The Cardow Collective
Hook bracelets crafted by hand at Cardow Jewelers. Sugarcane rum tastings with Rum Tours VI in the Cardow Rum Room. Bush-tea blending with Caribbean Tea Lab. All within a few doors of each other on Main Street, Charlotte Amalie — the most memorable afternoon on St. Thomas.
Since 1954
William C. Dowling opened Cardow Jewelers on Main Street in 1954. Seventy years later, the same block is home to Cardow's flagship store, the Rum Room, Rum Tours VI, and Caribbean Tea Lab — four experiences that share one story of craft, history, and Caribbean hospitality.
We coordinate itineraries between all four so wedding parties, retreats, and family groups can move between them in a single afternoon.
Cardow Jewelers
Craft your own sterling silver Caribbean Hook Bracelet with the Cardow Jewelers team on Main Street. The hook is a cultural institution across the USVI — worn by locals, fishermen, students, and grandmothers alike. A signature keepsake and a favorite bridal-party activity.
Cardow Rum Room
A multi-sensory rum experience set in the historic back-of-store warehouse that once traded sugar, rum, and tobacco through Charlotte Amalie's harbor. Exposed stone, oak barrels, and candlelight make it one of the most atmospheric rooms downtown — and the home of Caribbean Tea Lab.
Rum Tours VI
Guided tastings hosted in the Rum Room by Rum Tours VI. Walk through the history of sugarcane and rum in the Caribbean, then taste a curated flight of Virgin Islands rums — including Cardow's award-winning Extra Virgin sugarcane rums, aged in French Cognac oak.
Caribbean Tea Lab
The signature Caribbean Tea Lab session, hosted in the same historic Rum Room. Walk the apothecary wall, taste botanicals, and build your own blend — heat-sealed and labeled with your name before you leave. Available in-lab or brought to your villa, resort, or yacht.
Inside the Rum Room
Make a day of it
Tell us your dates and group size and we'll build an itinerary across Cardow Jewelers, the Rum Room, Rum Tours VI, and Caribbean Tea Lab.
