Australia's own rum independent bottler, Dead Reckoning, is firing on all cylinders, this time with what other than an independent bottling of its own home rum (get the pun?).

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This 9 Year Old ex-Bourbon cask rum from a particularly historic Australian rum producer from along Queensland's Albert River, has been bottled at 55% ABV, after 4 years of tropical ageing and 5 years of continental ageing. It had a 40% angel's share as well, with a total outturn of 1,260 bottles. 

"The epitome of Australian rum history, distilled on the banks of the Albert River in Queensland since 1884. Inside the heritage listed facility, this rum has been tropical matured in American Oak from the Column and then Copper Pot distillation process that follows after a 48-72 hour fermentation period from locally sourced molasses."

(We've put it here so only one of us looks silly tilting our head to read the label.)

It offers notes of vanilla, toffee and molasses with apricot and stone fruit, and a long finish of citrus and pine.

The new Australia bottling from Dead Reckoning will be available in Europe and US from 1 April, 2023. 

Find it at:

Europe - Zeewijck, Lucie Drinks

US - Spaghetti Western Imports

Lead image courtesy of Dead Reckoning.

Kanpai!

88 Bamboo Editorial Team