The company plans to launch a fresh funding round next year to help it break into the US market in April.

Our XO was awarded one star at the Great taste awards. This isn’t a Frosties advert telling you we’re Grrrreaaat, this is the big Great Taste Awards certifying our excellence.George Frost, Co-founder told the Voice: “We’re absolutely buzzing to welcome Londoners to our Caribbean themed event to celebrate National Rum Day.” Those who arrive at the event will be greeted by cabin crew members as they enter TheDuppyShare’s very-own ‘Airport’ at The Portobello Star, offering an array of Caribbean treats from food, drinks, cigars and records.

Autumn Statement: State pension confirmed to rise by 8.5% from April 2024 – while some benefits will go up by 6.7% Suffice to say he’s not stating that time warps and goes faster as you cross the Atlantic. Climate and humidity play a huge part in a spirit’s maturation in cask, causing evaporation and concentration of the liquid inside. In the cooler climes of Scotland, you might hear this evaporated liquid referred to as ‘the Angel’s Share’. It tends to happen with less rapidity than ‘the Duppy’s Share’ in the tropical heat and humidity of the Caribbean (see, told you we’d get to the name). George gives the scenario of ageing some rum for five years – one barrel in Scotland, one barrel in Barbados. The Caribbean-aged rum would have more to offer in terms of characteristic change imparted by the cask during that time frame, including increased complexity, and mellowness. Number one was to create an incredible rum, but one that was representative of the modern Caribbean, and that could bring new people into the market. And that could satisfy those rum nuts.”There will be Duppy Bars dotted around carnival so look out for us and grab some rum throughout the bank holiday. Duppy Share pays homage not only to the never-ending flavour potential of rum but the essence of the Caribbean. Just as Whiskey matures, a portion of it is said to evaporate to the angels – often referred to as the Angel’s Share. However, Caribbean belief states that Jamaican spirits, aka Duppies, billow between the islands’ distilleries extracting the best of the rum as it matures in oak barrels, otherwise known as a ‘Duppy Share.