Michigan Made Rums

Respectable rums are not only created in the Caribbean, you will find them all over the world.  At the 2017 Miami Rum Renaissance Festival there were a number of domestic based rum manufacturers, many with decent – and in some cases gold medal winning and ‘Best In Class‘ awarded – products.

Below is a list of Michigan-made rums available for retail purchase, and eventually I will procure each expression and post tasting notes here on this blog.

BrandManufacturerLocation
Black DogUgly Dog DistilleryChelsea
Brown Bag Rum(unknown; listed on the LARA website as of 5/2/2017, but no other information available)
Coppercraft RumCoppercraft DistilleryHolland
Davy Jones RumRusted Crow SpiritsDearborn Heights
Devil's Message Obsidian SpicedBier DistilleryComstock Park
Devil's Message Planked RumBier DistilleryComstock Park
Devil's Message RumBier DistilleryComstock Park
Flat Lander's RumFlat Lander's DistilleryGrand Rapids
Freshwater Michigan Amber RumNew Holland BrewingHolland
Grand Traverse Silver Reserve RumGrand Traverse DistilleryTraverse City
Gray Skies Silver RumGray Skies DistilleryGrand Rapids
Iron Fish Michigan White RumIron Fish DistilleryThompsonville
Pirate Rhum Spiked RumArtesian DistillersGrand Rapids
Red 8 Silver RumSteam Devil SpiritsMuskegon
Road's End Rum Journeyman DistilleryThree Oaks
Turtleback RumAmerican Fifth DistillingLansing
Ugly Dog RumUgly Dog DistilleryChelsea
Water Hill RumAnn Arbor DistillingAnn Arbor
Wood Boat Rum Mammoth DistillingCentral Lake
1492 Cristobal Reserve DarkArtesian DistillersGrand Rapids
Angry Joe's Spiced RumMonsoon Coffee
Dr. Bird Two James DistilleryDetroit
Harsen's Island RumMonsoon Coffee
Mackinac Island RumHigh Five SpiritsPetoskey
Old Town RumOld Town DistillerySaginaw
Well Rum PlatinumTemperance Distilling CompanyTemperance
18th Amendment Rum18th Amendment Spirits Co.Muskegon