Kea Plum Rum Liqueur

Cornwall is home to a host of unique produce, include Kea – pronounced ‘kee’ – plums. These dark-skinned, light-fleshed fruit are only found in the parish of Kea, near Truro, and are a little sharp to eat on their own, but when steeped in unaged rum and blended with orange, ginger, spices and a touch of sugar, they make a delicious liqueur.

In the 17th century, fruits were often mixed with rum to produce a fruity liqueur called a Shrub. This preserving of the fruit allowed people to enjoy the flavours through the winter whilst other tales tell of smugglers slipping barrels of rum into the sea to evade the Customs men and then using fruit and sugar to mask the saltiness.

We have revitalised this tradition by bringing together this rare fruit and the old Cornish tradition to create our Kea Plum Rum.

50cl

30%