Demerara was first mentioned in 1691 as a trading post. [2] On 18 October 1745, Demerara was created as a separate colony, even though it was located on an unoccupied part of Essequibo, because the people from the province of Holland wanted to settle there and Essequibo was part of Zeeland. [3] In the founding documents, it was mentioned that the colonists should live in peace with the Amerindian population and respect their territories, because they fought with the colony of Essequibo against the French privateers and helped to chase them off. The Amerindian were considered free people, and they were not allowed to enslave them. [4] When something is aged in somewhere like the Caribbean then this is called, rather obviously, tropical ageing. Here the climate, heat and humidity play a big role in how it ages in a barrel.

Palate: very smooth, caramelized sugar, oak, cola gummy bears, burnt sugar, dark chocolate, smokiness

In 2006, DDL obtained one-third of the shares of National Rums of Jamaica, which is a subsidiary of Jamaica's National Sugar Company Limited. [6] To combat all this uncertainty surrounding rum classification, Hamilton suggests a few things to watch out for when seeking out a bottle of rum (yo ho ho optional). Look for a Distillery on the Label National Rums of Jamaica appoints first female CEO". www.loopjamaica.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20 . Retrieved 2021-01-20. Distilling was introduced in the 1850’s by the British and not long after there were more than 300 sugar estates producing their own rums, though by the end of the century that number began to drop along with the number of sugar plantations. By the 1930s there were 230 operating sugar plantations and in 1958, only 18. Each estate produced its own distinctive rum and they were given their own marks to identify the origin, for example, PM is Port Morant. These rums were shipped to England and the trading name Demerara Rum was established. Flavor Characteristics and the Coffey Still Efforts should be made to expand chess in Guyana". Stabroek News. 2017-01-08 . Retrieved 2021-01-07.

Yesu Persaud was chairman of DDL until 2013. Through his contributions to Guyanese industry, 1983 he was awarded the Cacique Crown of Honour.McGowan, Winston (2006). "The 1763 and 1823 slave rebellions (Part 2)". Stabroek News. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27 . Retrieved 2006-12-07. Small producers with fancy, embossed bottles are another clue I use to gauge the quality of the contents," Hamilton says. "Custom bottles are expensive, especially in small quantities for new bottlers, so it is almost always a given that the producer spent more on the bottle than the product in the bottle." Be Aware of Added Sugar