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Re: Toppers Rhum won best Rum
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Not surprised they "won" .....they had a huge get out the PR vote push. It is kind of good but do they really make it from scratch? Or just add some sort of flavoring ? From what I recall, they purchase rum in bulk and flavor it on the island. Perhaps someone with more knowledge can verify.
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Re: Toppers Rhum won best Rum
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Not surprised they "won" .....they had a huge get out the PR vote push. It is kind of good but do they really make it from scratch? Or just add some sort of flavoring ? From what I recall, they purchase rum in bulk and flavor it on the island. Perhaps someone with more knowledge can verify. That is what I understood from years past. Not sure about present.
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Re: Toppers Rhum won best Rum
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That is my understanding, too, in talking to locals. I don't believe there are any rum distilleries on the island, since there is no sugar cane grown. Instead, they add various flavours and spices to the imported rum and bottle it with their own brand names.
I also suspect it's cheaper to ship in the distilled rum than the raw sugar cane to produce it, but that is just a guess on my part.
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Re: Toppers Rhum won best Rum
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Re: Toppers Rhum won best Rum
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Topper's is a distillery. and the rhum is made right there in their facility. Below is a little piece about their facility. If you would like more information just let me know.
"A knowledgeable guide will give you a hands-on tour as you walk through the 6,000 sq. Ft. distillery. You will learn a little rum history and behind the scenes look at how they ferment, distill, and filter rum."
Be Happy! Simply because you deserve to be. 😁
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Re: Toppers Rhum won best Rum
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Re: Toppers Rhum won best Rum
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Re: Toppers Rhum won best Rum
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We went to the Ma Dou Dou lil operation ( it's a cute little house) , the gal's that own it gave us a tour. Inside you'll find all the spices they grow and bottle as well as all the flavors of there rum. Out back you'll find all the blending of the rum with gallons of Bacardi rum that foments in the sun before being bottled in the hand painted bottles that are truly a work of art!!
Sand Gravity, got to love it!
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