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OUR STORY

After moving to his country home in North-East England, Dan, the founder of Black Bee, discovered he’d inherited several hives of rare Northumberland black bees. Intrigued by their resilience and the rich, aromatic honey they produced, he spent years tending the hives with care. His passion for beekeeping soon merged with another love - rum. After countless experiments and late-night tastings, Dan finally perfected a recipe that blended the smooth warmth of dark rum with the distinctive sweetness of his bees’ honey. The result was Black Bee Rum: a bold, velvety spirit that captures the wild essence of the Northumberland countryside in every sip.

Good Rum. Proper British Honey.

Black Bee Rum started with a pretty simple realization: most flavoured rums on the market are crammed with artificial essences, refined sugar, and cheap syrups. We wanted to make something far better—a proper craft rum sweetened entirely by nature.

Instead of taking shortcuts, we turned to independent UK beekeepers. Every single batch of Black Bee Rum is blended with 100% pure, organic honey harvested right here in the British countryside.

Backing Local Beekeepers

British bees have had a rough time over the last few decades. Loss of natural habitat and intensive farming have put local hives under real pressure, even though native pollinators are essential to the UK countryside.

That’s why we buy our honey directly from small-scale, ethical bee farmers across Britain. These are people who put hive health and sustainable land management ahead of mass production.

By keeping our supply chain local, every bottle we sell helps support British apiaries, protects native honeybee populations, and keeps wildflower meadows blooming across the country.

How It Tastes

When you use real, unpasteurized UK organic honey, you don't need artificial additives.

We take rich, aged Caribbean rum and infuse it with raw British honey. The natural floral notes of the honey cut through the warmth of the rum, delivering a subtle caramel sweetness and an unbelievably smooth finish.

No synthetic aftertaste, no sickly sweet sugar coating—just a brilliant, well-balanced drink. Have it neat over ice, splash it into a rum and coke, or mix up a storm in a cocktail.

Raised in Britain. Sweetened by Nature.

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