~Best Rum Distillery in the Caribbean~
PHILIPSBURG:--- If there is one thing the Caribbean is known for as much as its beaches, it's its rum. Caribbean rum producers have spent centuries perfecting the process of distillation, aging, and blending, and many of the world's best rums come from the Caribbean.
Today, USA Today awarded St. Maarten's Topper's Rhum Distillery 1st place in the 10 Best Caribbean Rum Distillery contest for the third year in a row. This prestigious competition is amongst some of the most famous rum brands in the world, such as Bacardi, Brugal, Angostura, Cruzan, Mount Gay, Appleton Estate, and Barbancourt.
USA TODAY's 10Best.com provides travelers with original, unbiased, and experiential travel content worldwide. At its core is a team of well-traveled and well-educated experts, who in their fields are known for their discriminating tastes.
Topper's Rhum, a truly locally made product, is a world-class, multi-award-winning, premium rhum that is handmade, bottled, and packaged with precision right here in Cole Bay, St. Maarten. Topper's Rhum only uses all-natural premium ingredients and no preservatives. They are committed to producing the world's best-tasting rhum and flavored rhum spirits using the highest quality standards. They are re-inventing rhum by continually innovating and delivering unique products to their customers worldwide.
The distillery is set in an iconic waterfront building that accommodates the distillery, restaurant, bar, gelateria, and gift shop. During their hands-on tours, guests taste over 20 samples of Rhum, rhum cakes, rhum infused Italian gelato, waffle cones, as well as cook and taste food prepared with Topper's Rhum. They will learn the history of rum and a behind-the-scenes look at how they ferment, distill, blend, age, and expertly bottle their handcrafted rhums.
Topper's Rhum is environmentally conscientious and well known for their signature reusable swing-top bottles. This official St. Maarten rhum is the only international multiple award-winning spirits distilled, blended, and exported from St. Maarten. They currently export to 7 countries and 28 states in the USA. Their products are also sold online throughout the world at buyrhum.com. Topper's Rhum has already won over two dozen international medals awarded by the most prominent rum tasting contests.
Through their continuing expansion overseas, they notably promote and market St. Maarten internationally. Topper's Rhum Distillery is one of the top unique places to visit on St. Maarten, according to the St. Maarten Tourism Bureau.
Topper's Rhum distillery is open for rhum tastings and shopping from 9:00 am – 10:00 pm daily. Tours are every day at 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm, and 5:00pm. Call 721-520-0008 or book online at www.toppersrhumtours.com.
For more information about the Topper's Rhum Distillery, please contact the Topper's Rhum Press Officer at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit their website www.toppersrhumtours.com
