First ever Refuge Manx Rum bottle on auction 

All the proceeds will be donated to the RNLI

Fynoderee Distillery will auction off its first-ever limited-edition Refuge Manx Rum bottle tomorrow (25 October).

All the proceeds from the auction will be donated to the RNLI.

The rum was created by the distillery to shine a light on the Manx origins of the organisation and to mark 200 years since its formation by Sir William Hillary. 

Having now survived a year at sea on Conister Rock inside the Tower of Refuge the rum is back ashore where it will be bottled, labelled and individually numbered at the distillery.

Tiffany Kerruish, co-founder of Fynoderee says: "We are hoping that people from far and wide with a love for the RNLI will enjoy bidding for this very special piece of RNLI and Manx history. 

"To enable as many people as possible to make a bid we have listed ‘Bottle 1’ on the website of local auctioneers Murray’s, so that anyone with access to the internet will be able to bid for this unique, signed ‘number 1’ bottle of Refuge Manx Rum! 

"The bottle will be beautifully presented in a custom-made commemorative wooden box, which includes a souvenir booklet detailing the Isle of Man’s role in the formation of the RNLI and the production story behind our Refuge Manx Rum.  

"It features the stunning new label for Refuge Manx Rum designed by local artist Julia Ashby Smyth, and is also signed by her."