Sint Maarten Guavaberry Company N.V., Philipsburg
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History
Guavaberry is the legendary folk liqueur of Sint Maarten/St Martin. It was first made here centuries ago in private homes. People made what they needed for family and friends. It became an integral part of local culture and tradition. Guavaberry is our national liqueur. It is a cherished symbol of the olden days. There are folk songs and stories about it.
It is made from fine oak aged rum, cane sugar and wild Sint Maarten Guavaberries. The fruit is found high in the warm hills in the centre of the island. They are rare. They are not at all like guavas. The aged liqueur has a woody, fruity, spicy, bitter-sweet flavour all of its own. The name "Guavaberry" is of Caribbean Amer-Indian origin.
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We read that 100 years ago the Guavaberry was used to make fresh juice, jams, tarts and cakes in the N.E. Caribbean and in Cuba and that in the late 1800s some Guavaberry wine or rum was exported from the Danish Virgin Islands (now the USVI) to Denmark. Aside from these references, until recently, no one found a way to turn the fruit into commerce.
To the indigineous Sint Maartener, Guavaberry conjures up warm and treasured memories of the good old days. There are folk-songs and stories about it. Guavaberry is an integral and distinguishing feature of local culture, heritage and tradition, a point of pride, a symbol of Sint Maarten/St Martin, a living link to the past.
In the old days on Sint Maarten/St Martin, Guavaberry was known as the drink of Christmas. In the 1950s the population of Sint Maarten/St Martin was at its lowest ebb, with only 1,600 people living on the Dutch side. In those days Guavaberry was an essential part of the annual Christmas festivities and people would go from door to door singing -
"Good Morning, Good Morning, I come for me Guavaberry..." The host or hostess of each house would take the precious bottle from the cabinet and pour a little tot for the serenaders. These activities are most precious to those who remember them and they equate Guavaberry with everything that was unique and special and quiet about the island only one generation ago.
Here are full texts from the labels
sx1: Blackbeard's Spiced Rum; 750 ml; 70 Proof, 35% alc. by vol.; Blended & bottled by the Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, Eastern Caribbean; Rum XXX
sx2: Blackbeard's Bois Bande Rum; 750 ml; 70 Proof, 35% alc. by vol.; Blended & bottled by the Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, Eastern Caribbean; Rum XXX
sx3: Blackbeard's Peppar Rum; 750 ml; 70 Proof, 35% alc. by vol.; Blended & bottled by the Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, Eastern Caribbean; Rum XXX
sx4: Blackbeard's 5 Star Rum; 750 ml; 80 Proof, 40% alc. by vol.; Blended & bottled by the Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, Eastern Caribbean; Rum XXX
sx5: Blackbeard's 5 Star Rum; 750 ml; 80 Proof, 40% alc. by vol.; Blended & bottled by the Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, Eastern Caribbean; Rum XXX
sx6: Blackbeard's 5 Star Rum; 750 ml; 80 Proof, 40% alc. by vol.; Blended & bottled by the Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, Eastern Caribbean; Rum XXX
sx21: Mash Up; The Eastern Guavaberry Rum; 752677345693
sx_5: St. Croix Rum; Cariba Nativa; The Guavaberry Shop; Sint Maarten Dutch Caribbean Paradise; 75 CL; 80 Proof
sx_6: Jamaica Rum; Cariba Nativa; The Guavaberry Shop; Sint Maarten Dutch Caribbean Paradise; 75 CL; 80 Proof
sx29: Trinidad Rum; Cariba Nativa; The Guavaberry Shop, 8-10 Frontstreet, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Dutch Caribbean Paradise; 75 CL; 80 Proof
sx_8: Barbados Rum; Cariba Nativa; The Guavaberry Shop; Sint Maarten Dutch Caribbean Paradise; 75 CL; 80 Proof
sx_9: Antigua Rum; Cariba Nativa; The Guavaberry Shop; Sint Maarten Dutch Caribbean Paradise; 75 CL; 80 Proof
sx_10: Guadeloupe Rum; Cariba Nativa; The Guavaberry Shop; Sint Maarten Dutch Caribbean Paradise; 75 CL; 80 Proof
sx13: Made on Sint Maarten; Preium Liqueur; The Original Wild Sint Maarten Guavaberry Island Folk Liqueur; 50 Proof; 750 ml; Alc by vol 25%; Produced And Bottled By The Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, N.A.; Product of Netherlands Antilles
sx14: Made on Sint Maarten; Preium Liqueur; The Original Olde Sint Maarten Mango Island Folk Liqueur; 50 Proof; 750 ml; Alc by vol 25%; Produced And Bottled By The Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, N.A.; Product of Netherlands Antilles
sx15: Made on Sint Maarten; Preium Liqueur; The Original Olde Sint Maarten Island Almond Tropical Liqueur; 50 Proof; 750 ml; Alc by vol 25%; Produced And Bottled By The Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, N.A.; Product of Netherlands Antilles
sx16: Made on Sint Maarten; Preium Liqueur; The Original Olde Sint Maarten Spice Island Rum Liqueur; 50 Proof; 750 ml; Alc by vol 25%; Produced And Bottled By The Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, N.A.; Product of Netherlands Antilles
sx17: Made on Sint Maarten; Preium Liqueur; The Original Olde Sint Maarten Island Anis Tropical Liqueur; 50 Proof; 750 ml; Alc by vol 25%; Produced And Bottled By The Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, N.A.; Product of Netherlands Antilles
sx18: Made on Sint Maarten; Preium Liqueur; The Original Olde Sint Maarten Lime Island Rum Liqueur; 50 Proof; 750 ml; Alc by vol 25%; Produced And Bottled By The Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, N.A.; Product of Netherlands Antilles
sx19: Made on Sint Maarten; Preium Liqueur; The Original Olde Sint Maarten Passion Fruit Island Rum Liqueur; 50 Proof; 750 ml; Alc by vol 25%; Produced And Bottled By The Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, N.A.; Product of Netherlands Antilles
sx20: Sint Maarten Guavaberry Liqueur; Cuvee Carnival Limited Edition; Made on Sint Maarten with pure guavaberry fruit by the Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #8-10 Frontstreet, Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles; 750 ml; 30 alc/vol
sx8: 50 ml; 25% alc/vol, 50 Proof; Amaretto di Santo Martino; Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, Dutch West Indies
sx9: 50 ml; 25% alc/vol, 50 Proof; Eastern Caribbean Mango Premium Liqueur; Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, Dutch West Indies
sx10: 50 ml; 25% alc/vol, 50 Proof; Sint Maarten Wild Lime Premium Liqueur; Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, Dutch West Indies
sx11: 50 ml; 25% alc/vol, 50 Proof; Sint Maarten Spice Island Liqueur; Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, Dutch West Indies
sx12: 50 ml; 25% alc/vol, 50 Proof; Sint Maarten Passion Fruit Premium Liqueur; Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, Dutch West Indies
sx7: Guavaberry Loquor; Guavabeerry Liquorr is manufactored by the Sint Maarten Guavaberry Co. N.V., #10 Frontstreet, Sint Maarten, Netherland Antilles; Guavaberry is the Legendary Caribbean Island Folk Liqquor of Sint Maarten/ St. Martin; 752677345686