UK-based
Cornish Distilling Company has started work on a new distillery in Cornwall to
increase its rum production. Cornish Distilling Co has begun work on a
new distillery in Bude, Cornwall. Work
on the new site in Bude, North Cornwall, began last month and will allow the
company to expand distilling capabilities to 12,000 bottles a month to meet
demand. It is expected to open by the
end of October 2018 and will be operational at the start of 2019. “Our existing plant could not accommodate a
larger still, fermentation area and ageing room so we have embarked on a new
purpose-built plant. The new unit will incorporate a viewing and tasting area
as well as a space to run distillation classes. This has been
made possible with help from the RDPE Growth Program.”
The
distillery is part of a cooperation of Cornish food and drink producers at
Norton Barton Artisan Food Village, owned by Fionagh and Richard Harding. The Cornish Distilling Company produces
Kalkar, a blend of rum and cold drip coffee brew, and Morvenna British White
Rum and Spiced Rum.
Richard
Harding, chairman of the Cornish Distilling Co, said: “Sales
growth of the existing white, spiced and coffee rums have outstripped expectations
and we expect to see demand outstripping our capacity in the near future. “Our products are made from scratch and
unlike those blending we need additional space to ferment the molasses and to
cask age our dark rum.
