Glamsquad Magazine Jan 2023

ESCAPE
Barbados:
Experience
True Caribbean
Heritage
Photo Credit: © Ingolf Pompe / Image Professionals GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo
By Sarah Holt
Edited by Amaka Obiena
Barbados is a siren for celebrities,
who are lured to the island by its
icing-white beaches and luxury hotels.
However, there’s much more to this
country than sand, sea, and star ratings.
It is home to the world’s best surfing
and scuba diving sites, the hallowed
cricketing ground of Kensington Oval,
and a collection of the Caribbean’s
leading rum distilleries. Here are just
a few reasons Barbados is not to be
missed.
Rum is the national drink
of Barbados – the firewater
has been produced on the
island for over 350 years. If
you’re interested in learning
more about it, you can
visit a distillery. Mount Gay
in Bridgetown is one of the
oldest. Here you can tour
the molasses, fermentation,
and distillation houses before
settling down to a rum flight.
Connoisseurs can also add
the Foursquare Rum factory
and the West Indies Distillery to
their itinerary.
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