Rum Producers Meet to Address Labelling and Quality Standards
Senior technical staff of the region's rum producers, members of the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers' Association (WIRSPA), met in Jamaica on 13 June 2018 for a one-day technical…
WIRSPA Network/Showcase event & ETI Alcohol School – Kingston, Jamaica
From 16th - 19th October 2018, Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits and The Ethanol Technology Institute, in collaboration with WIRSPA Inc., will host The Alcohol School Concise - Distilled Spirits,…
Rum Producers Tackle Competitiveness Challenges
(L-R) Komal Samaroo, WIRSPA Chairman; Dr. Rolph Balgobin, Chairman of Angostura Limited.; Trinidad Minister of Trade, Paula Gopee-Scoon; Genevieve Jodhan, CEO of Angostura Limited.; Vaughn Renwick, WIRSPA CEO Regional rum…
WIRSPA Members Discuss Action on Responsible Drinking
Chairman Urges Industry-wide Collaborative Approach Georgetown, Guyana, Friday February 23, 2018: Meeting in Georgetown earlier this month, regional rum producers examined ways in which they could increase practical actions to…
New Leadership for Regional Rum Industry
Representatives of the regional rum industry meeting in Barbados last week elected a new Chairman to lead the regional grouping. The new Chairman is Komal Samaroo, head of regional conglomerate…
WIRSPA Technical Seminar & Exhibition – November 2017, Dominican Republic
Haven't yet registered for WIRSPA's upcoming Technical Seminar & Exhibition? NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE THE SPACES LEFT! Exhibitors' Prospectus - CLICK HERE Exhibitors Registration [download to edit] -…
Call for Expression of Interest – Strengthening Food Safety Management Systems
Call for Expression of Interest (EOI) 10th EDF Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Project Support to the Caribbean forum of ACP States in the implementation of Commitments Undertaken Under the…
Authentic Caribbean Rum (ACR) Showcase in Grantley Adams International Airport
The leading Travel Retail outlet at Barbados's international airport will feature a wide selection of Authentic Caribbean Rums from across the region. Over 80 rums from producers throughout CARICOM (including…
Top Spirits Professionals meet Authentic Caribbean Rum Brands in the Dominican Republic
The West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association Inc. (WIRSPA) recently organised an educational event about Authentic Caribbean Rum for spirits influencers and journalists from the United States and Canada.…
WIRSPA Taking on Big Rum Producers in North America
• Rum is vital to the social and economic infrastructure of Caribbean economies • Eighteen CARIFORUM rum producers, mostly smaller niche (artisan) brands, are to take on the big global…