Worthy Park Estate is located in St Catherine, Jamaica (Caribbean).
⭐ Points of interest:
0:00 Intro
0:50 Worthy Park Distillery
1:40 Sugar Cane Fields
3:59 Worthy Park Sugar Factory
⭐ History of Worthy Park:
Worthy Park Estate is located in the geographical center of the island of Jamaica in St Catherine Parish, approximately forty miles by road to the north west of the capital Kingston and twenty eight miles due south of Ocho Rios, one of the major tourist area and the most popular Cruise Ship port on the island.
The name "Worthy Park" was patented in 1670 - by Lieutenant Francis Price of the British Army. The commercial production of cane and sugar began 50 years hereafter in 1720 and the production has continued in every year to the present day.
The land was grant to Lieutenant Francis Price in appreciation for his services to Cromwell during the English invasion.
The first record of rum production at Worthy Park was in 1741, predating any Jamaican distilleries in operation.
The aqueduct (which is a watercourse constructed) from Murmuring Brook to Worthy Park authorized by the special Act of Assembly was steered through by Speaker Charles Price. Still operating today, it supplies water to the sugar factory, distillery and residences at the estate.
The Act was not confirm by the King until August 1760.
Sir Charles Price was instrumental in supplying Worthy Park, along with 2 neighboring estates, with the commodity in which they were chiefly deficient: running water.
Since 1670 Worthy Park has been owned by three families including the present proprietors.
In 1863 Worthy Park was sold to the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot for £8,550 GBP. This ended the Price era.
In 1899 Worthy Park was purchased for £8,200 by John Vassal Calder, who raised cattle population to 800 and introduced cocoa and bananas.
In 1918 Frederick L. Clarke of Westmorland bought Worthy Park for £44,000.
Now in its 4th generation, since the time of acquisition by the Clarkes in 1918, the Estate has remained private and has always been owner-operated and managed.
The production of rum ceased in the 1960's under an agreement with the Spirits Pool Association of Jamaica because there was an oversupply of Jamaican Rum following World War II.
Worth Park was out of the rum business but thankfully this was only temporarily.
After being out of the distillation business for decades, the Charles family decided in 2004 that there was room for another Jamaican Rum, made with quality ingredients in a perfect contrast by distilling in the Traditional Jamaican Pot-Still method however with efficiency using a state-of-the-art equipment to resume its traditional rum production.
In 2005, a new distillery was built and in 2007 Worthy Park began shipping rum once again after a 45 year break.
The new still was built by Forsyths in Scotland, and is the classic pot and twin retort arrangement famous throughout the Caribbean.
The distillery was the brainchild of Fred's great-grandson Gordon Clarke, who today is the Co-Managing Director and driving force behind the Rum Bar and Worthy Park rum brands.
In 2007 Rum-Bar White Overproof Rum was released!
The Rum-Bar brand pays tribute to the traditional rum bars that are spread across the communities of Jamaica.
In 2017 Worth Park Single Estate Reserved was released!
An authentic and traditional Jamaican rum. The first release under the Worthy Park range of bottlings.
It is a blend of 100% copper pot-still rums that have been aging between 6-10 years.
This blend has been created to showcase the unique compexity and distinctive taste that Worthy Park has to offer.
Currently Worthy Park is 3,600 hectares, mills 210,000 tonnes of cane annually of which 90,000 tonnes is produced by the Estate (the remainder purchased from Farmers) with an average annual sugar production of 24,000 tonnes and 7,000 tonnes of molasses. On the agricultural side, the Estate produces sugar cane at 83 tonnes per hectare and 10 tonnes of sugar per hectare.
LOCATION:
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2024 Jamaica Drone Video / Aerial View
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⭐ Points of interest:
0:00 Intro
0:50 Worthy Park Distillery
1:40 Sugar Cane Fields
3:59 Worthy Park Sugar Factory
⭐ History of Worthy Park:
Worthy Park Estate is located in the geographical center of the island of Jamaica in St Catherine Parish, approximately forty miles by road to the north west of the capital Kingston and twenty eight miles due south of Ocho Rios, one of the major tourist area and the most popular Cruise Ship port on the island.
The name "Worthy Park" was patented in 1670 - by Lieutenant Francis Price of the British Army. The commercial production of cane and sugar began 50 years hereafter in 1720 and the production has continued in every year to the present day.
The land was grant to Lieutenant Francis Price in appreciation for his services to Cromwell during the English invasion.
The first record of rum production at Worthy Park was in 1741, predating any Jamaican distilleries in operation.
The aqueduct (which is a watercourse constructed) from Murmuring Brook to Worthy Park authorized by the special Act of Assembly was steered through by Speaker Charles Price. Still operating today, it supplies water to the sugar factory, distillery and residences at the estate.
The Act was not confirm by the King until August 1760.
Sir Charles Price was instrumental in supplying Worthy Park, along with 2 neighboring estates, with the commodity in which they were chiefly deficient: running water.
Since 1670 Worthy Park has been owned by three families including the present proprietors.
In 1863 Worthy Park was sold to the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot for £8,550 GBP. This ended the Price era.
In 1899 Worthy Park was purchased for £8,200 by John Vassal Calder, who raised cattle population to 800 and introduced cocoa and bananas.
In 1918 Frederick L. Clarke of Westmorland bought Worthy Park for £44,000.
Now in its 4th generation, since the time of acquisition by the Clarkes in 1918, the Estate has remained private and has always been owner-operated and managed.
The production of rum ceased in the 1960's under an agreement with the Spirits Pool Association of Jamaica because there was an oversupply of Jamaican Rum following World War II.
Worth Park was out of the rum business but thankfully this was only temporarily.
After being out of the distillation business for decades, the Charles family decided in 2004 that there was room for another Jamaican Rum, made with quality ingredients in a perfect contrast by distilling in the Traditional Jamaican Pot-Still method however with efficiency using a state-of-the-art equipment to resume its traditional rum production.
In 2005, a new distillery was built and in 2007 Worthy Park began shipping rum once again after a 45 year break.
The new still was built by Forsyths in Scotland, and is the classic pot and twin retort arrangement famous throughout the Caribbean.
The distillery was the brainchild of Fred's great-grandson Gordon Clarke, who today is the Co-Managing Director and driving force behind the Rum Bar and Worthy Park rum brands.
In 2007 Rum-Bar White Overproof Rum was released!
The Rum-Bar brand pays tribute to the traditional rum bars that are spread across the communities of Jamaica.
In 2017 Worth Park Single Estate Reserved was released!
An authentic and traditional Jamaican rum. The first release under the Worthy Park range of bottlings.
It is a blend of 100% copper pot-still rums that have been aging between 6-10 years.
This blend has been created to showcase the unique compexity and distinctive taste that Worthy Park has to offer.
Currently Worthy Park is 3,600 hectares, mills 210,000 tonnes of cane annually of which 90,000 tonnes is produced by the Estate (the remainder purchased from Farmers) with an average annual sugar production of 24,000 tonnes and 7,000 tonnes of molasses. On the agricultural side, the Estate produces sugar cane at 83 tonnes per hectare and 10 tonnes of sugar per hectare.
LOCATION:
Find this place on Google Maps.
➤ https://maps.app.goo.gl/JcA9FuZ9dBuxH7zR7
2024 Jamaica Drone Video / Aerial View
#InJamaica #Jamaica #WorthyPark #WorthParkEstate #WorthyParkStCatherine #WorthyParkJamaica #StCatherine #StCatherineJamaica