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Craftly mixed with

Rivers rum, made by River Antoine Estate, is surely

one of most legendary rums in the Caribbean.

Dated back 1785, the Estate is located in the northeast coast of the beautiful island of Grenada.

Rivers has never been exported from the island over the centuries,

due to the very small production and its local sales.

Finally in 2020 it arrived in Europe and

it’s now exceptionally part of the range as the 003 #thelostdaiquiri.

Waters come from the near River Antoine, in a wild area in the north of Grenada.

The legendary Boiling House, where the juice is prepared for fermentation.

Rivers is powered only by a water wheel dated back centuries.

Sugarcane grows organically surrounded by local flora.

Rivers is distilled in an old Double retort pot still.

Rivers staff is traditionally organized in working groups with old specific skills.jpg

Waters come from the near River Antoine, in a wild area in the north of Grenada.

The legendary Boiling House, where the juice is prepared for fermentation.

Rivers is powered only by a water wheel dated back centuries.

Sugarcane grows organically surrounded by local flora.

The distillery still works with ancient techniques and equipment:

it functions without electricity, powered by water and gravity,

the last in the world to do this.

An ancient waterwheel, fed by the river is the only engine of the distillery, crashing the sugarcane,

organic, grown locally without fertilizers or pesticides.

The fresh juice goes to the Boiling House where it’s concentrated in traditional ‘batteries’ heated by wooden-fire oven.

Fermentation occurs spontaneously with air-borne yeasts, and distillation takes place in a double retort pot still.

Daily production consists in few hundred liters only,

no stock, no ageing.

Rivers is definitely a legendary jewel of the heritage of rum.

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