Tucked away underneath the railway arches on Viaduct Street is the Dirty Old Town Distillery, home to Salford Rum the brainchild of Tommy Gaughan and James Harrison, college pals who came up with the idea for Salford Rum after a drunken evening in which they bemoaned the lack of a decent spiced rum and decided that they would brew their own, as you do.
That was in 2018 and now they are producing thousands of bottles of Salford Rum which is stocked throughout bars, supermarkets, pubs, makers markets and has even featured on television, the unique bottles, ceramic with wooden tops and with a map of Salford printed on them, is no doubt a factor in the sale of the rum and many people collect them for decorative purposes.
The Old Town Distillery which was formally opened last week by Salford and Eccles MP, Rebecca Long Bailey and so we called in and had a chat with Tommy who explained the early days and growth of the company and it's future which it has to be said is looking very rosy.
I was really impressed with the interior whose walls are bedecked with photos of old Salford including Salford Docks naturally, pubs, factories, people, sports programmes, also murals from the artist Dave Draws who designed the artwork for the Salford Rum bottles, with seating for some two dozen people and a splendid view of the still, named Willow, a name chosen by fans of the company for it's strong Salford connections.
There are plans for Spiced Rum Experience tours every Friday and Saturday lasting for about 90 minutes on which you get a guided taste of all of their rums, a chat about the Willow still, three rum cocktails and a chat with the boys, plus your chance to buy some spiced rum for home with a 10 per cent discount.
They also sell beer, lager and wine at their well stocked bar and all being well they are hoping to have music evenings with bands and DJ's playing in this intimate venue and with it's prime location on the Salford and Manchester border, it's a must visit.
Tommy and James we doff our caps to you, many thanks for the tour, the mug of rum and ginger beer and most of all we wish you the best of luck with this venture, but I feel you don't need any with such an excellent product, you have all of Salford supporting you!
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