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Erskine man reveals story behind the new rum taking Scotland by storm
Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.An Erskine man behind one of Glasgow’s newest distilleries believes lockdown has helped sales of their Spirit of Rebellion rum soar.Jamie Smith helped found Jacobite Spirits late in 2019 with a group of friends from various professional backgrounds.And now the distillery’s 45 Scottish Spiced Rum has taken the country by storm, with lockdown providing them an unexpected boost as customers sought to buy local and bars around Europe bought into the brand’s unique message.Jamie, 42, said: “We just managed to get production underway in March and then lockdown hit.“Thankfully as we’d already started to get things running we were able to continue with our launch and the