Guyana is a Republic located in South America, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, precisely in the Caribbean Sea. The territory of the country is predominantly planted with obvious reliefs in the western and southern areas that divide it from neighboring Venezuela and Brazil. The climate of the State of Guyana is tropical, characterized by hot and sultry summers and rainy winters. The temperatures are very mild thanks to the proximity of the ocean. Guyana is a republic very poor economically, but enjoys a profitable production of spirits, among which fine rums exported all over the world. In the country particularly two companies producing Rum Big Mama Rum and Demerara Distillers stand out. The peculiarity of the local rum lies in the refined refining process of the sugarcane cultivated near the Rio Demerara. The sugar cane that grows near the west bank of the river, is fermented with scrupulous attention and then subjected to the distillation process. Inserted in oak barrels, it is left to age for a long period of time, before being bottled and distributed in the various countries of the world. In addition to high quality raw materials, the rums of the Republic of Guyana are particularly sought after thanks to the long aging process they are subjected to, among these special rums: El Dorado Rum aged 12 years and Big Mama Rum Demerara Pedro Ximenez rested for 15 years.
Information about Guyana
Region |
Guyana |
Country |
Carribean Sea |
Climate and soil |
The climate is hot-humid and the temperature keeps on the coast an average of 26 ° C; the abundant rainfall (over 2500 mm per year) is distributed in two seasons, one from mid-April to mid-August, the other from mid-November to the end of January; on the internal reliefs the dry season is accentuated. |
History |
The colonization of the G., begun at the end of the 16th century, when the Dutch settled on the banks of the Essequibo, was consolidated starting in 1621 by the Dutch West India Company. During the Napoleonic wars the Dutch possessions were occupied by the English and definitively assigned by the congress of Vienna to Great Britain which, in 1831, united them in the G. Britannica. The cultivation of sugar cane, developed in the large coastal plantations that employed African slaves, remained the main activity of the colony even under British rule. After the abolition of slavery and the abandonment of plantations by the Blacks, the British resorted to the importation of Indian labor and over a century the population of Indian origin became the majority. |
Typical products |
Demerara 12 YO rum is aged for a long time in a barrel, so that it releases a deep and brilliant amber tone. It has strong aromas, but not too exuberant. The taste has spicy aromas, rich in vegetal notes and accompanied by a memory of freshly cut sugar cane. It has a persistence on the pungent but sweet palate of aromatic molasses on the whole. It is better to taste it in purity or lengthened with water. It takes its name from a region of British Guiana, crossed by the homonymous river and the character it has acquired depends on the characteristics of the raw material. |
Typical dishes |
The local cuisine is based on Creole cuisine, which is a mixture of the traditional local and (to say the truth) the French and Spanish. Along the coast and on the islands you can try more fish specialties, such as soups, seafood, shellfish or roasted fish, accompanied by sauces made with curry or pepper that can often be too spicy on the palate of the westerners. In the indoor areas the pork and chicken meat is also more common, also cooked roasted and accompanied by pancakes, corn, rice or black beans. The country boasts an excellent production of fruit, corn, tomatoes, tobacco, sugar cane and coffee, which represent one of the greatest wealth of the country, along with the extraction of gold. Among the drinks, freshly squeezed juices and fresh fruit juices, beer and liquors produced in Italy, such as rum and spirits, are widely used. |