139: Inside Rum Buying at The Whisky Exchange, with Dawn Davies
You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.
In this episode, we caught up with Dawn Davies, head buyer for The Whisky Exchange—one of the premier spirits stores in the UK.
Dawn is a huge rum fan with an excellent palate (she's one of the very few Masters of Wine in the world), and her position at The Whisky Exchange gives her a fascinating perspective on the world of rum.
We discussed:
What goes into managing a store selection that includes nearly 1,000 rum SKUs
Balancing esoteric rum geek bottles with mass market selections
Which rums should be on more store shelves right now
Standouts from The Whisky Exchange's 5th annual Rum Show this past July
What it takes to go through the grueling 5+ years long Master of Wine process
How Dawn approaches tasting rums
Revisiting The Whisky Exchange's rum classification system 6 years in
Annoying label terminology
And more!
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