Hoochery Distillery
Post
Subscribe
Distilling of spirits is an art form in itself. One farmer in the Western Australian outback town of Kununurra prides himself on his carefully distilled rums and liqueurs.
is located a short drive from the Kununurra township. Farmer Raymond {Spike} Dessert III built the distillery as a way of diversifying his income from his adjoining farm.
Believed to be the oldest legal running distillery in Western Australia, it has the capacity to produce more than 50 000 bottled of
Ord River Rum despite its small scale. Each batch is carefully brewed, distilled, bottled and labelled on site.
The distillery has a saloon bar offering rum tasting, delectable cakes, coffee and counter meals. There is also a large function room
available for bookings offering a range of catering, self catering, menu and room hire options.
You can tour the quaint distillery for a small fee and hear the entire story of Spikes journey, in particularly how he hated to waste anything so built the distillery itself from scrap metal objects. The Rum is unique, being the only rum actually distilled in WA with no fancy labels or sales gimmicks. Each batch is individually brewed for originality and quality.
The Distillery is
open all year around and seven days a week during dry season.
Can't get to the Hoochery? Well you can buy the rum
wholesale or direct from the Distillery itself. Or to find stockists near you
click here.
#breweries
#food_wine
%wnkununurra
79877 - 2023-06-11 05:23:10