Singaporean builds rum brand in Africa

Interview with Rohan Shan
FOUNDER, UMWERO TERROIR SPIRITS

Lives in: Kigali, Rwanda

Rohan Shah trained as a development economist at Harvard University, but his weekends were defined by a different pursuit: bartending. After obtaining his degree, he worked with small-scale farmers in Africa and India for a non-profit organisation. However, when Covid-19 struck, he was forced to move back to Singapore and operate remotely. This allowed him to moonlight at a local Singapore bar called Native, a venue that greatly inspired Shah with its focus on Southeast Asian…