After going into liquidation in September, Dark Matter rum brand was bought by Ardent Spirits, and the product is now being made at Banchory’s Burnobennie Distillery.
The award-winning run was launched in 2015, making it Aberdeenshire’s first rum distillery, and is known for it’s spiced rum, white rum and flavoured rum liqueurs.
Simon Morrice, Burnobennie Distillery distribution manager, said Ardent Spirits “felt compelled” to rescue rum productions and keep it locally produced.
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He said: “When we heard Dark Matter was [in] liquidation we tried to help but it was to late. The company was past saving.
“We felt compelled to…
