The multi-award-winning Bathtub Gin may not carry the Ableforth’s name anymore (although the owner remains the same), but Rumbullion! spiced rum and a selection of other treats still do.
Ableforth’s founders are the four friends behind Master of Malt itself: Justin Petszaft, Ben Ellefsen, Joel Kelly and Tom McGuinness. They created the brand as a space to make the kind of drinks they wanted to enjoy themselves – full of flavour and using the best ingredients – back in 2011.
From gins, rums, brandies, liqueurs and more, Ableforth’s has had its fingers in many boozy pies, establishing a following for its signature products and in the process collecting more awards than Meryl Streep.
The range has grown significantly, using time-honoured techniques such as cold compounding as well as cold distillation for their 91.2% abv absinthe, Summer Fruit Cup and Christmas Mulled Cup.
Rumbullion! is now available in Navy-Strength and XO 15 Years Old variants while the regular edition is also available in a Magnum (1.5 litre) bottle. The cockle-warming spiced rum was awarded the Best Spiced Rum at the World Rum Awards 2015. The rest of the range comprises the aforementioned Summer Fruit Cup, Christmas Mulled Cup as well as a superbly thick and unctuous Cherry Brandy.