You wake up, you head for the sand. Then you do it again. Some Caribbean vacation aren’t about striking statements or grand gestures. They’re not always about luxury — or, that is to say, they’re about another kind of luxury: the perfect beach day. It’s that feeling of stepping onto warm sand with nothing on […]
By Alexander Britell In what could be an industry-shaking move for Caribbean rum and rhum agricole, global spirits firm Campari Group has purchased French company Rhumantilles. Rhumantilles is the owner of nearly 97 percent of Martinique-based Bellonnie & Bourdillon Successeurs, the owner of French rum brands Trois Rivieres and Maison La Mauny. The company also […]
By the Caribbean Journal staff The transformed Appleton Estate has reopened for visitors after a $7.2 million renovation and rebranding project. The new Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience in Siloah, Jamaica, is the brainchild of parent company Gruppo Campari. It’s named after the rum’s legendary master blender, Joy Spence. Already the biggest attraction on […]
Appleton has begun a major expansion of its Appleton Rum Estate Tour Complex in Jamaica. The $7.7 million USD project is slated to begin in January and will add 25,000 square feet to the existing facility. The main building will be a welcome center with a theater, a luxury bar, a five-star restaurant and other […]
