Burdekin Rum Twin Pack – December 2025

Holy Christmas Rum Gold Rush! A TWIN PACK of rums with so many GOLD awards we needed an extra page to list them all. Welcome to the Burdekin Rum Twin Pack!

A sensational Christmas present to the Tribe of the Burdekin Premium Aged Rum PLUS the Burdekin Virgin Cane Spirit with a 10 GOLD /Best in Show medals between them…and just wait until you see the price!

PREMIUM AGED RUM AWARDS

Best of Category (International Pot Still Rum) 2024 ADI International Spirits Competition
Best of Class (International Sugar Cane Spirit) 2024 ADI International Spirits Competition
Gold 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Gold 2024 TAG Global Spirit Awards
Gold 2024 ADI International Spirits Competition

VIRGIN CANE SPIRIT AWARDS

Best Cane Spirit 2025 Melbourne Royal Spirit Awards
Best in Show (White Rum/Rhum) 2024 TAG Global Spirit Awards
Double-Gold 2023 & 2024 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Double-Gold 2024 TAG Global Spirit Awards
Gold 2024 Royal Queensland Awards

If you haven’t sampled a rum from this prolific and already highly internationally regarded distillery, this is an incredible chance to try both of Burdekin Distillery’s styles – molasses and cane-juice based spirit. If you’ve tried Burdekin before, you already know just how good this rum is – and will recognise what an incredible deal this is straight up!  You’ll get a superb, aged rum for sipping, and a ‘white rum alternative’ for all your cocktails and mixers in plenty of time for the Christmas party season.

Both of these rums have so much gold around their neck they couldn’t do a lap of a bath in floaties! (just look at the picture!) And you get BOTH of these rums for just $149. Yep – a full $50 bucks UNDER the Burdekin Cellar Door price! Get in, stock up and smile all Christmas LONG!

Located at the foot of Mount Elliot in North Queensland, Burdekin Distillery is a recent but noteworthy addition to Australia’s craft spirits scene. Founded in 2020, the distillery was born from a passion for local craftsmanship and the rich sugar cane heritage of the Burdekin region. Burdekin Distillery blends tradition and innovation with an emphasis on provenance—crafting spirits that reflect their environment, from the soil and cane to the natural mineral water drawn from the aquifer on their property.

The distillery produces both fresh cane juice and molasses-based spirits, including their award-winning Vintage Cane Spirit and Premium Aged Rum. Their double-distillation process uses a custom hybrid pot-and-column still from Italy, allowing flexibility and precision. Aging primarily in ex-bourbon and PX sherry casks under tropical conditions accelerates the development of deep, complex aromas and flavours.

Burdekin’s ethos centers on sustainability and authenticity. They source cane locally, partner with farmers, and have built a carbon-neutral bottling line. Recognition has followed quickly, with multiple accolades from competitions in Australia and abroad.

Bold, expressive, and deeply tied to North Queensland’s identity, Burdekin Distillery is setting new standards in Australian rum and cane spirits, marking it as a distillery to watch on the world stage.

Here’s the lowdown on both of these fantastic rums – laid out by Tim Lamb himself.

Burdekin Premium Aged Rum

An elegant, refined style, reminiscent of the best Cuban rums.  Double distilled, aged in ex-bourbon American oak barrels until matured, reduced with our own pure mineral water.

Distillery Tasting Notes: The nose yields vanilla, butterscotch and a hint of smoke. The palate is rich and dry with a long smooth finish.

ABV 40% | AGE: Min of 2 years in ex-Bourbon

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Burdekin produces Premium Aged Rum crafted from high-quality local molasses, typically sourced from either Pioneer or Kalamia Mill, showcasing the region’s broader sugar heritage and complementing the distillery’s commitment to terroir and artisanal technique. 

Fermentation

Burdekin uses a carefully crafted signature yeast blend and maintains precise temperature control during fermentation to ensure elegant, refined flavour profiles across its range. For Premium Rum, once the molasses is diluted, two cultured yeast strains are used, applied 24 hours apart. The first yeast is added immediately after dilution. Burdekin utilises a batch fermentation process. The closed fermentation tanks are kept at a consistent temperature via a cooling heat exchanger.  The fermentation process is consistent across both sugarcane juice and molasses, using with the same timing, temperature and yeast combination. 

Distillation
The Burdekin Distillery employs a Frilli-manufactured, Italian-made 4000 litre hybrid pot/column still, which offers the flexibility to produce a wide range of spirits. This still features 12 plates in the column. Distillations are processed ‘batch’ style, in a single pass. There is no continuous distillation. The still allows a high degree of control, specifically over reflux. 

Aging

Premium Aged Rum, is matured for a minimum of two years in first-fill American oak ex-bourbon barrels. These barrels are toasted and charred prior to first use in Tennessee or Kentucky, then shipped to the distillery after the bourbon has been emptied, retaining residual bourbon flavours. In the tropical climate, elevated temperatures and humidity accelerate the maturation process, developing a distinctive flavour profile. The rum is  cut back to bottling strength using Burdekin’s own on-site mineral water, sourced from an aquifer deep beneath their farmstead.

