Once Raymond got the idea to make a vodka from our sweet potato experiment, he turned to his friends for help and quickly found a home to start working on the ideas. A little space was carved out on a friend's family farm and the potatoes there designated for Vodka - Indeed, this space remains in use today as the farmer has been growing sweet potatoes for over 35 years, resulting in a highly consistent product across the seasons. Taking inspiration from the original 'moonshiners' who made Barbados the home of Rum we had to throw together (or to use Bajan vernacular, 'collifox') our own still.

Then the experimenting with our mash and the fermenting process began. Once we had our first batch under our belt we needed to get some independent feedback on the vodka.

We ran some comprehensive Saturday afternoon 'research' sessions. Now this group of friends will tell you that these required tremendous sacrifice as they took on the task of tasting and re-tasting the vodka, interspersed with our local Pudding and Souse delicacy.

With the feedback and encouragement of friends and local 'experts' the product started to come together.