A family business for over two centuries, Gosling's was founded in 1806 by James Gosling & is Bermuda's oldest business house & largest exporter of locally made product. Originally called ' Old Rum', the company's flagship ' Black Seal Rum' was not sold by the bottle until after World War One, when it was packaged in Champagne bottles (the most widely available bottle at the time) & sealed with black wax, hence the name which has stuck. Over the years, Black Seal Rum has become synonymous with the Bermuda region
- it is an essential ingredient in the local fish chowder, adds the island flavour to the ' Bermuda Rum Swizzle', as well as being the tempest in Bermuda's favorite cocktail, the ' Dark 'n Stormy'.