Much has been written over the past few years about Alnwick Rum and the “Spirit of Northumberland” but no review of the drinks on offer would be complete without discussing the origins of this fine producer from the…


Much has been written over the past few years about Alnwick Rum and the “Spirit of Northumberland” but no review of the drinks on offer would be complete without discussing the origins of this fine producer from the…

With over 200 different spirits on offer and each ticket giving you unlimited tasting of all of them, you shouldn’t need any convincing to head down to “One of the ultimate tasting events in London:” The Spirit Show.…

In the middle of November 2016, The World’s 50 Best Bars website released their annual list. With New York and London strongly represented throughout the list, RumCask came across a bar in Milan called Nottingham Forest residing at…

Social media is a wonderful thing and truly connects people everywhere. Thanks to our (relentless) posting of cocktails and rums on Instagram we were contacted by Mr. Warren Bobrow, the USA brand ambassador for Mezan rum who kindly…

During our recent visit to The Cocktail Village in Spitalfields market during London Cocktail week, we came across a Tia Maria & The Coffee Project stand. Having missed our afternoon coffee, we thought it was a good place…

As some of you may know, RumCask spent some time in Cornwall recently and ended up in St Ives along the pier at the Rum & Crab Shack. A great location on the harbour and a unique selling…

On Saturday 1st October, the Cardiff Rum Festival returns for its 4th year to host Wales’ largest celebration of rum. The RumCask family will be heading West along the M4 early that morning in search of rum-based delights…

During a small getaway to Cornwall, RumCask made it down to the Eden Project. It’s an amazing place which everybody should visit at least once; if you can pack it all in during one visit. They have two…

The final part of Young’s and Geronimo’s ‘Summer of Rum’ event that we attended this year was the Don Papa Masterclass. This was in Lancaster Gate in the Mitre pub. Hidden beneath the Mitre is a secret speakeasy called Old Mary’s…

As part of Youngs Pub’s ‘Summer of Rum’ I visited the Shaftesbury Pub in Richmond on Thursday 4th for Ron Zacapa’s masterclass session. Young’s are running these rum events throughout the summer so have a search for one that interests…