Burdekin Virgin Cane Spirit

Inspired by the aromatic rums of the French Caribbean. Crafted from fresh pressed sugarcane and fermented with Burdekin’s unique yeast blend, it is then hybrid pot/column distilled in a single pass and reduced with Burdekin’s own pure mineral water.

Distillery Tasting Notes: A botanical nose, a hint of fresh cut flowers and a dry finish.

ABV 40% | AGE: Rested in stainless steel prior to bottling.

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Burdekin Distillery sources local cane for its feedstock. Normally using whole sticks to feed into their Brazilian sugarcane crush, or billets that have been ‘top & tailed’ to avoid the dirt. During the annual cane harvest, cane intended for juice distillates is cut in its entirety by a whole stick harvester, then crushed either in the paddock or on-site using the cane crush. While cane in the Burdekin is typically burnt before use, the distillery generally processes green cane. 

Fermentation

Burdekin uses a carefully crafted signature yeast blend and maintains precise temperature control during fermentation to ensure elegant, refined flavour profiles across its range. 

Two cultured yeast strains are used, applied 24 hours apart. The first yeast is added immediately after harvest. Burdekin utilises a batch fermentation process. The closed fermentation tanks are kept at a consistent temperature via a cooling heat exchanger. 

Distillation

The Burdekin Distillery employs a Frilli-manufactured, Italian-made 4000 litre hybrid pot/column still, which offers the flexibility to produce a wide range of spirits. This still features 12 plates in the column. Distillations are processed ‘batch’ style, in a single pass. There is no continuous distillation. The still allows a high degree of control, specifically over reflux. 

Aging

Virgin Cane spirit is then rested in stainless steel for a period, to allow flavours to develop, and cut back to bottling strength using Burdekin’s own on-site mineral water, sourced from an aquifer deep beneath their farmstead.

Our Tasting Notes:

Premium Aged Rum

Nose: Lovely vanilla and clove notes waft over Allens Snakes Alive. So sweet and lolly-ish!

Palate: Much drier on the palate than the nose would indicate – and very well behaved spirit indeed!. Crisp and clean spirit, marmalade and vanilla –  a little oiliness develops in the mouth as the finish takes hold.

Finish: The dryish palate sweetens up in the finish to reveal juicy fruity sweet notes.

This is easy-sipping rum at it’s best! On the lighter side (dangerously easy to sip neat or on ice!), yet lots of flavour and a nice finish.  

Virgin Cane Spirit

Grassy, floral, herbaceous, cane billets in a railcar, there’s a salty – almost olive briney – note there too. Perfect for cocktails! Ti punch Christmas afternoon… here I come!

FROM BURDEKIN DISTILLERY

Burdekin Premium Aged Rum

The Burdekin Premium rum is the first of our rums made using fermented molasses from local sugar mills. It was really important to think about making a “flavour forward” rum that will develop over increasing years in barrel. Not heavy in esterification or oak characteristics, but something more elegant and refined. This signature approachability, was achieved via the combination of careful fermentation, a tight collection of our hearts and filling into wet bourbon barrels. The heat and high humidity found in North Queensland region, as well as patience and time, has evolved this distilled molasses spirit into a rum with notes of soft oranges, coffee and cacao.

 Burdekin Virgin Cane Spirit

The Burdekin Virgin Cane spirit is made using fresh pressed sugarcane juice sourced in and around the Burdekin. Burdekin region is one of the leading sugarcane production region in Australia, with its juice producing  the highest brix.  This cane is used in production of our Virgin Cane spirit – French Caribbean style rum, otherwise known as “Rhum Agricole” style.  While produced in the same manner, Rhum Agricole is a controlled name and thus can only be produced in French overseas territories.  And as the distiller, I really wanted to produce this cane spirit as an introduction to consumers to the Burdekin region, where our distillery is located. It is a cane spirit with unmistakable salinity and minerality as well as bright notes of pineapple, plantains and tropical fruits. While more approachable for the first time consumer, it truly reflects Burdekin terroir.

ABOUT BURDEKIN DISTILLERY

Burdekin Distillery makes spirits of provenance. Our spirits are crafted at the foot of Mt Elliot in the Bowling Green National Park, where lush rainforest meets the crystal blue Coral Sea. On a mission to capture the endless flavours and fragrances all around us, we look beyond tradition. We incorporate the best influences and techniques; traditional French Caribbean and beyond. Burdekin Distillery’s spirits deliver a fresh take on Australian rum.

We partner with local sugar cane growers and mills for our core ingredients, and use the pristine spring mineral water that flows from our property to blend to bottling strength. With this quality of inputs, you can explore our rums with the confidence that you’re drinking only the very best.

At Burdekin, we take sustainability seriously and we work to reduce our impact on the iconic Burdekin delta. Our sister business, Mt Elliot Springs, is certified carbon neutral and we aim to work towards this ourselves. We treat all our waste on site, we source all our ingredients locally and aim to continue to strive to reduce our footprint as we grow.