Demerara Distillers Limited has succeeded in having its Demerara Rum geographical indication (GI) recognised and protected in the European Union (EU), a move the company’s Chairman, Komal Samaroo has described as a “major development”.
With this development, Demerara Rum joins a select group of products that enjoy special treatment in international trade as it has been entered on the EU Register of Geographical Indications, a trade win this country should be proud of former Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge says.