Rum & Gin Journal | Salford Distillery

Salford Gin served as a gin and tonic with ice and lime in a branded Salford Rum Company glass

The Best Gin and Tonic Garnishes

The right garnish doesn't just look good - it changes how your gin and tonic tastes. Here's how to choose the perfect garnish for every style of gin.

The Best Gin and Tonic Garnishes

The right garnish doesn't just look good - it changes how your gin and tonic tastes. Here's how to choose the perfect garnish for every style of gin.

Salford Gin Original Gin bottle with Dirty Old Town illustrated label, distilled at Salford Distillery, Manchester

How is Gin Made?

From neutral spirit to the finished bottle, the gin-making process is more fascinating than most people realise. Here's exactly how it works - and what makes Salford Gin different.

How is Gin Made?

From neutral spirit to the finished bottle, the gin-making process is more fascinating than most people realise. Here's exactly how it works - and what makes Salford Gin different.

Salford spiced rum served with ginger beer and lime in a tumbler glass

What to Mix with Spiced Rum: 10 of the Best Serves

Spiced rum is one of the most versatile spirits behind the bar. Here are 10 of the best things to mix it with, from the classics to a few you...

What to Mix with Spiced Rum: 10 of the Best Serves

Spiced rum is one of the most versatile spirits behind the bar. Here are 10 of the best things to mix it with, from the classics to a few you...

Salford Dark Spiced Rum and Original Golden Spiced Rum bottles side by side on a bar

Dark Rum vs Spiced Rum: What's the Difference?

Stand in front of the rum section of any good bottle shop and you'll see them lined up together - dark rums and spiced rums, bottles of varying shades from...

Dark Rum vs Spiced Rum: What's the Difference?

Stand in front of the rum section of any good bottle shop and you'll see them lined up together - dark rums and spiced rums, bottles of varying shades from...

Illustration of Salford Docks on a Salford Rum bottle label, depicting the industrial heritage of the Manchester Ship Canal

The History of Rum and Salford Docks

Every bottle of Salford Rum is rooted in a real piece of history. This is the story of how the Caribbean spice trade shaped an industrial city - and how...

The History of Rum and Salford Docks

Every bottle of Salford Rum is rooted in a real piece of history. This is the story of how the Caribbean spice trade shaped an industrial city - and how...

Inside the Dirty Old Town Distillery at Salford Distillery, Arch 33 Viaduct Street, Salford

Things to Do in Salford & Manchester: A Local's...

Salford is one of the most underrated cities in the North - rich in industrial heritage, world-class culture, and a food and drink scene that punches well above its weight....

Things to Do in Salford & Manchester: A Local's...

Salford is one of the most underrated cities in the North - rich in industrial heritage, world-class culture, and a food and drink scene that punches well above its weight....