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No trip to Bundaberg (or Bundy as he is known for the locals) would have been complete without a visit to Bundaberg Rum’s house. Bundaberg is an industrial city in Queensland approximately 350 km north of Brisbane. Surrounded by hundreds of sugarcane acres, it is natural that the rum occurs here. Personally, I had never heard of Bundaberg Rum before arriving in Australia, although he was aware that his ginger beer was easily available in the United Kingdom supermarkets. However, it is not just me, 96% of sales are generated only in Australia (the majority in Queensland) and 3% are sold to countries for Australian tourists. The remaining 1% is sold around the rest of the world. Sorry Australia, but you can’t keep this rum anymore!
We were welcome to the distillery with a distinctive smell of syrup that filled the air. This could have pleased sweet people if it didn’t make you feel sick! It turns out that the smell is molasses, a liquid that is formed after converting sugar cane as we know it.
A guide for the house of Bundaberg Rum
Bundaberg Ron History
Having arrived with ten minutes to the end before the tour, we take a quick look at the museum that offers a brilliant and detailed history of the rum. Bundaberg Rum was created to solve an important problem; How to deal with the residual molasses of sugar factories. After a successful meeting in the pub (obviously), Bundaberg Rum was formed in 1888 with the first rum lot prepared in the following year. The company has survived numerous fires and floods over the years and is now blooming. With more than $ 2.1 billion in rum on the site, it is not surprising that there is a 12,000 volt electric fence surrounding the distillery.
The tour
Together with the fifteen more or less Australians, we show ourselves with enthusiasm around the distillery that works only once we had saved all the items with a battery. This meant any phone, without watches and, disappointingly, without cameras. This is for security. If something static comes into contact with the huge wells of molasses, a fire could explode immediately. Once finally through the sacred doors, they took us through each stage of the Ron manufacturing process and our guide explained everything in detail. The tour itself took about an hour or so and was worth money alone.
Bundaberg rum sampling
If the route and the museum were not enough for only $ 30, they take it to the retail-bar store for free samples. You can choose a rum and liquor. After listening to how proud that the staff was to win the best dark rum in the world two years in a row, I had to try the solera (the current champion). Emma tested the new Blanco Ron, Silver Reserve, who faces Bacardi this year for the best white rum in the world. I preferred the white rum (mixed with lemonade and lime juice) without a doubt, but, for lovers of the dark rum, you cannot look beyond solera. I knew charming and very strong.
Emma and I chose two different spirits; Salty candy and vanilla spices. Both were incredible mixed with unique cream and were at another level compared to Baileys. Vanilla spice can only get drunk at Christmas with its cinnamon flavor. However, the salty candy must become the gift of each weekend. We talked to some others on the tour and they were already adding the liquors to their coffee.
So, although all the experience cost $ 30, they treated us with approximately $ 20 in Ron. It has a perfect financial sense to visit Bundaberg Rum, even if it is only for free samples at the end. The only question is now; Where can we buy it once we return to the United Kingdom? I hope to present my friends to this and share love!
If you go up or on the east coast of Australia, you should really deviate to Bundaberg purely to visit the distillery. There may not be much more in the city, but this makes it worth it.
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