Tortuga Wins Best Booth Awardat Expo 2000
Tortuga Rum Company Ltd.'sfully operational mini Rum Cake bakery and the elaborate displayof Tortugae products, claimed first prize for "Best Booth"at the recent Chamber of Commerce Business Expo held at the LionsCentre. This marks the second 1st prize win for Tortuga Rum Company,the last being in 1998.
Expo visitors watched Tortuga Rum Companybakery staff, prepare and offer for sampling, more than 3,000mini-size Tortuga Rum Cakes during the two-day event. Tortuga'sinnovative 200-square foot display was a surprise hit of thisyear's Business Expo, which featured 87 exhibits. The booth showcasedthe expansive line of tortuga rums along with the ever-growingTortuga private label gourmet products. Visitors were offeredcomplementary samples of Tortuga Caribbean Rum Punch mix and manyvarieties of Tortuga Rum Cakes.
Chamber President, Mr. David Foster, presented Tortuga's ManagingDirector Mr. Robert Hamaty, with the Best Booth award.
Tortuga Rum Company is extremely proud to be the producers ofCayman's number one export and souvenir item. They have laboredvery hard over the last 16 years, creating a uniquely Caribbeanbrand of high quality products appealing to both local and overseasconsumers. Tortuga Rum Cake is now well established in the internationalmarket, and the company is now concentrating on expanding otherfine gourmet products. Thanks to recent international networktelevision coverage of Tortuga Rum Cake, the busiest Thanksgivingand Christmas season ever is expected.
Earlier this year, Tortuga Rum Cake was featured on US cable TV'spopular Home Shopping Network - the first Caribbean food productever selected. In July, Tortuga Rum Cake was selected as one ofthis year's "hottest" gourmet products - from amongthousands - by food critic Phil Lempert during a live MSNBC -TV broadcast from the prestigious International Fancy Food andConfection Show in New York. The combined publicity helped createan unprecedented demand for all flavors of Tortuga Rum Cake, keepingGrand Cayman and Miami staff working around the clock to fillorders.
But this didn't slow down the flow of ideas at Tortuga Rum Company.Just in time for planning your holiday shopping, Mr. Hamaty announcedtwo exclusive new products at the business Expo that will makeexciting Christmas gifts with a Caribbean flair.
Tortuga's new West Indian Rum Plum Pudding may be even betterthan your grandmother's. This traditional Caribbean Christmassweet is a rich, rum-soaked confection available in 20 ounce and12.8 ounce sizes. It will be a delicious addition to any desserttray and makes a perfect hostess gift to bring to any holidaydinner party.
Tortuga Rum Fever and Caribbean Party Cookbook will delight thecooks on your holiday list and anyone fascinated by things Caribbean.Written by Grand Cayman author Barbara Currie Dailey, the 300-pagebook is a celebration of rum, the Western World's oldest spirits,and Tortuga Rum Company, whose rums and gourmet products are usedexclusively in all recipes.
The book includes The Rum Shop, a mix of rum's colorful historyand quirky folklore topped off with more than 190 drink recipes.It includes classic rum cocktails, legendary party punches, seductivetropical drinks and the latest wild rum concoctions - along withtips on how to become a savvy Caribbean Party Bartender at home.
The CookRum, or cook room (the out building that housed the traditionalCaribbean hearth of yesteryear) raids the island pantry for morerum and exotic Caribbean ingredients for a tempting "Rundown"of more than 150 party-ready dishes and original rum-spiked delights.It opens with a taste of Caymanian and Western Caribbean "comfortfoods," favorite native dishes like conch stewed in coconutand fish tea. Next comes a feast of recipes made with a hint ofTortuga Rum, West Indian spices - or both.
Tortuga Rum Fete presents the company's fascinating success storyand includes two never-before published recipes for Tortuga RumCakes and a special 15% discount offer on Tortuga products forreaders.