The House of Angostura - Aromatic Bitters, Rum

Another stop on our tour was at the "House of Angostura", which is home to a truly unique distillery, laboratory, bottling plant, museum and butterfly collection.
We were fascinated by the secrecy and history surrounding their elixir product - "aromatic bitters" - definitely a cure-all, especially for stomach complaints.
In the foyer of the building was an elaborate map that illuminated where their product was sold in the world. We got a chuckle out of Canada's placement on the map. Regretfully, in their eyes, a good part of us has joined with the U.S.
A large trolley took us past sights of girls hand-painting "limbo drummer" collector rum bottles, the bottling plant, rum aging in "Jack Daniels" barrels and trucks unloading molasses.
We enjoyed a sample or two from their product line which ran from their signature product: aromatic bitters, to rum, coffee liquer, gin, vodka and a variety of flavoured rum punches.