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Samai Distillery

Samai Rum Distillery is a Cambodian premium rum manufacturer in Phnom Penh founded in 2014. The first rum distillery in the country,[2] it was founded by Diego Wilkins, Daniel Pacheco and Antonio Lopez.[3]

Samai Distillery was selected as one of 10 startup distilleries for Diageo's distillery incubation programme. Since then, its rums have won numerous awards from across the world such as San Francisco World Spirits Competition, the London International Spirits Challenge, the Singapore World Spirits Competition and the Miami International Rum Conference. Currently, the distillery exports around 30% of its production to Singapore, France and Spain, while the remaining 70% is sold domestically.[4]

In 2020, after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Samai Distillery began producing hand sanitizer from the distillation fraction previously used for disinfecting equipment.[5]

Production

Samai Distillery produces añejo rum[6] using traditional handmade 500-litre copper pot stills.[4] It sources its sugarcane from eastern regions of the Koh Kong Province to produce three kinds of rums – Samai Gold Rum flavoured with Mondulkiri wild honey, Samai PX Limited Edition Rum aged in Sherry American oak barrels and Kampot Pepper Rum spiced with Kampot pepper.[6]

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    1. Prak Chan Thul. Cambodia's first rum maker looks to expand overseas market Reuters, 21 August 2018, retrieved 12 November 2021^
    2. Will Jackson. Distillery rolls out Cambodia's first rum Phnom Penh Post, 11 December 2014, retrieved 12 November 2021^
    3. Marina Shafik, Ou Mom. Craft Distillery in High Spirits Khmer Times, 5 February 2015, retrieved 12 November 2021^
    4. Samai Distillery firmly placing Kingdom's rum on world map Phnom Penh Post, 1 June 2020, retrieved 12 November 2021^
    5. Phorn Bopha. Spirits against Corona: A Local Rum Distillery Starts Producing Hand Sanitizer Voice of America, 2 April 2020, retrieved 12 November 2021^
    6. Tiong Li Cheng. Cambodia's Kampot Pepper Rum Salt, 12 June 2017, retrieved 12 November 2021^