Renowned for its, rich and distinctive taste, Bundy rum is like no other. Before technology allowed a more scientific calculation, alcohol content was tested using gunpowder. Ordinary gunpowder was soaked with spirit and a match introduced.
If the powder lit i. In , the First Fleet landed in Port Jackson. Bundy, that is. For tickets and further information see Bundaberg Festival. The original Bundaberg rum, crafted using the same processes as its predecessor, is alive and well after more than years of production. Bundy OP has been around for just as long but is blended to extra strength to deliver a richer, more intense character and higher alcohol volume.
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In a spark of genius, they decided to make rum. Barrels were shipped to Bundaberg from all corners of the globe — sherry barrels from Spain, cognac barrels from France, Scotch barrels from Scotland, whisky barrels from the USA and port barrels from Portugal, to name just a few.
From here the Collective started to draw on the rich knowledge built up over the course of more than a century at the Bundaberg Distilling Company. They started experimenting with barrels and flavours, developing rums that no one had seen before. These first boutique, hand crafted rums were received with critical acclaim, with the first three releases — 10 Year Old , Port Barrel and Golden Reserve — all winning awards on the global stage. From its humble beginnings, the Collective has grown into more than the original three.
In it went into voluntary liquidation. Nott, A. Barton and Frederic Buss on February 23, Fires, Wars and Troubles Abound. A new still in pushed profits up to 6, pounds despite the horrors of drought and economic strife that were affecting the nation at the time.
On 7 February, , however, disaster struck. At some time around midnight the distillery caught ablaze. Though the fire brigade was on site almost immediately and the river was a mere yards away — there was no water service available. The distillery was left in ruins. After the fire it looked as if it might be the end of Bundaberg rum once more, but in little over a year substantial new buildings and machinery were erected and profits began to climb again as production increased.
Almost the entire Bundaberg rum production was commandeered by the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Navy throughout the war, with proving the highest year of production in the history of the company.
The s proved to be prosperous. A million gallons of molasses were stored in newly built great underground wells — still at the distillery today. Australia with its economy dependant on exports was one of the hardest hit countries in the Western world. To add insult to injury, on 21 November, fire once again ravaged the distillery.
Thousands of gallons of rum were lost in rivers of flame that streamed towards the Burnet and lit up Bundaberg like daylight. So much rum poured into the river that the big king and barramundi rolled around helplessly on top of the water with locals able to pick them up at leisure.
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