A creation of crazed-passion, Lunatic & Lover create unique botanical rum. Through imagination, mania, and a dash of madness, they have managed to invent a distillate which instils the very spirit of adventure.
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Creating good rum however, is an altogether more challenging proposition. The devil, as they say, is most definitely in the detail. We take aberrant care to passionately craft a distillate that is rich and interesting, even before it is enhanced by our botanicals.
Our pursuit of perfect flavour begins with molasses; a thick, dark, delightfully messy product of the sugar refining process.
After a prolonged process of fermentation,the wash is distilled in a hand beaten, copper-pot still. In order to retain much of the flavour created thus far, the rum is distilled in a single, very slow pass - this method requires it's own unique skillset to master.
The sane would stop there.
A second distillation whereby meticulously selected herbs, spices and roots marry into the liquid, through a complex technique of vapour infusion - thus creating an almost completely new category; Botanical Rum.
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Created by Matt Bridge and Angie Bradley, Lunatic & Lover burst on to the scene in mid-2020. Since then, it has picked up many awards for its Botanical Rum and has just added a certified organic rum to the line up. Rum for those who like to think a little differently says Matt who is "Head Distiller".