
A podcast series on sustainability in the rum category. Deep diving into the different steps on sustainability in the rum category. Showcasing research, business cases and more from industry peers.
Topics include:
sustainable business practices in the rum production (break down per step), sustainable sourcing,
selling sustainability to consumer (marketing), Innovation (applications) in the spirits industry (reduce costs, save planet), from sustainable to circular – is it feasible, what can we learn from other spirit producers, role for governments and access to finance for entrepreneurs.

A podcast series on sustainability in the rum category. Deep diving into the different steps on sustainability in the rum category. Showcasing research, business cases and more from industry peers.
What You’ll Learn:
Learn about entrepreneurship, challenges of starting a distillery, sustainability, access to growth capital, route to market and much more.
Curious to learn more about Rum, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship? Visit www.sustainablerum.org to browse the Library (articles, business case & more) and check out the Interviews with sustainable industry leaders.
Dutch Masters of Rum
What You’ll learn: Learn about the first botanical rum in the world from Amsterdam. How a vision became reality. What are the business challenges, what is key about sustainability in the brand’s practices and what is important when reaching out to growth capital?
Guest#1: Ruben Maduro, Founder Spirited Union Distillery
Hosted by: Pedro Manuel, Sustainable Rum Summit
About the hosts:
Ruben Maduro, Founder of Spirited Union, who is on a mission to create Union between the vast and colorful world of Botanicals – giving birth to vibrant and exciting Botanical Rums. In Union there is Strength is their motto!
Pedro Manuel, the Sustainable Rum Summit, an independent broker for craft distillers, with a passion for rum and sustainability. Aim is to promote sustainable business practices in the rum category through the online platform, where the industry can learn, share and connect. With the moonshot in mind for rum being the leading spirit category on sustainability from the grass to the glass.
