Ascending into the mountains of St. Andrew, on the island’s north-eastern coast, nestles Dunfermline – once a venerable distillery lost to Hurricane Ivan, where for centuries its clay loam has been conducive to cane cultivation. For this rum we harvested the sucrose-rich variety we call Lacalome Red from Anderson’s field, which stands on the terroir known as Mango Lane.

On the coastal plain, a stone’s throw south of the distillery, there is an intriguing terroir between mangrove & water meadow, with a distinctive bank of iron-rich volcanic laterite at its centre. Cane grows vigorously on this water-retentive soil derived from Woburn / Perseverance clays. For this rum we harvested the elegant variety we call Yellow Lady from the “Grapefruit” field, which stands on the terroir known as Flats.

On the east coast plain, five miles south of the distillery, there is a hidden valley floor between two small rivers, a fertile place where cane grows vigorously on lush, water-retentive soil derived from Woburn & Perseverance silts & clays. We hand-harvested the lanky variety we call Lodger from the Swimming Pool Field, which stands on the terroir known as Flood Plain.