Rum
Supermarket’s winter spirits festival begins
Lidl’s Scottish Craft Spirits Festival launches in-store this week with a curated collection of gin, whisky and rum. Sourced from the country’s top distillers, these include everything from fruity gins distilled in Edinburgh to festively fragrant rum from Aberdeen. The line-up of staple spirits for the season has been carefully selected by Lidl’s team to…
Read MoreDark Matter Distillers head to rum auction for the first time
Scotland’s first rum distillery, Dark Matter Distillers, are continuing to break tradition by making their auction debut with the first nine bottles of their highly-anticipated cask-aged rum. Bottles 1 – 9 are the first-ever to be released from Scotland’s original native rum Cask 001, filled on 28th August 2015, when Dark Matter Distillers initially launched.…
Read MoreNotebook – August 2021
Torabhaig whisky from Skye is among the new spirits reviewed by Peter Ranscombe. IT’S time once again to dip into my notebook and share some reviews from recent tastings. Ahead of its release on Thursday, the second malt whisky from Torabhaig distillery on Skye is among the spirits I explore in the latest in this…
Read MoreGlenAllachie unveils its first-ever rum release
The GlenAllachie Distillers Company is unveiling its first-ever rum as their MacNair’s brand is repositioned as a Boutique House of Spirits. MacNair’s Boutique House of Spirits will comprise both their brand new small-batch rum line named Exploration Rum, and the new-look Lum Reek Blended Malt Scotch Whisky. The Exploration Rum sub-brand sees master blender Billy…
Read MoreNew Scottish rum has more than half sold out already
A Scottish-based drinks business has launched a new rum brand, Cabal. And more than half of the first batch of Harpalion Spirits’ first expression No.1513 has already been sold during the pre-order phase. Cabal No.1513 will be available to trade and consumers on two-day delivery from next week, with the first batch being bottled on…
Read MoreThe Scottish Rum Festival is on the way this summer
It’s one of the fastest growing drinks in popularity in Scotland – and the Scottish Rum Festival is taking place online this summer. Running for a second year, from 17-18 July, the Scottish Rum Festival is this summer’s unmissable drinks event – and Cask & Still, sister title of Scottish Field, we are proud to…
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – FEBRUARY 2021
Scottish rum, oak-aged gin, and low-alcohol beer are among the latest treats to emerge from Scottish Field drinks blogger Peter Ranscombe‘s notebook. AFTER the Christmas rush of spirits reviews, January offers a bit of welcome relief. Catch your breath, refresh your palate, and give your liver a rest. That break makes February’s new releases all…
Read MoreRum portfolio prepares to launch
TWO Scottish entrepreneurs have unveiled plans to launcha portfolio of rums. Vets Now founder Richard Dixon and Genoa Black boss Claire Kinloch have picked five rums from Guyana, Guatemala, Panama, Trinidad, and the broader Caribbean. The rums will be aged in pedro ximénez sherry casks in Speyside and are due to be released in March.…
Read MoreGin Bothy boss launches Hipflask Spirits label
THE entrepreneur behind Angus-based Gin Bothy has today launched a second brand. Kim Cameron, who founded her business in 2015, has unveiled a sloe bramble liqueur and a golden spiced rum as the first two products from Hipflask Spirits. Cameron plans to add a blended whisky next year. “Hipflask Spirits launches today, but it’s been…
Read MoreBrass Neck spices up rum market
A GROUP of entrepreneurs is spicing up Scotland’s rum market with the launch of its first batch. Brass Neck’s spiced rum features Scottish botanicals including nettle and milk thistle. Freddy Drucquer and Dougie Jeffries – who created the rum with business partner Chris Dowdall, owner of brand agency The Bakers Dozen – also selected orange…
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