Thank you for allowing me to join the Negril forum! Negril is one of my favorite places on this planet.

One reason I joined is I am looking for barrel staves made of Pimento. Does anyone in Jamaica make kegs or barrels from Pimento wood? If those aren't available, perhaps I can buy Pimento lumber and have that converted into staves. Are there any coopers or lumber yards within a reasonable taxi ride of Negril that might sell them?

I will be visiting Negril in late October. I have until then to make arrangements, or this project will have to wait until next year.

Many whiskeys are aged in charred White Oak barrels. Many people use Hickory or Mesquite when they barbecue meat. Obviously, Jamaicans use Pimento when they prepare jerk meat. I'm interested in an experiment to see what rum tastes like after being aged in pimento wood. It might be good. It might be horrible. I don't know any method of finding out other than trying it.

Thanks in advance for any advice you can share.

I have a friend that works at a (legal) local moonshine distillery in Tennessee. The company is making their first batch of rum as I write this.