Flavors Of The Turks And Caicos
Flavors Of The Turks And Caicos
Flavors Of The Turks And Caicos
4.5
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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FOTTAC (Flavors of the Turks and Caicos) is a gift store that's located in the Regent Village on Grace Bay. We offer gifts and items that represent and speak to the history of our lovely islands. As a store we believe in proudly showcasing our culture and bringing a greater awareness of the Turks and Caicos to the world. At FOTTAC, we carry our exlusive BAMBARRA line of Rum Cakes, Sauces, Coffees, Teas and Seasoning. Another FOTTAC exclusive is Turks Head Beer. We also carry Turks and Caicos branded items such as: Polo Shirts, Tote Bags, Travel Mugs and Souvenir Pictures. Come in for our "Sip n Shop" experience and take full advantage of our Daily Deals. FOTTAC has enlisted "TCI National Museum" and the "TCI Culture Organization" as our charitable organizations to play our part in preserving the culture.
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Laura W
Columbia City, IN18 contributions
Sep 2018 • Couples
Loved the opportunity to taste the rum, rum cake, and chutneys - they were wonderful and bought a variety of them all. The hand made soaps made wonderful gifts also! The customer service was GREAT and really enjoyed the store!
Written September 20, 2018
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GRZ
Chicago, IL11,708 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
No Caribbean trip is complete without some rum :) it took TCI a while but Bambarra Rum is the official one and only TCI rum (or at least I am not aware of any other); you can sample their full line; Black, Silver (2 year), Gold (2 year), Reserve (8 year), Trouvadore (15 year) and Coconut Rum as well as the Rum Cake :) I am a big rum lover and as much as I wasn't crazy about any of the classic rums and normally avoid "flavored rums" I did find their Coconut one really good and ended up taking a bottle home. The ladies who work their are really nice and make the place very welcoming.
TIP: their prices are the lowest I found around the island; if my memory serves me well the minim credit card charge is $20 or $25, otherwise it's cash only
TIP: the place is located at Regent Village among many other stores - the point on map here at TripAdvisor shows incorrectly - it's basically across from Anna's Art Gallery and there is a street parking available
FYI: just so we are clear this is not a distillery but a store that carries the Bambarra Rum products and its their official "to go" location even per the Bambarra Rum website, and also to be clear this is not trully a TCI rum as it's a blend of rum from across Caribbean (very common practice) that is then bottled in TCI (think of Gosling in Bermuda which is not even bottled there and yet is a Bermuda Rum)
TIP: their prices are the lowest I found around the island; if my memory serves me well the minim credit card charge is $20 or $25, otherwise it's cash only
TIP: the place is located at Regent Village among many other stores - the point on map here at TripAdvisor shows incorrectly - it's basically across from Anna's Art Gallery and there is a street parking available
FYI: just so we are clear this is not a distillery but a store that carries the Bambarra Rum products and its their official "to go" location even per the Bambarra Rum website, and also to be clear this is not trully a TCI rum as it's a blend of rum from across Caribbean (very common practice) that is then bottled in TCI (think of Gosling in Bermuda which is not even bottled there and yet is a Bermuda Rum)
Written May 17, 2018
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Maria O
Aurora, Canada5 contributions
Jul 2016 • Family
We stumbled upon this shop on our quest to find something to bring back home to loved ones. The candles, bath salts and creams were unqiue to the Island and scents you could not find back home. The staff was helpful and they enabled us to take our time to make our selection. Overall we had a pleasant experience.
Written August 9, 2016
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We're glad you found some locally made items you liked and could bring back, Maria. Thank you for your review and for shopping at our store and we hope to see you some time in the future! 🇹🇨
Written August 11, 2016
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TequilaVancouver
Vancouver166 contributions
Feb 2019 • Friends
We visited this store twice during our trip to T&C with an intention to buy local rum. However, on BOTH occasions the SAME woman who worked there was constantly playing on her iphone. She was absolutely not interested in greeting clients who enter the shop. She was arrogant and dismissive to say the least even when we requested her for tasting. (They put out a sign and said "please ask agent for tasting") We waited 5 minutes for her while she continued play on her iPhone, ignoring the other customers in the store. After she poured a teaspoonful of coconut rum from the sample bottle, she poured it back into the bottle so in the end there was a drop of coconut rum to try. Great tasting experience! We did not buy anything and we doubt anyone would buy anything from anybody who displayed such BAD attitude.
