J. Gow Spiced Rum 70cl, 40%

Scottish island rum. Inspired by pirates, distilled beside the sea. Produced, matured and bottled in Orkney.

Named after Orkneys very own 18^th century pirate John Gow. J. Gow Rum distillery sits metres away from the sea on Lamb Holm, a 0.15 square mile uninhabited island. Which makes it probably the smallest rum producing island in the world.

John Gows short, violent career began in Amsterdam in the Netherlands and ended in Orkney. He was imprisoned, tried and hanged. Not once, but twice, (after the rope snapped the first time) at London’s execution dock on the 11th of June 1725. He was one of the last pirates hanged in London. 

Every step of the rum-making process, from fermentation, distillation, ageing, and bottling is meticulously carried out on-site at the J. Gow Rum distillery. Molasses is imported, mixed with water and yeast and fermented for several years to mature. Once ready it’s bottled and labelled by hand.

J. Gow Spiced Rum

40% alc vol

Pot Still style dry Spiced Rum (less than 5g of sugar per litre) with caramel and natural spices from around the world including two secret ingredients grown in Orkney.

A smooth rounded sweetness. Subtle citrus notes with warm undertones of stem ginger. Flavours of soft moist ginger cake with oatmeal and cinnamon cookies, and a long warming spice finish. A prominent rum flavour complimented with spices, rather than an overload of spices masking any hint of rum.