COCKSPUR Rum has been making the party happen since 1884, when Valdemar Hanschell created the Rum in Barbados.COCKSPUR Rum has won many international spirit competition awards and, more recently, a Double Gold medal at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition. COCKSPUR Rum is also a member of the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association and has been certified as an Authentic Caribbean Rum.