![]() ![]() Rum was always a part of the package with Eric!įRS: Why Rum? And were you both 100% aligned that “starting a rum company” was in your future?ĮK: As I became aware that special aged rums were available in the Caribbean and that a small supply of truly interesting single marques and unique expressions were going to Europe, I thought that it was time to make a shift into importing to bring special casks and amazing expressions to the US. He made sure to tell me about how amazing sipping rum was, and how I should definitely try some. One of the first times that we spoke to each other, I was holding a glass of bourbon. However, since I have known him, he has always been a passionate rum fan and collector. Maura Gedid: When I met Eric, my career was in financial marketing, so coming around to helping to found a rum business was a process. (Shh!) Maura and I are married and have two kids together, so we started with that partnership more than a decade before the rum business came along. I’ve been a rum fan since my first trip to the Bahamas in high school on Spring Break. When I wasn’t in the recording studio, I’d usually be out of the country, having visited over 100 countries to date. FRS: Many of our members know you both as being the dynamic duo behind Holmes Cay Single Cask Rum but can you give us a quick bio on yourselves leading up to the creation of HC?Įric Kaye: My entire career up to the launch of Holmes Cay Rum in 2019 has been in music, composing and producing music for advertising, film and TV. ![]()
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