The Fynoderee Distillery is auctioning off ‘Bottle No.1’ of its new, limited-edition Refuge Manx Rum for the benefit of the RNLI. All the proceeds from the auction of this bottle are being donated to the RNLI, with the auction itself forming part of the proceedings at the RNLI Isle of Man Gala Dinner, which takes place during the evening of Friday 25th October, at which all five stations will come together to commemorate the Institute’s 200th anniversary.
Fynoderee Distillery co-founder, Tiffany Kerruish said: “We are hoping that people from far and wide with a love for the RNLI will enjoy bidding for this very special piece of RNLI and Manx history. To enable as many people as possible to make a bid we have listed ‘Bottle 1’ on the website of local auctioneers Murray’s, so that anyone with access to the internet will be able to bid for this unique, signed ‘number 1’ bottle of Refuge Manx Rum!
“The bottle will be beautifully presented in a custom-made commemorative wooden box, which includes a souvenir booklet detailing the Isle of Man’s role in the formation of the RNLI and the production story behind our Refuge Manx Rum. It features the stunning new label for Refuge Manx Rum designed by local artist Julia Ashby Smyth, and is also signed by her.”
The online auction is now live and can be visited here.
Refuge Manx Rum was created by The Fynoderee Distillery to shine a light on the Manx origins of the RNLI and to mark 200 years since its formation by Sir William Hillary. The Ramsey-based distillery took 11 quarter-casks of scratch-made Manx Rum to barrel age inside the iconic Tower of Refuge for one year during the RNLI bicentenary year.
Having now survived a year at sea on Conister Rock inside the Tower the rum is back ashore where it will be bottled, labelled and individually numbered at the distillery.
20% of the sales from every bottle will be donated to the RNLI with just 2500 bottles available for sale and ‘Bottle 200’ donated to, and retained by, the RNLI for their national archive.
Fermented and distilled by the Fynoderee Distillery from organic Colombian panela, Refuge Manx Rum is described as a light amber rum that’s naturally coloured and non-chill-filtered. Rich, smooth and imbued with the historic maritime atmosphere of the Tower, it has notes of toasted oak, vanilla, salted caramel and bourbon.
Outside of Bottle 1 and 200, the remaining Limited Batch of Refuge Manx Rum can now be ordered from www.fynoderee.com. For every bottle sold 20% of the purchase price will be donated to the RNLI.
