Shakespeare Distillery, a carbon-neutral spirit producer, has recently launched an exclusive limited edition aged rum called ‘Jester’ Cask Aged British Rum. The product has been aged for 30 months in an ex-Buffalo Trace bourbon cask and bottled at 48% ABV to ensure maximum flavor. The distillery has produced only 415 individually numbered bottles.
The Jester Cask Aged British Rum is the result of a 3-year journey that began in April 2021 when Shakespeare Distillery started selecting and filling ex-industry barrels with their award-winning Jester White Rum. The distillery chose each cask carefully to provide a range of fantastic flavor profiles, which will be released over the next few years in a series of exclusive limited edition aged rums.
Simon Picken, the founder of Shakespeare Distillery, expressed his delight in launching the first-ever Cask Aged Rum. Picken said, ” We haven’t chosen the easy route by importing somebody else’s rum, we make it from scratch here in Warwickshire, so we have complete control over the flavor.” The rum is made from British milled molasses, fermented for seven days, double-distilled, and then aged to produce a stunning, smooth, and buttery white rum.
The name ‘Jester’ is derived from the famous sculpture of a Jester that sits in Henley Street, just a few yards from Shakespeare’s Birthplace. Almost all of Shakespeare’s jesters were known to be fond drinkers and bold, memorable, and popular characters, making them the ideal traits for a new British-made spirit.
Shakespeare Distillery is one of the few distilleries in the UK that create their rum entirely onsite. The company initially launched their White Rum in April 2021, followed by a Spiced Rum in June 2021. Their Jester White Rum was awarded a silver medal in the International Wine & Spirit Competition 2021.
The limited-edition Cask Aged Jester Rum is priced at £42 for a 50cl bottle and can be purchased online or from the distillery shops at 1 High Street and Drayton Manor Drive. For more information about Shakespeare Distillery, please visit their website at http://www.shakespearedistillery.com/
hand-crafted premium spirits including Stratford Dry, Rhubarb Gin, Elderflower and Quince Gin and Mulberry Gin Liqueur alongside the newest additions, Jester White, and Spiced Rum. The company have won gold and silver awards at the 2020 and 2022 West Midlands Tourism Awards for their destination distillery experiences.
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