Salford gets its very own rum map as festival gets underway

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

Cult local spirits brand, Salford Rum, is uniting Manchester’s rum lovers once again to create a Rum map of the city, in partnership with Salford Lads Club.

And today rum lovers have headed to Greater Manchester's first and only dedicated rum festival. Last year, Salford Rum launched the map - which celebrated the best rum joints, cocktails and rum served in the city - to local and national applause.

Designed by Dave Draws, the map gave locals and visitors to Greater Manchester a first-hand guide to finding and sampling the very best rum that the area has to offer.

James Harrison, co-founder of Salford Rum, said: “This year, the map is back and Salford Rum plans to make it bigger and better than before; so for the second time, Greater Manchester’s rum fans can tell us their favourite bars and venues by visiting Salford Rum on Facebook or Instagram and looking out for the posts calling for nominations. "We can’t wait to hear what people have to say so we can make the map really special, drive people into venues to sample the best drinks and support Salford Lads Club once again.” The Salford Rum Company was created in 2018 when James Harrison and Tommy Gaughan - rugby-league-playing high school friends - took inspiration from the growing gin category, which was flying high due to buckets of innovation and creativity and set out to make a local premium rum that would rival the luxury gin products on the market.