Banditti Club Glasgow Spiced Rum

A fun and flavorful aged Rum made from Madeira fresh pressed sugarcane and spiced with exotic fruits.

The original Glasgow Distillery Company operated from 1770 through about 1902, falling to the great Whisky recession that saw many a distillery shutter their doors. The current iteration was founded in 2012 by Liam Hughes, Ian McDougall, and Mike Hayward with production beginning in 2014. They have expanded to produce a wide range of Spirits from Single Malts to Gin and everything in between. And they recently received financing to expand production even further and bring their products to Asia and North America.

Banditti Club Glasgow Spiced Rum is made from sugarcane juice pressed on the island of Madeira — north of the Canary Island and east of Morocco. The juice is shipped to Glasgow where it is fermented and distilled, and then placed into oak casks to age for up to twelve months. This is a spiced Rum, so before bottling it is infused with tropical fruits and spices, including pineapple, orange, cacao, and allspice. And since it’s bottled at 44% ABV, it delivers a beautiful aroma and plenty of warming flavors.

Smartass Corner:
Back in the early 1800s, "The Banditti Club" was a local group of Glasgow rogues who would haunt the local pubs and public houses together singing and playing music long into the night.