Rum
Macduff man makes rum in Mauritius
A MACDUFF man has swapped wine making in rainy England for rum making in sunny Mauritius. David Adamson studied winemaking at Plumpton College near Brighton. “I spent some time working at a winery in England, but pruning vines in the cold UK winter wasn’t for me,” he explained. Instead, Adamson has now launched Beach Bum…
Read MoreA week in whisky: rum, oddities and the cask
Scottish Field drinks blogger Peter Ranscombe takes a look at what’s been happening in the world of whisky over the past seven days… AHEAD of International Rum Day on Sunday, Islay single malt whisky brand Smokehead has released “Rum Rebel”, which spent time in Caribbean rum casks. The latest incarnation follows on from “Sherry Bomb”,…
Read MoreGlasgow rum distillers win business title
TWO Scottish rum makers have been hailed as the “young micro-entrepreneurs of the year”. Zander Macgregor and Allan Nairn won the title at the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards and were given a £7,500 cash prize. They were nominated for the honour by DSL Business Finance, which lent them £45,000 to grow their company. The friends launched…
Read MorePaul and Jacine Rutasikwa breathe fresh ‘Liv’ into rum
A new range of Scottish spirits offers no rum deal as far as Peter Ranscombe is concerned. PAUL Rutasikwa may have just restored my faith in liqueurs. While most of our so-called “gin liqueurs” in Scotland fall flat on their faces because the other flavours mask the juniper – the taste of which is the…
Read MoreRum distillery prepares to release summer liqueurs
PAUL and Jacine Rutasikwa, the husband-and-wife team behind Matugga Distillers in Livingston, are getting ready to launch a pair of rum liqueurs. Their honey and lavender and raspberry and hibiscus flavours will go on sale next month. They’ll join the navy strength, pot distilled and black spiced rums in the company’s Liv range, which was…
Read MoreRum distillery founders chase young entrepreneur title
School-friend founders of a Scottish rum distillery have reached the final of Citi Foundation’s ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Zander Macgregor and Allan Nairn launched Wester Spirit Co. in 2017, initially working with a distillery in Perth to hone their craft. By November 2018, they launched their own distillery, the first of its kind…
Read MoreRum is shear heaven for the Manx Shearwater
Creating a cacophony of noise terrifying enough to strike fear into the hearts of the Vikings, the Manx shearwater feels right at home on the wilderness island of Rum. From Mallaig, the distinctive forms of the Small Isles and the crooked-toothed ridge of the Skye Cuillin beckoned seductively through veils of low cloud. Rum’s Norse-sounding…
Read MoreAn early chance to get yourself a rum deal
A Scots distillery is offering people the chance to own one of the first rum casks to be filled in Glasgow. Wester Spirit Co. has launched the cask sale with the opportunity own some of the first rum casks to be filled at Wester Spirit Co Distillery. These will also be some of the first…
Read MoreA new Scottish white rum joins the rum-volution
Hot on the heels of ginaissance, rum is now the on-trend drink and what better one to drink than A brand new Scottish white rum from Dumfriesshire is joining the growth of rum as the most on-trend drink. Liquid deli Demijohn came across this rum on their doorstep and decided to become part of the…
Read MoreCampaign to save island castle steps up a gear
A bid to save a Category A listed castle on the Isle of Rum is moving forward. An asset transfer to secure the future of Kinloch Castle is currently being considered by the Scottish Government. The castle, currently closed except for limited tours of a few rooms, has been used in the past as a…
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