Restaurant sets rum stock world record

Notting Hill restaurant Cottons has set a new Guinness World Record for stocking the most varieties of rum commercially available.

Cottons in Notting Hill Gate has an official total of 372 different rums stocked

Cottons in Notting Hill Gate has an official total of 372 different rums stocked, far exceeding any other bar.

The 1960s British Navy Rum Flagon is the most expensive rum stocked, priced at £255 a shot and £6,250 per bottle, while the Nepalese Khukri rum is one of the most rare, priced at £12.50 per shot and £350 per bottle.

The official certificate was presented to manager Samantha Edwards yesterday (27 October) at the Notting Hill restaurant, which opened in April this year.

Edwards said: “Our varied collection of rums has been meticulously sourced from around the world, including everything from well known brands to small batch rums. It’s fantastic that the Guinness World Records has been able to make it official that we serve more rums than anyone else.”

To coincide with the win, Cottons has also launched a Cocktail Training School, with monthly sessions that include an introduction to cocktail making and a week’s live training at one of the Cottons rhum shacks.

A limited-edition rum menu has also been created and will be on offer daily until 16 December at Cottons Notting Hill Gate alongside a rum-based Record Breaker cocktail, available at all three Cottons rhum shacks.