Husk Distillers: Rum distillery tours in Tumbulgum, NSW?
Husk Distillers in Tumbulgum, New South Wales makes unusual sugar cane rums. This Northern Rivers rum-maker also offers distillery tours at the Husk rum farm where the spirits are made.
The rum from Husk Distillers might not be as well known as Bundaberg Rum, but this small New South Wales distillery is determined to offer competition.
Husk Distillers in Tumbulgum, NSW
Husk Distillers rum is made at the Husk Farm Distillery in Tumbulgum, New South Wales. The Husk Farm Distillery is near the Tweed River in the Northern Rivers region, about 62km north of Byron Bay.
What makes Husk Rum different is that it is inspired by Agricole rum from the French Caribbean island of Martinique. Most of the world’s rum is made from molasses, but Husk Distillers makes the rum from virgin sugar cane juice. This gives it a very distinct sense of terroir.
Husk Distillers has its own cellar door, where you can taste these distinctive sugar cane rums. You can also try the Ink Gin that the distillery makes. But what makes the Husk Farm Distillery really worth visiting is the distillery tours.
Northern Rivers distillery tours
These distillery tours in Tumbulgum, NSW, attempt to explain how the rum is made, starting from the growing of the sugar cane.
The guides explain how the cane is harvested while green, then transported the grand distance of about 400m to the mini sugar mill. This mill was designed and built specifically for making rum.
The tours then go into the fermentation and distillation processes, but they also cover what happens at the end of the process. The waste disposal team, apparently, consists of 50 very spoilt cattle. The cows love feasting on the stillage, cane tops and high protein yeast left behind from the distilling process.
Husk Distillery prices
The Husk distillery tours last around 45 minutes, cost $40 per person and include a sampling session at the end. Book via the Husk website.
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