Dripping Springs’ Island Getaway Rum distillery is going global [Video]

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas — An Austin woman is breaking barriers and putting Texas on the map, globally. 

Stephanie Houston is the founder of Island Getaway Rum, the first Latina-owned distillery in Texas. Houston and her team are taking the local distillery, based in Dripping Springs, to a national producer, setting their sights on global expansion.

Island Getaway Rum is one of very few U.S. producers of dark rum, with a variety of flavors ranging from orange to coconut and white rum. In partnership with the Texas Department of Agriculture on trade missions, Houston – a University of Texas at Austin alum – and her team are bringing the brand to places like Canada, Hong Kong and Vietnam.

“Rum represents joy and celebration, and that’s exactly what we embody in every bottle. Beyond crafting exceptional rum, …