Just on the border of Trelawny and St. James parishes is the Hampden Rum Estate. Given the well known medicinal properties of Jamaican rum, Eric and I paid a visit to get our bodies and minds ready for the Food for the Poor Canada Hampden School build😂
The property, founded in the 1750s, was lovely, quiet and cool in the heat of the day. We had a very informative tour of the distillery and sampled jerk chicken and pork along with the award winning rum.
Fascinating to see rum-making up close, to smell it and to realize that it has been made in the same way for centuries. Sugar cane is still harvested manually (one of the hardest jobs I have been told). The mind has to reflect on the slaves who provided the muscle and blood over the years to feed the pots.
A great day and I would say this property is well worth a visit if you are ever in the area.
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