![]() “One breadfruit tree (which can produce hundreds of fruit each season) can feed a family of four for the rest of their lives,” he says.īreadfruit isn’t the easiest thing to distill alcohol from, Manley acknowledges: “It takes you 12 hours to digest, and when you’re trying to make a mash, it fights you.” Still, the company is determined to keep Mutiny an authentic spirit of the islands, planting breadfruit trees in Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Haiti and distilling up to half a million bottles of vodka annually in St. “The intention is to end starvation,” says Manley. Production and sales of Mutiny Vodka help support a regional program called Trees That Feed, founded by Manley and fellow chef Sam Choy to promote breadfruit planting and cultivation in the Caribbean. ![]() In addition to the 80-proof neutral spirit, which retails for around $20 per 750 ml, Mutiny also produces a more limited run of coffee and hot pepper vodka as well as a “Roots” variety infused with a pair of tropical spices-ginger and turmeric. Croix, says Mutiny has but two ingredients-breadfruit and Caribbean rainwater-and retains a taste through the distillation process that reminds some sippers of green banana. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, Mutiny has also been commandeered as a featured rum at Applebees restaurants in the southern United States. Manley, who himself owns four local restaurants on St. In addition to becoming a fixture at local bars throughout the U.S. Mutiny Island Vodka (Submitted photo) Mutiny Island Vodka, the world’s first island vodka distilled from breadfruit in the USVI, is proud to announce it has been awarded a Double-Gold Medal, Best Domestic Vodka, in a blind tasting of American-made unflavored craft vodkas by 10 members of The Fifty Best spirits judging panel. Croix’s Sion Farm, a former dairy turned organic farm. Built from the ground up, the distillery is located St. Manley adopted the name to the movie (Mutiny) for his breadfruit vodka, which is distilled in a solar powered facility and uses cisterns to capture the island’s ample rain. Movie lovers may recall that Lieutenant William Bligh was on a mission to transport breadfruit from Tahiti to the Caribbean when his crew launched the famous Mutiny on the Bounty. Our MUTINY Island Vodka tour will teach you about the origin of our breadfruit vodka, as well as some fun facts about Sion Farm Distillery and MUTINY.
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