Distillery
Tiburon
Tiburon is a Belizean brand/distillery producing artisanal aged rums; it offers dark and white rum expressions and emphasizes the Caribbean identity and landscape of Belize.
- Belize Caribbean coast · Belize
The story
The Tiburon brand was launched as a premium product linked to Belize and the local tourism sector; its market introduction involved Basil DeStefano and collaboration with well-known Belizean producers (Travellers). Over the years Tiburon has developed a local presence with tasting rooms in Placencia and San Pedro and has expanded its range with various formats and expressions.
Production philosophy
Recreating "the spirit of Belize" in a bottle: handcrafted products inspired by the Caribbean marine environment, with attention to local identity and conservation initiatives mentioned by the brand.
Territory
Belize (Caribbean coast). The brand maintains tourist tasting rooms in Placencia Village and San Pedro (Ambergris Caye) and declares a family distillery near the country's Caribbean coast.
Production method
Molasses-based production, column distillation (continuous column) and blending of rums of different ages followed by re-maturation in casks; aging in American oak barrels (ex-bourbon) according to the producer's official indications.
Distillation
Continuous column (column still)
Ageing
Aging in American oak barrels (ex-bourbon) with blending and subsequent maturation/finishing in cask after blending
Characteristics
- Type
- Distillery
- Categories
- craft rum
- aged rum
- Belizean rum
- blended rum
- Raw materials
- molasses (sugarcane)
- Casks and ageing vessels
- American oak barrels (ex-bourbon / Kentucky oak)
- Representative products
- Rhum Tiburon Gran Reserva 7Y 70cl
- White Tip (high-proof white rum)
What makes it distinctive
- Produced and bottled in Belize; brand strongly connected to Caribbean identity
- Tasting rooms in Placencia Village and San Pedro (Barrier Reef Drive)
- ‘Gran Reserva’ 7-year expression present in the catalogue
- The official site reports involvement in environmental conservation initiatives
Products from Tiburon
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