Entries by Lesley Astley

Royal Air Tattoo Pilots Choose Beckfords

Beckford’s Rum attends hundreds of events across the UK every year, including the annual Royal International Air Tattoo, where our rum is always very popular with pilots, crews and visitors. We were delighted to be visited by pilots from the Italian Air Force who were performing at the show, including an MB-339 jet display to […]

Beckford’s Rum in Japan

Beckford’s Rum brand owner Lesley Astley and her son Lester were invited to Japan by the UK Department of Business & Trade to meet and network with Japanese drinks importers and distributors in Osaka and Tokyo. The trip was a great success and we are delighted to be shipping our first consignment of Beckford’s Rum […]

Congratulations Rum Punch winners

The lucky winners of our May and June draw for a case of delicious Maroon Rum Punch were Jacqueline Barlow from Coventry and Thomas Warkcup from Buckinghamshire. We hope you enjoy your cans of chilled tropical rum in the sunshine!

Congratulations to our April Winner

We are delighted to send a case of our delicious Beckford’s Maroon rum punch cans to Barry from Malden in Essex. Barry was very happy to win April’s competition and said: “I absolutely love Beckford’s Rum and in fact I’m enjoying some right now! What a lovely surprise!” If you would like to enter our […]

Beckford’s Henry Rum featured on ITV’s Love Your Weekend

Beckford’s Henry Barrel Aged Golden Rum was featured on Alan Titchmarsh’s popular ‘Love Your Weekend’ Show this weekend. Henry, a delicious combination of Barbados & South American rums with a wonderfully smooth finish, was featured by Rum ambassador Ian Burrell, who was demonstrating the best of British rums for Mother’s Day. The 40% ABV Henry golden […]

Beckford’s Rum exporting to Canada, France and Germany

We are delighted that our award-winning Beckford’s Rum is heading overseas to Canada, France and Germany, and will soon also be available on Princess Cruises, which takes 1.7 million guests a year to 300 destinations around the world. Pallets of Beckford’s Pineapple Rum are currently on the high seas heading for Ontario for distribution across […]

Mother’s Day Rum Winner!

Congratulations to Sarah Tunstall from Glossop in Derbyshire for winning our Mother’s Day competition and a bottle of Beckford’s Caramel Rum! Sarah tagged her mum saying: “for being not only the best mama, but my partner in crime, my shoulder to cry on, my rock and my real life wonderwoman. One of life’s loveliest of […]

Rum punch winners!

Congratulations to Wendy Marshall from Cambridgeshire and Rebecca Collyer from Hampshire, who each win a case of delicious rum punch as our January and February competition winners! What better way of bringing sunshine and holiday vibes to the coldest months of the year!

Happy New Year!

We were delighted to see so many of our wonderful Beckford’s Rum customers at our Christmas events across the UK this year! Thank you so much for your continued support of our delicious blended rums and whiskies. You are all very much appreciated and we are delighted to offer a case of free rum punch […]

Autumn Rum Punch Winners!

Congratulations to our October winner Gavin Cockroft, November’s winner Jane Smee from Bognor Regis and December’s winner Sam Turley from Bedford, who each won a case of scrummy rum punch!