{"id":1130,"date":"2016-02-15T08:22:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T12:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2023-08-28T07:56:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T11:56:10","slug":"what-to-drink-in-barbados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/what-to-drink-in-barbados\/","title":{"rendered":"What to drink in Barbados"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-To-Drink-In-Barbados-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Poster showing what to drink in Barbados - rum, beer, mauby, water, coconut water\" class=\"wp-image-1131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-To-Drink-In-Barbados-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-To-Drink-In-Barbados-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-To-Drink-In-Barbados-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/What-To-Drink-In-Barbados.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> 1. <strong>Rum<\/strong>:\u00a0Barbados is the birthplace of rum &amp; there are many satisfying local blends to enjoy.\u00a0Why not take a tour of a local rum factory, taste the blends and create your own custom cocktail! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.partner.viator.com\/en\/14755\/Barbados-attractions\/Mount-Gay-Rum-Distilleries\/d30-a19289\">See available rum tours<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> 2. <strong>Beer<\/strong>:\u00a0Try the award-winning locally brewed Banks Beer or craft beers from\u00a0DreadHop Brewing! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> 3. <strong>Mauby<\/strong>:\u00a0A refreshing brew made from the bark of the Mauby tree &amp; various spices.\u00a0This is somewhat of an acquired taste as mauby can be quite bitter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. <strong>Coconut Water<\/strong>:\u00a0This delicious revitalizing drink is best enjoyed from a freshly cut coconut. Tip: the soft white jelly inside is equally delicious!<br>Check out the amazing skills of this road-side coconut vendor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_73196\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aL1kn6AxhmM?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n5. <strong>Water<\/strong>:&nbsp;Naturally purified through limestone filtration, Barbados tap water is safe to drink.&nbsp;You&#8217;ll sometimes hear locals ask for a &#8220;Bowmanstan special&#8221;, referencing the&nbsp;Bowmanstan water pumping station.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the best things to drink in Barbados, from local rum to refreshing coconut water!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1131,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[85,54],"tags":[335,333,331,334,46,332],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1130"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1130\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}