Award-winning, modern British rum producer DropWorks Rum is unveiling a new American Oak matured, smoked cask rum this October, with only 550 bottles available.
Distiller’s Drop #003 - American Oak Smoked Cask was matured for 29 months in American Oak, with one third of the liquid finished in Scotch Whisky Octave Casks. The latest release builds on the back of the success of the limited edition Distiller’s Drop series, which explores different approaches to flavour development through different casks, maturation techniques and modern British rum making.
The series’ inaugural release was aged in rare English chestnut casks and Distiller’s Drop #002 matured for 28 months in Bordeaux red wine casks, with both releases winning accolades at leading industry awards.
“We want to redefine what people expect from rum by making uniquely full-flavoured British rum and move beyond artificial flavourings,” said Lewis Hayes, DropWorks Rum Founder and Master Distiller. “Our new Distiller’s Drop #003 has notes of golden toffee popcorn, warming spiced gingerbread and a rich smoky finish. That combination gives bartenders and drinkers a distinctive flavour profile that works both neat and in cocktails.”
“My background as a bartender has played a big role in creating this one and instructed the way I think about blending rum. We have matured our rum in the American Oak and combined that with finished rum, so that it is taking on cherry and whisky flavour profiles. As it is quality distillate to begin with, , the end product is delicious and hasn’t needed 10 years in a barrel to produce,” Hayes added.
This limited edition “Drop” supports the DropWorks’ core range that includes Barrel Drop, Clear Drop, Dark Drop, Funk Drop and Spice Drop. DropWorks is already listed at leading hospitality venues including The Ivy Brasserie, The Clove Club and Moor Hall, and at more than a third of the UK’s top 50 cocktail bars, such as Soma, Disrepute, Slowpour and Blinker.
DropWorks ferments, distils, ages and bottles in Nottinghamshire’s Sherwood Forest and can produce up to 1.5 million bottles of rum a year.