distilled beverages imports exports retail founded st. george s bermuda december 1806 headquarters hamilton bermuda key people the gosling family products rum ginger beer website www.goslingsrum.com gosling brothers limited is a bermuda company primarily concerned with blending and distributing rum as well as importing and distributing spirits on the island and maintaining a retail presence . contents 1 history 2 products 3 references 4 see also history edit in early 1806 1 james gosling set out from england with 10 000 in merchandise bound for america . the ship s charter had expired on the ninety first day of the voyage so they set in at the nearest port bermuda . however instead of going on to america gosling set up shop on the island later that year . in 1824 the company rented their iconic store on front street that they have maintained for 127 years . the goslings started formulating rum blends in 1860 and in three years they had developed old rum a dark full bodied rum . originally distributed only in barrels and sold to those bringing their own bottles the rum became more widely available with the introduction of bottling in champagne bottles the most widely available at the time . the bottles were salvaged from the british officers mess and were sealed with black sealing wax . soon people were asking for more of the black seal rum prompting the change to the name black seal rum . gosling brothers holds the trademark for the dark n stormy cocktail . 2 products edit black seal rum gosling s flagship 80 proof bermuda black rum . this is the rum that is mixed with bermuda ginger beer to create the signature dark n stormy drink . the company also bottles 140 proof and 151 proof renditions of this product . gold rum gosling s amber rum offering with lighter color and flavor profile than black seal . old rum also called gosling s family reserve this is a bermuda black rum made of the same blend used for black seal rum . however it is aged longer and specially packaged . this rum is designed to be enjoyed on its own . stormy ginger beer a ginger beer taking inspiration from locally made brews and meant to be the second ingredient in a dark n stormy . references edit http www.goslingsrum.com discover ourhistory.asp http www.nytimes.com 2009 07 05 fashion 05shaken.html see also edit list of rum producers retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gosling brothers & oldid 741696470 categories rumscompanies of bermudafood and drink companies of bermudacompanies established in 1806distilleries navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 september 2016 at 03 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view