Brief History of
Grenada Distillers Limited ( formerly Grenada Sugar Factory )
Grenada Distillers Limited , the makers of Clarke ' s Court and Amaz-In products , has been in operation since 1937 . The largest , best-known distillery in Grenada , the factory is situated in the southern part of the island , Woodlands Valley , St George . The brand , Clarke ' s Court , derived its name from Clarke ' s Court Bay , which is several minutes away .
The name Clarke ' s Court originates from two sources : " Court " came from the Dutch Colonists who came to Grenada in the 1670s and attacked the town , seizing some lands and the Bay in Woodlands , naming it " Court Bay ". The French later recaptured these lands ; from 1763 to around 1801 , Gedney Clarke Esq . bought 780 acres of land from the French , known to us now as Woodlands Estate and including Court Bay . Presently , we have the name Clarke ' s Court . The factory primarily produced sugar with a little rum being manufactured , up to 1990 . The property was bought privately in 2001 and the name changed from Sugar Factory to Distillers
with the new business owners upgrading and adding to the Clarke ’ s Court products manufactured to include aged and flavoured rums ; and introducing a new brand , Amaz- In under which the creams and liqueurs are labeled .
The Clarke ’ s Court brand has 19 products : Strong and Overproof Rums e . g . Pure White , Black Jack , white Ball ; Aged ( Premium ) Rums e . g . Black Gold , # 37 Blends , Old Grog , Superior Light ; Flavoured rums e . g . Exotic Spicy , Rhythm Coconut , Passionfruit , Rum Punch ; while Amaz-In has four : Chocolate , Coconut and Passionfruit Cream Liqueurs and Coffee Liqueur . Three cleaning / sanitizing products are also manufactured by the company : Methylated Spirits , Sanitizing Solution and Hand Sanitizer .
Throughout the years many of the products manufactured by Grenada Distillers Limited have been awarded mostly at world Spirits Award in Austria ; but also by the 50Best and IWSC .
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