BimROCK Magazine Issue #8 Best Summer Ever | Page 32

GARRY’S

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Written By: Leigh-Ann Worrell
Photography : Rachelle Gray

ECLUSION ROAD IS THE HOME TO ONE OF THE ISLAND’S
BEST-KNOWN SECRETS: GARRY’S RUM PUNCH BAR.
On the grill, fish is prepared to a tender, mouth-watering
delight. The thought of pickled pigtails seems a bit unappetising
at first, but once served up with slices of sweet potato, became an
instant favourite among a group of hungry friends.
The locale’s signature drink – rum punch – is good to the very
last drop.
The bar is an oasis Garry (christened Garfield Ifill) has carefully
created for the past 12 years. He admits that the journey has not
always been easy, but was well worth it – and was far from over.
Garry had been working in hospitality for about 10 years before
opening his own spot. His initial interest in mastering rum punch
came out of his response to an on-the-job problem.
“Someone took a shortcut in what [the rum punch] was
supposed to be. Having the knowledge of what a rum punch is
supposed to be, I fixed it. But it was an issue because I was not the
person to deal with it at that point in time . . .,” he recalls.

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