Cape Cornwall Spiced Rum
Cape Cornwall Spiced Rum Smooth and velvety, featuring rich vanilla, caramel, and candied orange zest balanced by warm cinnamon, nutmeg, and Cornish saffron, ending in a dry, spiced oak finish.
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Alcohol %
40%
Serving Size
- 25ml
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Cape Cornwall Spiced Rum
Cape Cornwall Spiced Rum delivers a warm, complex tasting profile that marries rich Caribbean cask-aged rum with bright citrus and fragrant, earthy spice.
Aroma & Nose The nose opens with a cozy burst of rich Madagascan vanilla, dark brown sugar, and toasted oak. A fragrant wave of warming baking spices immediately follows—dominated by sweet nutmeg, cinnamon stick, and the distinctive floral-earthy aroma of genuine Cornish saffron. Subtle accents of orange marmalade and dried peel add a refreshing, bright lift.
Palate & Mouthfeel On the palate, the rum is remarkably smooth and medium-to-full-bodied with a velvety, mouth-coating texture. Initial flavors of buttery caramel, gingerbread, and rich vanilla give way to a layered spice complexity. The warm prickle of cinnamon and nutmeg is balanced by the unique, honeyed dryness of saffron and a bright zip of candied orange zest, keeping the sweetness from becoming cloying.
Finish The finish is long, comforting, and pleasantly dry. As the initial caramel and vanilla recede, subtle toasted oak and a lingering warmth of clove, cinnamon, and fragrant citrus oil remain on the palate without any harsh burn.
Cape Cornwall Spiced Rum builds on the brand’s smuggling heritage, taking their signature Caribbean cask-aged base and infusing it with local botanical ingredients.
Base Spirit & Pure Water
Caribbean Foundation: Built on a blend of 3-year-old Barbadian rum and 5-year-old cask-aged Dominican rum.
Cornish Spring Water: Cut down to 40% ABV using pure, naturally filtered spring water drawn directly from Bollowal Farm at Cape Cornwall.
The Spicing & Cornish Heritage
Cornish Saffron: Infused with a blend of warming spices, highlighted by rare Cornish saffron—a reference to Cornwall’s historic maritime spice trade and traditional saffron baking.
Spice Profile: Further flavoured over time with Madagascan vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, dark caramel, and orange zest.
Hand-Crafted in “The Wink”: Aged, spiced, and bottled on the coastal farmstead in the original 18th-century farm building used by local smugglers to conceal illicit spirits.
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Place and memory are inherently interlinked throughout the cornish landscape. At Sithney, the ancient and the modern meld in the present, creating links to the past and a grounding in place and identity.
Named after Saint Sithney who came to Cornwall as one of a band of Irish missionaries. Legend states that God asked Sithney to be the patron saint of women seeking husbands, but Sithney retorted that he would never get any rest and so instead became the patron saint of mad dogs!
History is entrenched in every aspect of Sithney, even below the ground as the landscape is peppered with mines, some of which go back as far as Tudor times- the most renowned being the Great Wheal Fortune mine. Many generations of Cornishmen toiled in these pits, producing copper, zinc, arsenic, tungsten and tin. It is said that in the 1950s, a lone minor was seen to be working in the burrows, taking two sacks of Wolfram daily to the nearby village of Camborne to sell. And so, the wheel of fortune turns and, like the rotations of the hands of a clock, time has brought a new spirit of creativity and pride to the small parish – Saint Sithney Distilling co.
