Pittsburgh-based Maggie’s Farm Rum Distillery announces the expanded distribution of two of its most acclaimed products—Maggie’s Farm Falernum Liqueur and Maggie’s Farm Spiced Rum—to New York and New Jersey, through a new partnership with Bowler Wine. This exciting development brings two of Maggie’s Farm’s most decorated and unique spirits to a broader audience of discerning bartenders, retailers, and cocktail enthusiasts in two of the country’s largest beverage markets.
Both of these spirits will be featured at the New York Rum Festival June 7 and Bar Convent Brooklyn June 10-11 at the Maggie’s Farm booth, and also the New York International Spirits Competition awards ceremony June 10 at BCB. Maggie’s Farm Falernum Liqueur and Maggie’s Farm Spiced Rum were awarded 95 points and 93 points respectively by the NYISC at this year’s competition. Founder, president and master distiller Tim Russell will be on hand to accept these awards.
Maggie’s Farm Falernum Liqueur is a Caribbean-inspired spiced liqueur, made in the Barbados tradition with lime, ginger, and clove. It’s popularly used in classic tiki cocktails like the Corn ‘n’ Oil, Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, and Saturn. Maggie’s Farm has redefined commercial falernum byusing hand-grated lime zest, fresh-pressed ginger root, and toasted clove on a base of its own pot-distilled rum, all while using a special formulation for shelf stability of these whole natural ingredients, saving bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts alike time and energy with this off-the-shelf option.
“Falernum is one of those esoteric cocktail ingredients that many consumers overlook—until they taste ours. Of our rum and rum liqueur lineup it’s now standing out as our largest volume driver,” said Russell. “We’ve built a falernum that stands on its own—spicy, complex, balanced, and at a higher proof than the few other commercially available brands—and the industry has responded in a big way. We’re thrilled to bring it, alongside our equally celebrated spiced rum, to New York and New Jersey through Bowler Wine.”
Maggie’s Farm Spiced Rum is a dry and complex spiced rum 100% pot-distilled from turbinado sugar cane fermentations by Maggie’s Farm at its new state-of-the-art distillery located in Pittsburgh’s South Hills. Infused with eight different hand-processed ingredients, including Tahitian vanilla bean, fresh-grated orange zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove, Maggie’s Farm spiced rum contains no added sweetener for a dry and complex spiced rum. Maggie’s Farm spiced rum has won awards for Best-in-Class three times.
The cocktail below formulated by Maggie’s Farm lead bartenders best features the essence of these two unique spirits based on a classic recipe.
Greenfield Swizzle:
Fill a Collins glass with crushed ice. Add the following:
1.5oz Maggie’s Farm spiced rum
0.5oz Maggie’s Farm falernum liqueur
0.5oz fresh-squeezed lime juice
0.5oz simple syrup
Swizzle in glass. Top with Fernet Branca.