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Most rum from Foursquare
is aged in American white
oak barrels from Kentucky
that have previously been
used to mature bourbon.
Some signature blends have
also been matured in former
sherry and madeira casks.
“The warm climate in the
Caribbean means the rate of
maturation is much faster,”
adds Richard. “A rum aged for
five years in the Caribbean
will have the same maturity
as a spirit aged in Europe for
about ten years.”
Foursquare has been
named International Spirits
Challenge Rum Producer of
the Year four times (2016-
2019) and International Wine
& Spirits Competition Rum
Producer of the Year twice, in
2016 and 2018. The distillery
is open Monday-Friday, 10am-
4pm, for free tours on the
estate, which is in the southeast
of the island.
TREAT YOURSELF TO THIS…
Tower Estate Tea
Enjoy an elegant afternoon amid glorious
gardens at a historic home in Grenada
What could be more refined than
an indulgent afternoon tea served
in a historic house, surrounded
by lush tropical gardens? That’s
what’s on offer at the Tower
Estate, where a traditional English
menu features tiers of fresh-baked
cakes, cucumber sandwiches,
devilled eggs and other delicacies,
plus beautifully blended teas
using ingredients from the on-site
farm – blue butterfly pea flowers,
sorrel, lemon grass, soursop,
cinnamon – all served on and
in antique crockery.
The house was built in 1913
by the Grenadian lawyer CFP
Renwick. In 1945 Dr Leonard
Slinger bought the estate for the
then princely sum of £3,280; it has
been in the family ever since.“It
is a fine example of a West Indian
great house,” says Isabelle Slinger,
who currently manages the estate.
“It has two-foot-thick walls,
elaborately carved mahogany
ceiling, and a shingle roof that has
survived two big hurricanes.”
Listed in the book 1,001
Gardens You Must See Before
You Die, the estate’s two-acre
plot is a plant enthusiast’s dream,
with beds of evergreen and
flowering shrubs, an extensive
collection of heliconias,
bromeliads and ginger lilies,
and many tropical trees, designed
to provide year-round colour.
The estate farm also provides a
wealth of produce. “We collaborate
with Chef Belinda of Flavours of
Grenada to offer a Great House
Sunday Brunch,” says Isabelle.
“We’ve also started a farm-to-fork
culinary experience – guests pick
vegetables and fruit, and learn how
to use them to create new dishes;
they sit on rustic benches under
the mango trees and watch Chef
Belinda cooking their lunch on an
open fire.”
Afternoon tea is served
Wednesday-Friday and on the first
Saturday of the month (EC$65pp;
reservations required). Garden
tours run on Fridays (EC$40pp).
Left:
Tea is served in
antique crockery at
Tower Estate
Above:
Blended teas use
ingredients from the
garden, such as sorrel
and blue butterfly
pea flowers
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