Written February 22, 2019
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clark50
Madison, WI95 contributions
Jul 2016 • Family
We stopped into this shop checking prices on local items such as spices, sauces, and, of course, rum. I found their prices of Bambarra Rum to be the best that I could find, so we bought four bottles. Every vacation needs its souvenirs, right!? Each time I stopped in I was welcomed by a member of the staff. Upon purchasing the items there were three employees who spoke with us about our vacation, where we had been, and what we were planning on doing. Upon hearing that we were visiting North/Middle Caicos they were very pleased. They shared some of their knowledge about these places and highly recommended all visitors to the Turks and Caicos Islands visit one of the other islands, as they are all so different, each with its own special things to share. I enjoyed shopping here and appreciated the willingness of the staff to share what they knew about other islands that we were visiting.
Written July 10, 2016
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We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your visit to FOTTAC and overjoyed to know you found locally produced items you could take back home. Let your friends know about us and let us know if you'll be back in the near future. We love return guests! 🇹🇨
Written August 11, 2016
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dd30564
24 contributions
May 2016 • Family
Just returned from vacation there. We stopped in to shop and check out the rum. The ladies there were so nice and helpful. We tasted the rums and the cakes. The rum cakes are very good. We did purchase one as a gift but ended up eating it ourselves since it was to good to share.LOL. I have ate tortuga cake before but did not like it as much as the bambira. Loved the lotions sold there as well.The shop is worth a stop if visiting there.
Written May 21, 2016
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Thank you for your lovely review. We're glad you loved our Bambarra Rum cakes and Lucayan Skincare Lotions. Whenever you're back in town, we'd love to see you again. We'll be right here at The Regent Village! - Katy E.
Written May 23, 2016
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Ambassador788018
Phenix City, AL11 contributions
May 2024 • Couples
Lots of wine, Bambara Rum, rum cakes and touristy stuff. Rum tasting gives you about 1/4 oz. Just enough to get a feel but not enough to analyze it. I bought 2 bottles of their oldest and have thoroughly enjoyed it at home. It is an excellent sipping rum and is the only thing on TCI that is reasonably priced.
Written June 1, 2024
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jehenson81
Washington DC, DC24,944 contributions
Dec 2019 • Solo
So I must say that this shop is not where Trip Advisor says it is. It is on Grace Bay Road and is a great little shop. The lady manning the store seemed more interested in sitting at a table off to the side and playing on her phone. They had a nice selection of food and drink items but I was only interested in the rum or more specifically the rum cakes. I got one of the large original rum cakes to take to the office Christmas party. Some of the sauces caught my eye but I stayed on point. The lady once she got to the counter was very pleasant and I was out of there quickly.
Written December 9, 2019
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Dave's_reviews
Philadelphia, PA2,085 contributions
Feb 2019 • Couples
Echoing the previous review, the customer service here was bad. When we finally corralled an employee for a rum tasting, she gave us about half a sip -- to share!
The coconut rum was the most interesting to me. The prices are the best I've seen for the "local" bambarra brand. Expensive by Caribbean standards ($19 for a bottle of coconut rum), but cheaper for TCI.
The coconut rum was the most interesting to me. The prices are the best I've seen for the "local" bambarra brand. Expensive by Caribbean standards ($19 for a bottle of coconut rum), but cheaper for TCI.
Written February 25, 2019
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TheSwanTon
Wayne, PA20 contributions
Jul 2018 • Couples
Definitely the best prices on the island for rum! We stopped in for a few bottles to make rum punch and will certainly be back for more to bring home.
Written July 8, 2018
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Thanks so much for your review! Can’t wait to see you again! We do wrap your rum for travel just let us know!
Katy
Written July 9, 2018
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