. nice!

[alunhill]

@DancingYeti187 Yes - that was a lovely surprise! Alun

[Tavio006]

Barbados is the best country in the Caribbean 

[alunhill]

@suckyanan You clearly know nothing about keeping cool!

[jule1977]

Hmmm, this was a mildly informative video about Rum from Mount Gay. But your comments are more provacative bordering on animosity towards the great people of the Carribbean and their culture of Rum making.

PS: Did you know that British Sailors were issued with rum until the 1960's? I think.

[attase]

regardless of any debate, to me it is evident that the canary islands was one of, if not the largest contributor to what we know today as Rum.

[attase]

I bet if someone actually performed a study of the history of rum production in the canary islands they would find evidence of some the true "oldest distilleries" on the planet that may even pre-date the discovery of the new world!

[attase]

actually they distilled sugar cane molasses into "rum" in the canary islands long before they even discovered the Americas. The Spanish King actually ordered the relocation of many plantations and sugar specialists from the canary islands to the Caribbean in order to expand and industrialise sugar production as the canary islands became to small to house the industry due to Europe's huge demand for sugar. Canary Islanders were the very first European cultivators to settle in the Caribbean.

[maxWELLprice]

Three Sheets did a much better tour. And where is Charles. How can you do this video without the Ambassador.