SCOTTISH RUM FESTIVAL SET TO GO

The Scottish Rum Festival has announced its first live in–person event at Patina, Edinburgh following on from two successful virtual events during the pandemic.

The event, that takes place on Saturday 2nd September 2023 aims to introduce audiences to the nation’s rum distilleries and blenders through a variety of brand experiences, tasting sessions and masterclasses on key topics within the industry. The day itself will feature a line-up of Scottish producers’, including Banditti Club Rum, Base Spirits Collective, Brass Neck, Brewdog Distilling Co., Illicit Spirits, Island Slice Rum, Islay Rum, Jacobites Spirits, J. Gow Rum, Matugga Distillers, Ninefold Distillery, North Point Distillery, Ron Cabezon and Sugar House Rum.

Jacine Rutasikwa, co-founder of Matugga Distillers, said, “We are absolutely delighted to see the very first live Scottish Rum Festival in 2023.

“Despite challenges in previous years, the Virtual festival proved popular with rum lovers up and down the country, and we can’t wait to bring them all together to enjoy the world-class high-quality and variety of rum production in Scotland , and meet the producers that are putting Scotland on the global rum map.”