Cork Street Whiskey Bar

Belize City is rich with history… some known and some unknowable. Sadly, many of the old buildings have been washed away in hurricanes, and others have succumbed to the heat and humidity, but a few still stand, a silent testament to Belizeans’ strength and resilience. And the few buildings that are still standing sing untold stories of the first trading posts.

The home of the Cork Street Whiskey Bar is one of the few still standing. It was built in the 1800s to house managers from the Belize Estate and Produce Company (“BEC”), once the largest landholder in the country, which for decades exported Belizean mahogany and tropical hardwoods. BEC was purchased in 1983 by Bowen & Bowen, and with help from the Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, and other environmental groups, have since ensured over half a million acres are protected in perpetuity in trust for the people of Belize.