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Episode Synopsis
UK Masters of Rum
What You’ll learn: How blending rum, science, and climate action produced an award winning rum. Learn about a carbon negative business model and gain insights on how to run a crowd funding campaign.
Guest#1: Russ Wakeham, Co-Founder Two Drifters Distillery
Hosted by: Pedro Manuel, Sustainable Rum Summit
About the hosts:
Russ Wakeham, Co-Founder of the Two Drifters Distillery, with a science interest (PhD in Chemistry and background in carbon capture), started the rum journey to produce a sustainable – award winning – rum in Devon, UK. Their ethos being, that if we make award-winning rums in a truly sustainable manner and are competitively priced – why wouldn’t consumers choose us?
Pedro Manuel, the Sustainable Rum Summit, an independent broker for craft distillers, with a passion for rum and sustainability. Aim is to promote sustainable business practices in the rum category through the online platform, where the industry can learn, share and connect. With the moonshot in mind for rum being the leading spirit category on sustainability from the grass to the glass.
What You’ll learn: How blending rum, science, and climate action produced an award winning rum. Learn about a carbon negative business model and gain insights on how to run a crowd funding campaign.
Guest#1: Russ Wakeham, Co-Founder Two Drifters Distillery
Hosted by: Pedro Manuel, Sustainable Rum Summit
About the hosts:
Russ Wakeham, Co-Founder of the Two Drifters Distillery, with a science interest (PhD in Chemistry and background in carbon capture), started the rum journey to produce a sustainable – award winning – rum in Devon, UK. Their ethos being, that if we make award-winning rums in a truly sustainable manner and are competitively priced – why wouldn’t consumers choose us?
Pedro Manuel, the Sustainable Rum Summit, an independent broker for craft distillers, with a passion for rum and sustainability. Aim is to promote sustainable business practices in the rum category through the online platform, where the industry can learn, share and connect. With the moonshot in mind for rum being the leading spirit category on sustainability from the grass to the glass.
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