We spend a lot of our time creating white label candles for small business and independent shops. As a Welsh candle brand we love supporting and working with other Welsh businesses. It is even better when those businesses create THE BEST spiced rum around.
A chance meeting at a Welsh trade fair
We met Fran from Barti Rum at a trade fair early in 2024 and got chatting about her wonderful rum and the iconic branding on it’s bottles. It had been a dream of ours to create Barti Rum candles for a few years. Until this chance meeting we hadn’t been brave enough to approach them. Chatting face to face made us realise that despite their very well known brand they were just business owners working hard to make a difference to their corner of the rum industry. Vicky suggested that a Barti Rum fragranced candle would be a great addition to their gift range and a wonderful collaboration was born.
Spiced rum apple pie!
While we love all our white label and bespoke partnerships this one was special for two reasons. Firstly this was a brand that we had admired for years. A brand that lots of people had suggested we should get in touch with. Being able to create a candle fragrance for such a well respected brand was a real pinch me moment and a massive milestone for us. The big bottle of Barti Rum that arrived in the post for the purposes of comparing our fragrance blends with it was the icing on the cake. It really is a hard life making candles sometimes.
From our candle kitchen on the outskirts of Gower we began work. We had a lovely time sampling the rum and can highly recommend that you try out the Barti Rum apple pie recipe that is on their Instagram. Our apple tree was picked bare!!
image shows a lit candle in an amber coloured glass jar with a label showing a gallion type boat on waves
Back to the candles. We worked on a number of blends using information given to us by Fran and working with the fragrance from the actual rum, before we drank it all. Samples were sent to Fran as it wasn’t practical to arrange a visit to West Wales. In total we created eleven samples before we were all happy that we had captured the essence of Barti Rum. It was worth the work as the end result was perfect. Once we were ready to go we created the candles. As with our own range we used soy wax, cotton wicks and recycled amber glass jars. The oils we use are all created in the UK and vegan friendly.
For more details on brands we have worked with go to https://littlebitwhitelabel.co.uk/brands-we-work-with/
White label candles for your small business
When we create a white label candle range we make the process as easy as possible. Everything is done for you. Vicky and Chris create the CLP labels for the base of the candle. We can provide safety data sheets. At Little Bit Different we carry out all the safety testing required to ensure your candles are the best they can be but also burn correctly and safely.
With fifteen years of candle making experience you can put your trust is us to create a high quality candle every time.
For information on creating your own white label candles or a bespoke range of fragrances you can email vicky@littlebitdifferent.co.uk
You can also see more photos of our work on our Instagram at @littlebitdifferentcandles
Our own ranges of Welsh candles can be found at www.littlebitdifferent.co.uk