Bumbu takes its name from a historical Caribbean recipe known as "Bumbu", a spiced rum blend that sailors and traders crafted as early as the 1500s. These early mixtures combined rum with natural spices, fruit, and herbs to enhance flavour and smoothness during long sea voyages. The modern Bumbu brand revives this tradition, reimagining it as a refined, small-batch rum that honours the creativity and resourcefulness of the Caribbean’s original rum makers—while elevating it for contemporary tastes. The rum is crafted from sugarcane molasses and distilled using traditional column still methods, then aged in oak barrels to develop richness, smoothness, and complexity.
What sets Bumbu apart is its naturally flavoured profile, which leans toward warm spice, caramelised sweetness, vanilla, banana, and tropical fruit. Rather than relying on harsh alcohol heat, it is designed to be soft, rounded, and dessert-like, appealing to drinkers who enjoy sweet, approachable, and aromatic rums.
