61: Starting a Rum Distillery in Scotland with Ninefold Distillery's Kit Carruthers

In this episode, we checked in with a relatively new rum distillery in Scotland that's already received some impressive praise in its early history—Ninefold Distillery! Owner and distiller Kit Carruthers took us through the journey of starting a rum distillery from scratch at Dormont Estate, a 450-year-old estate in the south of Scotland. We discussed:The current landscape of rum production in ScotlandKit's journey from climate change researcher to becoming a rum distillerNinefold's production processReactions to Scottish rumCreating barrels from the estate's own treesThe unexpected history of Scottish rumThe ups and downs of starting a distilleryReleasing a rum with That Boutique-y Rum CompanyAdventures with Watson, the distillery catAnd more!You can learn more about Ninefold on the distillery's website. You can also check out some reviews of Ninefold's rums on The Fat Rum Pirate:Unaged RumAged Release #1Aged Release #2P.S. Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out.