Earlier this month, in association with the renowned Trailer Happiness, I managed to bring to life one of the projects I’ve had on my mind for a while now. The British Rum Expo was born from an idea to gather together some of the many rum distilleries in the UK under the same roof in … More The British Rum Expo 2023 Summary
July has been quite a busy month for me, hence the lack of writing on the blog. First I attended the German Rum Festival and after I pretty much had to jump straight into the Rum Show, both for pleasure and work. This is Rum Show’s 3rd edition, with it being the 2nd live iteration … More Review: The Whisky Exchange Rum Show 2023 (Trade Session)
A few months ago I decided I needed a holiday and what a better reason to travel abroad if not for drinking rum. I have been at the German Rum Festival once before and I had a lot of fun so I wanted to repeat the experience. This was their 12th edition and I made … More Review: German Rum Festival 2023
I finally managed to attend one of the best rum events in the world, the Paris Rhum Fest. It was my first time which is quite embarrassing considering this year was its 10th edition. The opportunity was created thanks to the wonderful people behind Stauning Whisky and the Copperbay venues from Marseilles and Paris. We … More Review: Paris Rhum Fest 2023
The world’s first rum festival, as quoted from their website, is the creation of Ian Burrell, the Global Rum Brand Ambassador and runs since 2007. This is the second year I’m writing about the RumFest as I did a summary of the 2021 one too – although this year I haven’t experienced it fully it … More Review: UK RumFest 2022
The Whisky Exchange launched the Rum Show in a virtual format in July 2021. Now the second installment of the Rum Show and its live debut took place last weekend on 22nd and 23rd of July at the historical Glaziers Hall near London Bridge. With over 200 rums to sample and quite a few masterclasses, … More Review: The Whisky Exchange Rum Show (Trade Session)
Manchester Rum Festival debuted in 2017 thanks to David Marsland’s (Drink Enthusiast) initiative and it’s Manchester’s first and only dedicated rum festival. David is also the UK Brand Ambassador for all things Saint Lucia (Chairman’s, Bounty, Admiral Rodney) and during the Covid lockdown he started a video series called Rum On The Couch which delved … More Review: Manchester Rum Festival & Infinity Barrel
For those who don’t know, the RumFest was founded in 2007 by Ian Burrell, the Global Rum Ambassador, and it features an impressive collection of rums to taste, masterclasses, seminars, Caribbean music & food and so on. This year the event was like an oasis for plenty of industry staff and rum enthusiasts in this … More Review: UK RumFest 2021
The Whiskey Exchange, who are also responsible for the Whisky Show, Cognac Show, Whisky Show Old & Rare and Champagne Show, are launching this year the Rum Show. Rum have been featured as a guest spirit at the Whisky Show the past 3 editions, so it makes sense they would organise a separate event for … More Rum News: Rum Show 2021