Cast your mind back to 1931 and you may remember that it was the year that the Dennery distillery merged with another distillery in St. Lucia to form St. Lucia Distillers (it was the same year that the Empire State Building was completed - in case you need your memory jogged). To celebrate the occasion, St. Lucia Distillers created their 1931 series, and this is the sixth release of excellent St. Lucian rum in the rage.

St Lucia Distillers 1931 3rd Edition... The brand celebrates the inauguration of a new distillery in February 1931 in the Mabouya Valley, near Dennery, in St. Lucia. Matured in 9 different Oak Casks, Deep mahogany core with vibrant amber tones. Full nose of sweet honeyed fruit with hints of chocolate and tobacco. On the palate dry at first then opens up to display great depth and complexity.Balanced and an incredibly long finish, 1931 is the pinnacle of fine rum making.

Winner of a Gold medal at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in 2011, this rum has a rich dark gold mahogany colour, wonderful intense nose of sweet raisins, sultanas, hints of tobacco and vanilla from the oak. On the palate strong with sweet honeyed fruit and spices, giving a lovely balanced and complex rum. The Forgotten Casks have not been chill filtered and is a blend of 6 to 11 year old rums: intense, raw and satisfying.

Made from the fermentation of virgin sugar cane honey distilled partly in copper alembic and partly in steel continuous column, to achieve a medium body rum. Aged in pre-used oak barrels using the solera method and finally bottled under the highest quality control to ensure all the secrets are contained in the liquid flavour.

Dictador 20 year old Rum 700mL is made from the fermentation of virgin sugar cane honey that has been distilled in both copper alembic and steel continuous column to achieve a smooth medium body rum. Intense dark amber with soft vanilla, smoky honey, toffee and oak on the nose. Massive flavour, strong and textured with caramel and cocoa.

This rich dark spirit captures the complex flavours of pair, the exotic cinnamon and dried fig, highlighting the qualities of a barrel-aged rum.

Solera is the crowning masterpiece in the Bundaberg Rum Master Distillers Collection. This is their finest and most intricate rum and testament to their unwavering search for true perfection in craftsmanship. The complex Solera fractional blending process utilises the finest aged dark rum reserves, carefully matured in selected rich port, full-bodied bourbon and sweet sherry barrels before being married in one of a kind Solera Vat.

High flavour, full bodied, Rum made with Organic Molasess that is all natural with no additives. Nil Desperandum; the Latin translation of ‘Nothing to Despair’ and what would a century later become the uniquely Australian expression of easy-going optimism – No Worries. We just love that. It not only sums up the Sunshine Coast – it also gives you an idea of who we are and why we do what we do. Our Inspirations are the cane fields of the Sunshine Coast and the world’s best rums distilled in the Caribbean since the 1600’s. Sugar cane has been growing in our region for over 150 years and it’s well and truly time Australia had a rum the equal of the world’s best. Using Australia’s only commercial quantity of organic molasses, the finest methods including natural ‘wild’ fermentation, and our bespoke German copper stills, every bottle of Nil Desperandum is produced with Love, Art & Science. Our second limited edition numbered release. Each bottle one of 1181. During the month of February 2020, the world was changing rapidly. Whilst most of the world was concerned about a new virus, our distillers were working hard in the Distillery on different yeast strains, alcohol content from fermentation, head and tails cuts, types of oak and seasoning of barrels, with a view to understanding what our future final rums might look like. While Barbados and Jamacia were the original inspiration, it was always known that local factors would be what made us unique. The resulting spirit was aged in old French Oak red wine barrels that were re-coopered to 100L and seasoned with port.

"Bumbu XO is truly a thing of beauty. A smooth, rich and complex rum created from scratch by our master distiller, our XO is aged in bourbon barrels and selectively finished in white oak sherry casks to achieve a beautifully balanced, endlessly sippable rum. This special release is distilled and aged in Panama. Aromas of toffee, toasted oak, and vanilla give way to orange zest, peppery spice and even a hint of coffee on the palate. A wonderfully engaging rum that encourages repeat visits, Bumbu XO is perfect for traditional rum cocktails – and perhaps even better on its own, neat or with a single ice cube."