We had a lot of fun at the Miami Rum Congress 2020. This was was a superb event and a unique take on the variety of rum events that happen across the world. The main point of difference was Day 1’s focus on education. There were a huge variety of rum/industry experts sharing their wealth of wisdom to us all.
We thought it would be a good idea to bring you some wise words from some influential people in the rum industry outside of the UK. Some quick live-video interviews touching on a few key questions. We hope you enjoy a little insight into the rum world!
Eric Kaye the founder of Holmes Cay – Single Cask Rum
Shawn Martin the Head Distiller at Hemmingway Rum Company
Chase Babcock the owner and founder of Saint Benevolence Rum
Calbert Apollo Francis the Sales and Marketing Manager of Antigua Distillery Ltd
Komal Samaroo the CEO of Demerara Distillers Limited
German Rum Festival in Berlin was a unique and amazing event. With brands from across the globe in attendance, this event was truly special for the rum industry. We saw releases from Guadeloupe to Haiti, Liberia to Japan, this special event really proved that sugar cane grows across the world and there are many countries producing fantastic products.
For this event we were fortunate enough to speak to a few people who are integral to some lesser known/startup brands/independent bottlers as well as some of the more established outside of the UK. Enjoy the videos below!
A Brief Overview of German Rum Festival
Mike Sehzue founder of Sangar Rum
Joshua Singh partner and founder of 1423 World Class Spirits
Stephen Martin the global brand ambassador of Rhum Saint James.
Paris Rhumfest was a unique and amazing event. With a focus on the spirits made with fresh cane juice as their base derivative, this event really highlighted the amazing flavour profiles that can be produced! With releases from across the globe, from Guadeloupe to Haiti, Vietnam to Japan, this special event really proved that sugar cane grows across the world and there are many countries producing fantastic products.
For this event we were fortunate enough to speak to a few people who are integral to some lesser known/startup brands. Enjoy the videos below!
Antoine Poircuitte of Sampan Rhum from Vietnam.
Dany Danjan of Rhum Vulcao from Cape Verde.
Yoshiharu Takeushi of Nine Leaves from Japan
Jean-Cedric Brot of Pere Labat
Miami Rum Congress was a superb event and a unique take on the variety of rum events that happen across the world. The main point of difference was Day 1’s focus on education. There were a huge variety of rum/industry experts sharing their wealth of wisdom to us all.
Continuing the theme of last year at the London Rumfest, we thought it would be a better idea to bring you some wise words from some influential people in the rum industry. Some quick live-video interviews touching on a few key questions. We hope you enjoy a little insight into the rum world!
Maggie Campbell the President and Head Distiller of Privateer Rum.
Gordon Clarke the CEO of Worthy Park Estate
Roberto Serralles, 6th Generation Rum Maker at Don Q.
Mark Theron the creator of Clifton Estate Spiced Rum
Ed Hamilton the founder of Ministry of Rum and Hamilton Rums.
Winston Harrison the CEO of National Rums of Jamaica
Darrio Prescod the National Brand Ambassador for Mount Gay Rum
Rumfest 2018 was an amazing event. A great way to cap off the amazing London Rum Week. There were a variety of unique rum events, including bar openings, product launches and a plethora of other rum events (including our own Craft Rum Tasting).
This year we thought it would be a better idea to bring you some wise words from some influential people in the rum industry. Some quick interviews touching on a few key questions. We managed to speak to 11 key figures and you can see the results in the videos below. If this is something you have enjoyed, we would love to hear any questions you may wish to ask. These videos are in the order they were taken.
Jeff Murphy – Master Distiller of Bayou Rum
Zan Kong – International Export Manager of Worthy Park
Jaiker Soto – Master Blender of Don Q Rum
Sean Duprey – UK Brand Ambassador of Angostura Rum
Karine Lasalle – Master Blender of Rhum JM
Ian Burrell – International Rum Ambassador
Bailey Pryor – Owner of Real McCoy Rum
Alexandre Gabriel – Master Blender & Distiller of Plantation Rum
Jon Lister – European Brand Ambassador of Diplomatico Rum
Robert Greaves – Owner & Founder of Mhoba Rum
Richard Seale – Master Distiller of Foursquare Rum