Next we pour this requited sugar, water and yeast 'Patch' into the boiler; the left-most stainless steel container with the two columns rising out of it. This patch is heated until the contents begin to turn to a gas, rise up the column and condense in the stainless steel tank attached.

We discard the first 10% of the result, referred to as the 'heads'. The head contains metholated spirits - best left for cleaning floors not our livers.

We discard the final 20%, the 'tails'. The tails contains a combination of fusel oils that go into making such things as paint.

The remaining 70% of the Distillate is called the 'heart' and is comprised primarily of ethanol. We combine this ethanol with caramelized sugar in our two large metal mixing tanks central to our factory floor. In these two tanks the rum undergoes a series of filtration and refining processes that ensure it is light, smooth and tasty.

The final stage of the process is the most time consuming. Each batch of rum is placed in one of our 300L French Oak barrels and allowed to age. It is this extra time that determines the difference between a good rum and a great rum!

If you would like a walk and a talk through the Distillery in person, we do tours by appointment for groups up to 15 people. $10 a head and you'll have the Master Distiller's ear and perhaps even a taste of some barrel proof rum! Tour bookings can be made over the phone, through the web or by fax.

Contact details available here.