Loveday, the female-founded Falmouth craft distillery created by Chloe Gillatt and Daisy Hillier during Covid, is celebrating its fourth birthday and continued success as the brand looks to grow further in 2025.
The sustainable spirit producer is currently one of only two UK distilleries producing Soil Association organic certified rum from scratch. Loveday’s hand crafted Organic Spiced Rum, an award-winning oak rested rum infused with selected botanicals, and its mellow, rounded Loveday Organic Gold Rum both carry the Soil Association certification which they received on their fourth birthday in June. Made from scratch by slow fermenting Cornish spring water, organic molasses and yeast, they are distilled then aged in ex-Bourbon casks.
Known for its beautifully bottled artisan rum that uses fresh and foraged ingredients, Loveday is a Covid success story. Now celebrating its fourth birthday, it was born out of lockdown in 2020 by childhood friends and flavour obsessives Chloe and Daisy, who poured all their experience and knowledge of their time spent in hospitality, as private chefs and creatives, into their distillery start up.
All of Loveday’s sustainable spirits are corked with FSC certified wood and natural cork stoppers, have home compostable seals made of seaweed, plastic free labels printed with water-based inks, and come in packaging that is 100% recyclable. Any leftovers from distilling the molasses – known as ‘dunder’ – is fed to regeneratively farmed pigs in the West Cornish village of Flushing, and the figs used for spicing are carried a hundred metres and made into chocolate by neighbouring business Chocolarder.
Daisy who oversees distilling says, “We’re incredibly proud that our organic rums are Soil Association certified. It marks a real achievement for our small but flourishing artisan distillery on the Cornish coast.”
Chloe adds, “In the four years since we started the business, Loveday has grown beyond our wildest dreams with a growing reputation and customer base. Our organic rum is for people who want something fresh, sustainably produced and handcrafted in their glass.”
Loveday Rums tasting notes:
Organic Gold Rum, £41, 50cl
Mellow, rounded and naturally golden, this Soil Association certified rum has been rested for a minimum of two years in former Bourbon barrels that add a smokey, vanilla sweetness.
Nose: bergamot, vanilla
Palate: honeycomb, gingerbread
Finish: toasted pecan, smoke
Spiced Rum, £41, 50cl
This organic, oak-rested rum is infused with clove and a handful of carefully selected botanicals including ginger, orange peel and figs that are smoked over oak at the distillery, creating a beautifully aromatic rum with a rounded, subtle sweetness.
Nose: orange, clove
Palate: fig, muscovado
Finish: sweet spice, smoke
Loveday’s Organic Gold Rum and Spiced Rum are available to buy from lovedaydistilling.com
