Bundaberg Rum

Bundaberg Rum is a dark rum made in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia. It is Australia's only well-known locally-produced spirit and is known locally as 'Bundy'.

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Rum - Bundaberg, Queensland - Australia

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Bundaberg Rum came about in 1888 after some sugar millers got the idea of using the molasses produced in their refining of sugarcane to make a rum.

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1888 - Sugar millers - Molasses - Sugarcane

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Production ceased from 1907 to 1914 and from 1936 to 1939 after fires, the second of which caused rum from the factory to spill into the Burnett River.

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1907 - 1914 - 1936 - 1939 - Burnett River

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In 1961 a Polar Bear was the company's unusual choice for a mascot, as it was thought to imply that the rum would ward off the coldest chill. The Bundaberg Distilling Company owns its own Cola producing company which supplies the Cola in their ready-to-drink Bundaberg Rum&Cola products. Locally, Bundaberg Rum is often referred to by the colloquialism "Fightin' Juice".

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1961 - Polar Bear - Mascot

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