Australian Traveller – August 2019

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BUNDABERGRUM

DISTILLERY,QLD

Thisfamousdistillerywasfoundedin 1888

asawaytomakeuseofexcessmolasses

fromtheplantations;takeatourtoseeits

massivemolasseswellthatholdsfive

millionlitresofthestuff,amuseumonthe

historyofrumgoingbacktotheFirstFleet

andtheBarrelRoomwhereyou’llmixyour

ownblend.bundabergrum.com.au

MARGARET RIVER

DISTILLING COMPANY, WA

Purveyor of Western Australia’s renowned

Limeburners single malt whisky and

Giniversity gins, this distillery is worth a visit

for its perfect setting among native peppermint

trees in the heart of the Margaret River region.

Take your passion for spirits and native

botanical infusions further by enrolling in the

Giniversity for a day to learn the art of

distilling. distillery.com.au

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Archie Rose Distilling Co., NSW

IT’S RARE TO FIND A SPIRITS PRODUCER

THAT HAS SET UP SHOP IN THE MIDST OF

A FLOURISHING ’BURB, BUT ARCHIE ROSE,

WHICH MADE ITS NAME DISTILLING A

FINE DRY GIN, HAS DELIVERED A

TOP-NOTCH DISTILLERY EXPERIENCE IN

THE HEART OF SYDNEY’S ROSEBERY. MIX

BOTANICALS TO CREATE YOUR OWN

TAILORED GIN OR SIMPLY ENJOY A G&T

AT THE BAR. ARCHIEROSE.COM.AU

Melbourne Moonshine, Vic

IN KEEPING WITH ITS HOMAGE TO

AMERICAN PROHIBITION-ERA BOOTLEG

LIQUOR, THIS SMALL SOUTH MELBOURNE

DISTILLERY IS MORE DISCREET THAN

OTHERS ON THIS PAGE, PRODUCING ITS

MOONSHINE (CLEAR, UNAGED WHISKY)

FROM HAND-BEATEN COPPER STILLS

HOUSED IN AN UNASSUMING WAREHOUSE.

WITH A SMALL BAR SERVING THE HOOCH

BETWEEN THE BARRELS; LEAVE WITH A

GIFT-WRAPPED BOX OF LIQUOR.

MELBOURNEMOONSHINE.COM

SULLIVANS COVE

DISTILLERY, TAS

AFTER OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OF

DISTILLERY PROHIBITION, IN 1994

SULLIVANS COVE BECAME ONLY THE

SECOND DISTILLERY IN TASMANIA. IT

WENT ON TO WIN ‘BEST SINGLE MALT

WHISKY’ AT THE WORLD WHISKIES

AWARDS AND YOU CAN TRY A DRAM AT

ITS CAMBRIDGE BASE, TAKING A TOUR

AMONG THE COPPER STILLS BEFORE

PURCHASING A BOTTLE OF THE DOUBLE

CASK-FLAVOURED SINGLE MALT.

SULLIVANSCOVE.COM

WITH DISTILLERIES TO make the

Scots jealous, we have a spirits industry to

be proud of. Here, five of the best places to

learn the process and try a tipple or two.

DISTILLERY EXPERIENCES

PHOTOGRAPHY: NATALIE MENDHAM (SULLIVANS COVE)