It is time for a confession of bias. My wife is Guyanese, my children have Guyanese passports and I have spent many happy hours in downtown Georgetown drinking rum and discussing, in order of importance, the latest West Indian cricketing shambles and the uselessness of politicians. Rum, by the way, is one thing that the Guyanese do better than anybody. The Eldorado 15-year-old Special Reserve was voted the best rum in the world in 1999, 2000 a
nd 2001. Even non-liquor drinkers cannot but appreciate its aromatic flavours. Just a little ice
or water will do: on no account defile it with Coke.