Scottish Rum
All of our rum is made entirely in Orkney, from start to finish. Molasses is imported (unfortunately it’s hard to grow sugar cane in Orkney) and fermented for 5 – 14 days, in our temperature controlled fermenters before being distilled in our 2000L pot still with column.
We produce a range of rum styles, using various fermentation techniques with different percentages of backset/dunder. Mainly focusing on heavier, more full bodied rums.
Casks are laid down every year. Only releasing it when we feel it’s ready, and tastes just right. We currently have a mixture of chestnut, virgin oak, ex bourbon, ex red wine, ex port and ex whisky and ex sherry casks.
Core Range
J. Gow Spiced Rum
40% alc vol
Pot Still style dry Spiced Rum (less than 5g of sugar per litre) with caramel and natural spices from around the world including two secret ingredients grown in Orkney.
A smooth rounded sweetness. Subtle citrus notes with warm undertones of stem ginger. Flavours of soft moist ginger cake with oatmeal and cinnamon cookies, and a long warming spice finish. A prominent rum flavour complimented with spices, rather than an overload of spices masking any hint of rum.
J. Gow Culverin
50% Alc Vol
Unaged pure single rum. Our TC marque fermented to 9% over 5 days
distilled to 85% in a single pass
on our 2000L pot still with rectification column.
It is then slowly diluted to 50% to create a lighter spirit
which still offers plenty of flavour.
Tropical fruit and green on the nose.
Fresh cotton, almonds, marshmallow, green apples and liquorice.
J. Gow Fading Light
Chestnut cask aged pure single rum.
Pot still rum bottled at 43% Alc. Vol.
Aged 3 years.
Zero added sugar or colouring.
Chestnut is more porous than oak, creating more interaction with the spirit, wood and air around the cask. This counteracts the slow maturation typical of our cold climate. This creates a rum with a unique flavour profile.
The nose is complex with notes of dried fruits, vanilla, cream and spice. The palate is smooth and long with hints of nuts and spice on the finish.
J. Gow Revenge
Aged 3 years in bourbon and virgin oak casks. 43% Alc Vol
Zero added sugar or colouring.
Named after John Gows Ship The Revenge. Our most traditional, full bodied pot still rum.
Light funk, acidic fruit and caramel on the nose. Stone fruit, spice and toffee on the palate with over ripe peaches on the finish
Wild Yeast Series
Our wild yeast series is an annual experimental rum release made using wild and native yeasts captured from around the distillery and Orkney. Due to the nature of wild yeast each new release differs from the previous, it helps create rums with a very unique flavour.
Future releases
We release a few single cask and limited editions rums per year, sign up to our mailing list for early access to these releases. We plan to add 8 year old rums and beyond to our range once these are ready.