River Antoine Estate … The home of Rivers Rum
Rivers Rum is arguably the strongest and finest white rum you will find anywhere in the Caribbean. I cannot say it definitly is, becuase it depends on which Grenadian you ask.
They all will agree that Grenada produces the strongest white rum. But the debate rages on over whether Rivers Rum in the north, is superior to Clarkes Court Rum in the south. And that can make for a healthy rum shop argument.
On One of my island tour I decided to drop by to see the good folks at River Antoine Estate the makers Rivers Rum. For a few bucks we got a guided tour of the entire rum making operation.
The key thing that distinguishes Rivers Rum from the rest is that the rum is still made almost the same way the original owners made it over 200 years ago.
Central to that process is the Water Wheel. Water from River Antoine is channeled, and used to turn the wheel, which generates the power to press the juice out of the sugar cane, and kick off the rum making. 
Here is Ryian, with the water wheel pictured in the background.
The entire process from the raw sugar cane to the final bottled product is quite fasinating. And I can gaurantee that you won’t look at your Rum Punch, or Rum and Coke the same way after taking the tour.
Did you know? Or even consider …
How do you go from this ugly stuff?…
To this .
That one always impresses the heck out of me. And I’m so gratefull … I mean can you imagine what life in the rum shop would be like, if we had to drink that brown stuff?
Well the good folks at River Antoine Estate have been turning the nasty looking brown stuff, into crystal clear perfection for over 200 years.
And on the tour to see just how it’s done. This is my second visit to River Antoine Estate. On each visit we got guides that were very knowledgable about the Rivers Rum making process (no surprise here). On this our last visit, our guide was Patsy …
And of course my little travelling buddy Ryian, just had to have another shot to add to her collection.
Here’s Ryian and Patsy, with the cooling tanks pictured in the background.
The best part of the tour of course is the rum tasting …
And after tasting you get the opportunity to take home a couple bottles at factory price.
Rivers Rum comes in two different sizes, and two different proofs. There is a 40% alc, 80% proof which is less strong, and suitable for travelling. And then there is bad boy, not for the faint of heart … and the only gaurantee here is that it won’t be below 75% alc or 152 proof.
If you like good natural white rum like I do. Then make a stop at River Antoine Estate, the home of Rivers Rum a Must Stop.
And if you make it this far north, be sure to also check out Lake Antoine it’s only 5 minutes away. It is the source of the River Antoine, that feeds the channel, that turns the wheel, that crushes the cane, that makes Rivers Rum, which we all love so much.
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Is there an online shop/e-market where we can buy River Antoine products outside Grenada. Such a venture will be very successful given that River Antoine products are very popular among the diaspora. If such a market does not exist as yet the administrators should seriously look into establishing this link. Of course such a move will require an expansion of the current factory or, opening another outlet that can be used to cater for exportation purposes; and also allocating additional lands for sugar cane cultivation. Your thoughts??
Hey Charlo,
? Give them a shout.
almost every couple months someone asks about buying Rivers Rum over the Internet or whether there is a a European or US distributor. I honestly don’t know the answer to that question. Maybe I’ll send an email to the Rivers guys. If I get a response I will post it here. I think its a good idea you suggested provided the market research bears out. Of course somebody will have to bank roll the thing… is that person you
Thanks for the comment.
Lata
Gooch
i was wondering the same thing. there must be a way to buy online or import rivers. please tell me if there is a way you can
Hey Gooch,
It’s a good idea man, please, if you can; send out some emails to the company. Hopefully we get some positive results/feedback from them. But this summer am planning to head to the Isle and one of the things am going to do is take a tour of the factory, and this is one of the questions am going to raise to the administrators regarding international/e-marketing. I don’t know for certain the level of government involvement in factory operations. But i think they should provide some serious subsidies/incentives to the factory that will promote increased production and marketing. In regards to international promotion/marketing of the rum, such a venture can encourage major revenues and international recognition for our country once the right markets are established. For example look at the Appleton Rum from Jamaica its internationally recognized, we can expect the same from Rivers once the business is subsidized by the government and the flood gates to international markets are opened. Lets see where the VAT revenue will be ending up???
Bless.
fantastic experience!!! of course i’ll do it again, i hope to find a place where I can find this rum in Europe, my bottle is finish…..
Greneda….amazing. Rivers rum…The best. Can’t get in UK yet. Although have written to them, going back in a couple of months, will have to pop in to their distillery.