The Rise of Scottish Rum - Episode 28 Jacobite Rum - a podcast by Paul
from 2021-01-21T05:00
Hey all, it's Paul from Drums and Rums. Where the backbeats meet the spirits.
Episode #28. On this podcast, we learn about the rise of rum in Scotland. Our guest is Jamie Smith of Jacobite Spirits. They are based in Glasgow, Scotland have been in business just a few short years and already taking the rum world by storm.
Here's the things we discuss in this podcast:
- How I learned about Jacobite Spirits at the time of Sean Connery's passing by connecting with Andre de Almeida of Inside the Cask
- The formation of Jacobite Spirits with Jamie and his close friends
- How the lock down helped boom their business
- Jamie describes the 45 and Charlies Chopper
- Glasgow's best Viking-themed Rock band, Norse Code
- What his plans are for Burns Night (January 25th)
- History about:
- The distiller for a future president
- How Mt Vernon, VA got it's name.
- How the term "grog" came about
- Our mid podcast rum feature is from Foursquare Distillery, the Foursquare spiced rum.
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To learn more about Jacobite Spirits check out these links
- Website https://www.jacobitespirits.com/
- Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/JacobiteSpirits/
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jacobitespirits/
- YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCntsAjYYCc3gszyL2UYKoOA
- Twitter https://twitter.com/jacobitespirits
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Mid podcast tune: Once Upon a Bottle of Rum
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