Bundaberg Overproof Rum

Bundaberg Overproof Rum, known as Bundy OP, is the high-strength version of Australia's best-known rum, bottled at 57.7% ABV in a 700ml bottle. The label calls it an extra bold rum: it is distilled, aged and then bottled at a higher strength, giving a big flavour of oak, caramel and spice. The Bundaberg distillery was founded in 1888 by seven Bundaberg locals who turned the by-product of the growing sugar industry into rum. Molasses from the sugar mill next door is clarified, fermented with the distillery's own yeast, then distilled first in a wash column and again in a pot still, keeping only the heart cut. The raw rum is matured for at least two years in white oak vats before blending.

Tasting Notes: Oak, caramel and spice.

Serve: Use sparingly in mixed drinks such as rum and cola or ginger beer with lime, or sip with a splash of water.