Trinidad and Angostura

High above one of the smaller Aging Bodegas

   Today is a beautiful day here in Trinidad, weather and the day is going according to plan.    Angostura is the spot we are going to visit today.   I'd like to say a special thanks to the people at Angostura for one of the nicest tours that I have ever been on.   The Museum, Distillery, and the Bitters area are all very impressive.   Angostura not only produces rum for their own brands, bur provide a large amount of aged rum to other rum companies.   Angostura reputation is built on on the quality of their aged rums.

Robert Wong and Vidia Persad - Doodnath

     Today really brought to the forefront what kind of quality rums that the master distiller and the master blender can bring together with all of their talent and the fine quality equipment that they have to work with.   In the tasting room with Robert Wong Chief Executive Officer and CEO and Vidia Persad-Doodnath Executive Director - Technical Operations we were given to opportunity to sample some of the staple rums of Angostura and off out opinions of some new blends on the horizon.    A couple of which were very appealing.    It was an honor to have Robert Wong take the time to visit with us during this portion of the tour.

     Into the Distillery we went to look at the Impressive equipment of a truly modern distillery.   The still towers some 80 or 90 feet above the facility arE among the most impressive that I have ever seen.  They have a totally modern facility from the fabulous still to the semi automatic barrel filling station, this is an absolutely impressive facility.  

     This evening I am sitting with Carlton Grooms in the hotel room enjoying a Bottle of Angostura Single Barrel
 and relaxing after a long day before heading to Venezuela at 5:00 am in the morning.   I wish that I had more time to experience more of Trinidad, but that is how things go.  By the way, Angostura Single Barrel is a very fine rum, unfortunately it is on that is not going to be placed on the international market any time soon.   If you are in some of the Caribbean Duty Free shops at any time soon. this is a rum you might want to consider.   ;o)