A rum do
May 19, 2021
3 minutes
Jamie Blackett
DID you remember to wet the barrel?’ The exigencies of parenthood can be summarised by a series of questions, from ‘have you changed his nappy?’ to ‘did you remember to feed the guinea pigs?’, ‘have you paid the school fees?’ and ‘you did lock the drinks cupboard, didn’t you?’—to this. We were initiated into the forgotten art of cooperage by our son, Oliver; since lock-down, an entrepreneur with a start-up rum business. ‘Do you mind taking delivery of an
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