A bottle of Blackwell Black & Gold Rum can be seen in Bond’s Jamaican home in a promotional photo of the No time to die set – hopefully we can see the bottle in the film and maybe we’ll even see him drink it.
Blackwell Rum is owned by Chris Blackwell, a Jamaican legend best known for discovering Bob Marley and also the owner of the former residence of Ian Fleming Gold eye, now a resort where Fleming wrote the Bond novels. The same place was used for that too No Time To Die movie announcement in 2019.
Chris Blackwell worked on the first James Bond film Dr.as well as the latest film No time to die: “James Bond has been a huge part of my life, from my childhood lunch with Ian Fleming at GoldenEye to being a location scout in the first film. Dr. (1962). It was a pleasure to work with No time to die The production team in Jamaica supplies our legendary rum for the set in James Bond’s house, thus closing the circle of this very special relationship. This is a rum that celebrates Jamaica, my friendships and also my family heritage. “
The fine Jamaican rum is inspired by the old recipe of the Chris Blackwell family and is distilled and blended by J.Wray and Nephew. This aged, rich and fragrant dark golden rum is filled with the warmth and sensuality of Jamaica.
A regular bottle of Blackwell Rum is available for 29.99 USD / 25 GBP / 28.90 EUR in the Blackwell Rum online shop or at The Whiskey Exchange (UK, Europe, USA).
Blackwell 007 Limited Ediiton Rum
In 2020, Blackwell Rum partnered with the 007 film franchise to offer a special 007 limited edition release of the Blackwell Fine Jamaican Rum. The 750ml Limited Edition bottle has been available in Blackwell Rum since November 2020 for USD 39.99 online shop.
The limited edition rum features a 007 logo and an augmented reality experience available via a QR code on the bottle. This is where Chris Blackwell comes to life to share life stories, music selections, cocktail recipes and more.
visit blackwellrum.com for more about the brand.
Blackwell Rum can also be seen in the American comedy series Anger Management 2012 with Charlie Sheen.
