Blackbeard’s Rum Company began as a family owned retail store in 1986 owned and operated by the late Mr. & Mrs. Keith Baldwin and their children Lynn & Bill. The company and their single retail location quickly grew on the island of Grand Cayman to become a multiple -store retail business, an importer and wholesaler and exclusive producer of authentic Cayman Islands Rums and Spirits and award winning Rum Cakes.

By 2005, Blackbeard’s Rum Company had not only survived the devastating Hurricane Ivan of 2004 but had flourished as an importer, distributor, producer and leading retailer with seven prime locations. The company was acquired in April of 2007 and subsequently re-structured and re-named Blackbeard’s Trading Co. Ltd. It was merged with the Active Capital Holding, Cayman Distributors Ltd in April 2008 to form the Cayman Islands leading wholesale and retail beverage company and is now positioned and resourced for continued and exponential growth.