WIRSPA Newsletter, September 2025
WIRSPA Newsletter includes: Message from the New Chairman: A Vision of Leadership, Partnership and Consensus Navigating Trade Headwinds: U.S. Tariffs and Global Uncertainty Eyes on the UN: Industry Perspective on…
Caribbean Rum Producers Address Global Health and Trade Challenges at WIRSPA AGM
Regional rum producers and international stakeholders recently gathered in Barbados to address pressing issues facing the industry, during the Annual General Meeting of the West Indies Rum & Spirits Producers’…
WIRSPA hosts Global Rum Industry at Technical Conference in Jamaica
Over 130 rum professionals, from 25 distilleries in 17 countries, recently met in Kingston, Jamaica, for the WIRSPA Technical Conference 2025. Organized by the West Indies Rum & Spirits Producers’…
WIRSPA Chairperson’s Letter, 2025
WIRSPA Chairman’s Letter, now available: read below or download.
Mrs. Margaret Monplaisir Re-elected Chair of WIRSPA
Margaret Monplaisir, head of St. Lucia Distillers, was given a resounding vote of confidence when she was re-elected as Chair of the umbrella body of Caribbean Rum Producers at their…
Rum Producers Looking to Overcome Challenges and Deliver Anniversary Rum
The West Indies Rum & Spirits Producers Association (WIRSPA), members are seeking to address several challenges facing the industry, following a year of slower-than-expected growth in the premium rum segment…
Caribbean Distilling Seminar 2024: The Merging of Innovation and Tradition
Some 140 attendees converged in St. Lucia from 15th to 19th April 2024, for the Caribbean Distilling Seminar, a collaborative effort between the West Indies Rum & Spirits Producers Association…
WIRSPA Producers Celebrate CARICOM 50th Anniversary with Special Rum Blends
CARICOM Heads of Government got a special treat at their recent meeting in Guyana when the Saint Lucia Distillers Group presented the Heads with their new CARICOM 50th Anniversary Rum…
WIRSPA Chairperson’s Letter, 2024
WIRSPA Chairman’s Letter, now available: read below or download.
Barbados Hosts The WIRSPA Producers’ Technical Committee
The West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association (WIRSPA) recently held a successful and informative meeting of its Technical Committee on 11 and 12 October 2023, in Barbados. Held at…