Small Batch Yorkshire Rum

One rum, made the long way. A fine Guyanese rum steeped with botanicals, distilled again and barrel aged for vanilla, caramel and warm pepper spice. 70cl, 42% ABV.

Big Willy Rum

Rums

42.0

Botanical dark rum with vanilla, caramel and warm spice.

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Finish

ABV

Big Willy Rum

Vanilla and caramel, with the barrel ageing behind them.

Smooth fruit, rich rather than sharp.

Warm spice from two exotic peppers, long and dry.

42.0

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Food pairing

3 Ale Gift Set

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Gold Ale - Case of 6

Crisp, clean

4.5

Low

Lighter beer drinkers

Fish and chips, light pub food

English Style EPA - Case of 6

Hoppy, tropical fruit

4.2

High

Hop forward drinkers

Curries and spiced food

Blonde - Case of 6

Floral, light

3.8

Low

Newcomers to ale

Salads and white fish

Black Porter - Case of 6

Coffee, chocolate

4.5

Medium

Darker, richer styles

Barbecue, red meat, chocolate desserts

Bitter - Case of 6

Caramel, malt

3.8

Medium

Traditional ale drinkers

Roasts, pies, sausage and mash

What Makes Our Rum Proper Yorkshire Rum, Then?

It starts with a fine Guyanese rum, but it’s the long way we make it here in Yorkshire that gives it its character. Steeped with botanicals, distilled again and barrel aged, it develops rich notes of vanilla and caramel with a warming peppery finish. Properly crafted, full of flavour and made without shortcuts.

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Buying from an Independent Yorkshire Distillery

When you buy from our independent Yorkshire distillery, you’re supporting a local business that cares about doing things properly. We produce our spirits in small batches, taking the time to develop distinctive flavours rather than rushing the process. Every bottle we ship reflects our independent spirit, Yorkshire character and commitment to making drinks that aren't boring!

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Recipes

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Rum Old Fashioned Recipe

Rum, sugar, bitters and one big cube. Built to let the vanilla and caramel do the talking.

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Dark and Stormy Recipe

Dark rum floated over ginger beer and lime. Two real ingredients, no shaker, no excuses.

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Blueberry Bramble Recipe

Blue gin over crushed ice with lemon and blackberry liqueur. Bleeds purple through the glass while you drink it.

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Raspberry Gin Fizz Recipe

Pink gin topped with Champagne. The serve we put on the bottle, and for good reason.

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Negroni Recipe

Equal parts gin, bitter red and sweet vermouth. The cubeb pepper gives it more backbone than most.

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G and T Recipe

Big Willy Gin, a good tonic and plenty of ice. The kaffir lime and cubeb pepper do the rest.

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Dark Rum Punch Recipe

Dark rum shaken with pineapple, orange and grenadine. A Caribbean crowd pleaser that scales straight up to a jug.

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Blue Gin Fizz Recipe

Blue gin shaken with lemon and lengthened with soda. All the colour, none of the blue curacao.

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Navy Pink Gin Recipe

Gin coated with Angostura and cut with water. Pink from the bitters, not from fruit.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Big Willy Distillery only make one rum?

Yes, for now, Big Willy Rum is the only rum in the range. Rather than spreading across several expressions, the full attention goes into one: a Guyanese base, botanical redistillation and barrel ageing. If the range grows, it'll be because something's genuinely worth adding, not to fill a gap on the shelf.

Proper Yorkshire Drinks

Fancy a proper drink?

Small batch gin, rum and ale, made in Yorkshire by two people who refuse to make anything boring.

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