National Rums of Jamaica which was incorporated in 1980 and is located in Kingston, is a rum producing and exporting company that is jointly owned by the government of Jamaica, West Indies Rum Distillery Ltd. of Barbados (which is owned by Maison Ferrand of France), and Demerara Distillers of Guyana. National Rums of Jamaica is comprised of two major distilleries, the Long Pond Distillery, which has been in operation for over 250 years, and the Clarendon Distillery, which has been in operation for just over two hundred years.  There is also Innswood Distillery Limited, a company that no longer operates under that name, but is instead used for barreling, ageing and warehousing of rums. The business of National Rums of Jamaica is to oversee the production, promotion and marketing of all the alcohol and fermentation related activities of the distilleries under its control – the Clarendon Distillery, (the former) Innswood Distillery and the Long Pond Distillery.

The company produces the brand Monymusk Plantation Rum which has six expressions three of which won gold at The Miami Rum Festival – 2017/18 and more recently a silver medal at the Spirits Selection by Concours Mondial which took place in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) in August of 2018. The company’s core business is the making of bulk rums which is exported mainly to Canada and the European market. In recent years the company has been shifting focus to the branded rum market and now has its own Monymusk Branded Rums in the form of six expressions, namely;

• Monymusk Plantation White Overproof Rum – Gold Award Best in Class, Miami 2018
• Monymusk Plantation Special Gold
• Monymusk Whispering Breeze
• Monymusk Classic Gold – Gold Award Best in Class in Miami, 2017 & 2018 & Silver Award in Bulgaria, 2018
• Monymusk Special Reserve – Gold Award Best Taste in Miami, 2017
• Monymusk Platinum White Rum

The name Monymusk comes from the sugar estate bearing the same name which historically produced rum and sugar and continues to support the distillery with rich Jamaican molasses.  More information on the company can be found on our website, www.monymuskrums.com.  We are also on social media: Instagram, facebook and twitter @monymuskrums.

The following are National Rums of Jamaica’s Mission and Vision Statements and its Core Values: 

Mission Statement

National Rums of Jamaica’s mission is to be the leading producer and exporter of bulk and branded quality rums from Jamaica to producers and consumers around the world.

Vision Statement

To be among the leading distillers of quality rums in the world, through the application of advanced technology to true and tried processes to satisfy worldwide consumer demand.

Company Values

The Company strives for a well-trained and motivated workforce at all times and therefore seeks to employ educated and competent persons. The company believes in the training and development of its staff and invests in their development by their exposures and participation in training programmes both locally and abroad.  Its distilleries are located in the rural areas and the company believes in the preservation of the environment and has included significant expenditures in its capital development programmes to implement an internationally acceptable standard of waste management systems at both distilleries. The company has set itself the achievement of world-class standards in its operations as a means of ensuring that the values enunciated above are met.