Moreton Rum

Peninsula Distilling - Moreton Rum Range

Our primary product will be Rum, and this takes time to create and mature. Under Australian law, we can only call our product, which is made from Molasses, Water and Yeast (two strains of yeast), ‘Rum’ once it has been aged in a barrel for a minimum of two years.

Our first barrel was filled on 23rd December 2023, and all things going well, will be ready for release in early 2026. We also have 17 small 25-litre barrels that house our experimental yeast blend strains, also filled on 23rd December 2023. We will look to blend these after 12 months into a larger barrel to rest for the next 12 months. The results for this will be anticipated with interest to see how this blending matures.We are planning to lay down a barrel once every month, commencing October 2024.

During our research, we came across some writings that indicate an area that is now part of the local Golf Course once housed a Sugar Mill where Sugar Cane was grown and cultivated on the Peninsula, which is extremely fitting for our Moreton Rum and Cane Spirit ranges!

Peninsula Distilling - Moreton Cane Spirit Range

Our Rum brand reflects not only that the Redcliffe Peninsula is part of the greater City of Moreton Bay, part of the greater Moreton Bay coastal zone with the beautiful Moreton Island on our doorstep, but also the many shipwrecks that line our shores and are part of the Moreton Bay history.

Peninsula Distilling - Angelico Jarvis - Gayundah Shipwreck 1
Gayundah Shipwreck Woody Point*
Peninsula Distilling - Angelico Jarvis - Gayundah Shipwreck 2
Gayundah Shipwreck Woody Point*

Award winning Rums

Awarded Bronze Medal at the 2024 Australian Rum Awards.

Peninsula Distilling - Moreton Cane Spirit 500ml Award Winning

Moreton Rum Range

*References

Learn more about the early days of Humpybong from the diary of Philip Silcock.

Photography by Angelico Javis Photography