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Vault 53

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You could say that distilling is in our blood! Veronica Grant is Great Great Granddaughter of William Grant, the famous whisky distiller! So, it was natural we started our own family distillery.

Our passion first steered down this slightly mad path starting out with a little stove-top copper home-still – these are great fun, and a fantastic way to explore spirit making from home – after better and better results on a domestic level, we were emboldened enough to launch our full-scale venture and distillery at Vault 53. Once we had decided we wanted to craft our own rum from raw materials, the first challenge was finding a home; we all have a great love of Devon, our adoptive county, and Plymouth with a history steeped in both naval history, and distilling excellence seemed a perfect fit.

One of the vital elements in rum production is of course the still; our beautiful, bespoke, hand-crafted Brazilian copper still has a capacity of a thousand litres, meaning we needed a sizeable home!

We love rum cocktails; in particular though, Richard our Founder has a love of barrel aged, sipping rum and the new home for our distillery needed to be suitable for barrel-ageing our golden rum. In the areas traditionally known for rum creation like the Caribbean and South America, the weather naturally aids this process with higher temperatures and humidity than we can’t rely on here in Devon, so we needed a home that was suitable to coopering our barrels where we could control the heat and humidity. We’ve found our perfect home on Mutley Plain in a former Victorian bank, complete with intact vaults below the street – these are perfect for us; by their very nature nothing gets in or out of the vault that we don’t want in there!

When the pandemic hit, it put a pause on everything, but here we are in 2023 with the still in situ, all the permissions and certificates finally in place and rum being produced. It’s been a long old slog to get to where we are today but Vault 53 Rum flowing from the loveliest of copper pots and the distillery is ready to be hired as a venue!

Omnium Radio CIC

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Omnium are a local community internet radio station who empower and enable those living with disabilities, additional needs and or poor mental health to reach their potential inspired and driven by creativity and care.

We provide the platform and support for first time presenters to thrive on air and improve their social and life skills and most importantly build their confidence and connect them with the local community using a person centred approach.

We are a not-for-profit CIC run by volunteers formed in 2018 broadcasting on air 24 hours a day.

OM Plymouth Magazine

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The Plymouth OM Magazine is a free local A4 monthly publication for local businesses to advertise their products and services to the PL postcode around Plymouth and the South Hams. Presented in an A4 format and printed in full gloss colour the publication itself appeals to a wide range of readers, both male and female ranging from 30-85 years of age.

The magazine has a readership of 45,000 plus and is focused around information and events that are happening in the local community along with a vast amount of local businesses promoting their latest offers. There is also a variety of interesting local and national editorials relating to the coming months ahead, which are normally featured on the cover of the magazine.

The Plymouth OM Magazine is the only free local magazine to be distributed through specially designed OM stands placed in all major superstores in Plymouth & the South Hams, along with door-to-door distribution. We also distribute to a wide variety of businesses and franchises along with door-to-door delivery. We are pleased to promote the fact that our advertisers choose to promote their businesses with us due to the success the magazine brings them. The evidence speaks for itself, with our advertisers featuring in many previous editions of the OM and still continuing to feature their businesses in forthcoming issues throughout the year.

Businesses may choose to sign up from 1 – 12 months at a time due to the response they are looking to gain. Visit our Advertising page to find out how you can get involved, and market your product to the local community now!