Two Drifters is the world’s first carbon-negative distillery, founded by husband and wife duo Russ and Gemma Wakeham. The former is an organic chemist with experience in carbon capture and storage, and that experience has informed the brand’s planet-friendly production process with each possible choice is made according to the lowest carbon option. All the brewing and distilling equipment is electric and runs off zero-emissions energy. An electric van is used for local deliveries and carbon-neutral courier DPD for everything else.
To make the rum, Two Drifters source molasses from Tate & Lyle in east London. The sugarcane is generally grown in Central America, refined here in the UK and at the distillery, the team adds water, yeast, and lots of nutrients. After a seven-day fermentation, and two distillation runs, the duo is left with a tasty white rum, to which burnt sugar is added to make Two Drifters Signature Rum. The Spiced Rum is flavoured with burnt sugar, bourbon vanilla, mixed spices, and star anise, while the Overproof Spiced Pineapple Rum is made with an infusion of real pineapples.