2017 The Year of Rum!
2016 saw the UK enjoy an expansion of Rum Festivals with individually organised events in London, Cardiff and Leeds and that trend is set continue in 2017, in magnificent fashion with the announcement of a series of twelve (yes twelve) linked rummy events across the UK, all of which are the brainchild of Lucy Douglas, a rum fan and experienced organiser who thinks rum is set to hit the big time.
- By Pete
2017 Rum Festivals
A Year of Rum!
If you’re looking for a Rum Festival near you, or are looking to combine some rum-traveling with seeing a new part of the world, then you could do worse than check out our compilation of 2017 dates. Hope to see you along the way!
We’ve included some other spirits and cocktail festivals where appropriate and looked to indicate which are drinks trade only focused.
As always – if you’re reading this article and have a festival of your own that you’d like to see featured, please do drop us a line at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or via any of our social media channels.
- By Pete
SeaWolf Scottish Pot Still Rum
New Rum Adds a Celtic Spin to A Caribbean Classic
For a rum with such a limited amount of bottles up for sale initially, the PR team have made quite a splash in sharing the story far and wide. Kinda wish I’d run this last Wednesday, as I now look a bit ‘me too’, but whilst I’ve not yet tried SeaWolf yet, the reason I’m interested in it, is far than just the liquid in the bottle.
- By Pete
Think Rum 2017
Think Rum 2017
When: 16th January 2017
A RUM trade show in London. Supported by Off Licence News, Harpers Wine & Spirits and CLASS. http://www.harpers.co.uk/
For all inquiries relating to the show, please email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- By Pete
Rum Advent Calendar 2016
No Need To Cancel Christmas… The RumVent Calendars Are Back!
What do you get the rummy who has everything? How about a Rum Advent Calendar with which to countdown the Christmas season? OK – So that’s either an early Christmas present, or a generous gift, or perhaps just an indulgent present to yourself… In any event, 24x 30ml drams of delicious rum is certainly going to tick a lot of boxes.
- By Pete
Mount Gay Rum Twitter Tasting
#MountGayRumTT
When: 6th December 2016
From: 7.30pm GMT
November 30th is the 50th Anniversary of Barbados Independence and you might have recently read on TheFloatingRumShack.com that Mount Gay have released a Limited Edition, Cask Strength version of their award-winning XO rum to mark the occasion... You might also have read about the new Origin Series release that features rums from their Copper Pot and Column stills… And what about their last release: Black Barrel, also featured here on TFRS.
Take a guess at what all of these rums have in common?
Yeap… they will all feature in our last #TwitterTasting of 2016!
A Sip to Celebrate 50 Years!
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Barbadian Independence (which is on the 30th November 2016), Mount Gay Distilleries, have released 3,000 bottles of XO Cask Strength, a limited-edition of its award-winning spirit: XO.
Mount Gay Showcases its Distillation Process
Press Release: Mount Gay Rum is proud to present Origin Series: Volume Two, The Copper Stills Collection, the latest addition to its exclusive, limited-edition Origin Series.
