The 2011 Caribbean Alcohol Beverage Awards

Participants in the Caribbean Rum and Beer Festival have the opportunity to submit products to compete for the 2011 Caribbean Alcohol Beverage (CAB) Awards in either the rum or beer category. The competition will take place on 27th October 2011.

Products in each catergory will be judged by a ten person expert rum panel, or the expert beer panel made up of key industry influencers.

2011 Caribbean Alcohol Beverage (CAB) Awards – RUM Results

The 2011 Caribbean Alcohol Beverage results for beer have been announced. They are as follows;

Category: White Rum

GOLD  El Dorado White (Demerara Distillers, Guyana)
SILVER Mount Gay Silver (Mount Gay Distillers, Barbados)
BRONZE Clarkes Court White (Grenada Distillers, Grenada)

Category: Overproof Rum

GOLD  Mount Gay Eclipse Black (Mount Gay Distillers, Barbados)
SILVER Wray & Nephew Overproof (Wray & Nephew Distillery, Jamaica)
BRONZE Rum Bar Overproof (Worthy Park Estate, Jamaica)

Category: Flavoured Rum

GOLD  Bois Bande Rum (Belfast Distillery, Dominica)
SILVER Four Square Spiced Rum (R L Seale, Barbados)
BRONZE  Kweyol Spiced Rum (St Lucia Distillers, St Lucia)

Category: Brown / Gold Rum

GOLD  Old Brigand Rum (R L Seale, Barbados)
SILVER Mount Gay Eclipse (Mount Gay Distillers, Barbados)
BRONZE Special Barbados Rum (R L Seale, Barbados)

Category: Aged Rum (5 – 9 years)

GOLD  Banks DIH VXO 7 Year Old (Banks DIH, Guyana)
SILVER Rum Sixty Six (R L Seale, Barbados)
BRONZE Doorlys 5 Year Old (R L Seale, Barbados)

Category: Aged Rum (10 – 14 years)

GOLD  Appleton 12 Year Old (Appleton, Jamaica)
SILVER XM Royal 10 Year Old (Banks DIH, Guyana)
BRONZE Mount Gilboa Pot Still Rum (Mount Gilboa, Barbados)

The blind tasting competition took place during the just concluded 2011 Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival held in Barbados, hosted at the Divi Southwinds Beach Resort Hotel.

In a closed room session the judging panel sampled over 40 rums and made their decisions based upon four criterions; Appearance, Aroma, Taste and Overall Impression. This year the judging panel included the editors of ‘Got Rum’ Magazine Luis & Margaret Ayala in conjunction with members of the XP Panel including Bob Davies, Nick Feris, Dave Russell and Steve Bennett.

The Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival is set to become the Caribbean’s premier promotion and retailing event for rum and beer beverages. The 3rd Festival will be held in October 2012.

Abigail Smith
Press Officer
Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival
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2011 Caribbean Alcohol Beverage (CAB) Awards – Beer Results

The 2011 Caribbean Alcohol Beverage results for beer have been announced. They are as follows;

Category:
 Lager / Pils (up to 6.9% ABV)
 GOLD  White Tip Lager – Cayman Islands Brewery, Cayman Islands
 SILVER Caylight – Cayman Islands Brewery, Cayman Islands
 BRONZE Hairoun – St Vincent Brewery, St Vincent

Category
 Dark Beer (up to 6.9% ABV)
 GOLD  Stallion Stout– Banks Barbados Breweries Ltd, Barbados
 SILVER Royal Extra Stout – Carib Brewery, Trinidad
 BRONZE Mackeson Stout– Carib Brewery, Trinidad

Category
 Strong Beer (7.0% ABV and above)
 GOLD  Seven Lager– Banks Barbados Breweries Ltd, Barbados
 SILVER Ironshore Bock – Cayman Islands Brewery, Cayman Islands

The blind tasting competition took place during the just concluded 2011 Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival held in Barbados, hosted at the Divi Southwinds Beach Resort Hotel.

In a hard fought contest the judging panel sampled over 30 brews and made their decisions based upon four criterions; Appearance, Aroma, Taste and Overall Impression. This year the Festival played host to world renowned Brewmaster Mr. Garrett Oliver as well as Mr. Mark Mckenna author of ‘A Guide to Caribbean Beer’.

The Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival is set to become the Caribbean’s premier promotion and retailing event for rum and beer beverages.

Abigail Smith
Press Officer
Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival
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