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Beenleigh 2015 Transcontinental Rum Line

Lot: 9038

Beenleigh 2015 Transcontinental Rum Line

Winning Bid: £40

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Lot:
Distillery: 
Beenleigh
Age: 
4 year old
Vintage: 
2015
Region: 
Australia
Bottler: 
LMDW
Cask Type: 
ex-French Oak
Bottled Strength: 
48%
Bottle Size: 
70cl
Distillery Status: 
Operational
Production method: 
pot still
Base: 
molasses
product Details

Beenleigh 2015 Transcontinental Rum Line

Beenleigh is the oldest registered distillery in Australia, established in 1884 as the legal successor to the SS Walrus, a floating moonshine still that was sailed between sugarcane plantations to avoid the local police. The boat’s still was used to open the distillery, which prospered during the 20th century, out-selling its rivals Bundaberg brand during the 1960s and 70s. Subsequent decades were less favourable however, seeing it lose its market share amongst a series of ownership changes. The discontinued Beenleigh brand was resurrected by Stuart Gilbert in 2000 however, and when he sold it to VOK Beverages in 2012, they also bought the old distillery, reuniting the two and ushering in a second age of Beenleigh rum production. The distillery operates a continuous column still installed in 1981, and a copper pot still dating from 1887.

This rum was distilled in 2015 and aged for 2 years in Australia before being moved to Europe to mature for a further two years. Bottled as part of the Transcontinental Rum Line series by legendary French spirit merchants, La Maison du Whisky.

La Maison du Whisky, aka LMDW, was founded in 1956 by Georges Benitah and is now one of the largest whisky and rum importers and distributors in France, and known the world over. They opened their first shop in Paris at the legendary 20 Rue d'Anjou in 1968, importing their first Scotch malt whiskies in the 1970s. They are known for their expertise in not only Scotch, but Japanese whisky and rum too, and their collaborative bottlings, as well as their own independent labels like this one, are highly prized.

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