DDL hosting Canadian food and rum enthusiasts

From left to right are Carlos Catallo, Chip Dykstra, Jaime Drummond, Anton Potvin, Jason Woodman, DDl’s Komal Samaroo and Margaret Swaine.

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is hosting a Canadian team of food and rum enthusiasts here to tour its production plant to experience the making of the world famous El Dorado rum.

At a media briefing held on Friday, DDL Vice President of International Marketing Komal Samaroo said the six-member team is here for five days. The team is led by Jason Woodman, a director of Woodman Wines and Spirits, which is DDL’s marketing and sales agent in Ontario.

Other members of the team are Margaret Swaine, food and travel columnist at the Ontario National Post and other magazines; Chip Dykstra, the founder of the