Frequently Asked Questions

What rums does Beenleigh make?

Beenleigh Artisan Distillers produces Double Cask Rum, White Rum, Australian Spiced Rum, Gold (Copper Pot Distilled) Rum and Traditional Rum Liqueur, along with premium limited releases including XO Rare Rum and Tawny Barrel Rum. The RTD range covers Rum & Cola at 4.5% and 8%, Spiced Rum & Ginger Beer with native botanicals, and the Hard Crush series in Pineapple, Orange and Passionfruit. Sippify stocks the range in 700ml, 1L, 200ml and can formats.

Is Beenleigh really Australia's oldest distillery?

Beenleigh has been distilling rum on the same site between the Albert and Logan Rivers in Queensland since 1884, making it Australia's oldest continuously operating distillery. The method has barely changed: carefully selected molasses from local Queensland plantations, fresh rainwater, a proprietary yeast, and patient copper pot distillation, with maturation in historic kauri pine vats, ex-brandy vats and ex-bourbon casks.

Has Beenleigh Rum won any awards?

Yes — Beenleigh was named Australian Rum Distillery of the Year at the New York International Spirits Competition in 2023. Its Double Cask Rum was crowned Rum of the Year at the Bartender Spirits Awards 2023, and has taken Gold at the Rum & Cachaça Masters (2022 and 2023), Double Gold at the Bartender Spirits Awards, 92 points at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge and Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

What is the best way to drink Beenleigh rum?

It depends on the expression. Double Cask and Gold Rum are built for sipping neat or over ice, and both work beautifully in a rum punch or with your favourite mixer. Australian Spiced Rum is a natural with ginger beer and a wedge of lime. White Rum is the base for mojitos and daiquiris. The Traditional Liqueur is a dessert rum — pour it over ice cream, alongside Christmas cake, or as a winter warmer.

Where can I buy Beenleigh Rum online?

Sippify stocks the full Beenleigh Artisan Distillers range, including RTD multipacks and limited releases. Sippify is the official online store for the Bickford's Group family of brands. Sippify delivers Australia-wide (excluding NT and some remote areas), usually dispatching within 1–2 business days.

Beenleigh Artisan Distillers

Australia's oldest registered distillery, crafting rum since 1884

Est.: 1884
Region: Beenleigh, Queensland

Between the Albert and Logan Rivers, in the shadow of its iconic big red shed, Beenleigh has been turning Queensland cane into rum since 1884 - making it Australia's oldest continuously operating distillery.

The method hasn't wavered: carefully selected molasses from local plantations, fresh rainwater, a proprietary yeast and patient copper pot distillation. The spirit rests in historic kauri pine vats, ex-brandy vats and ex-bourbon casks, emerging as rums layered with caramel, vanilla and spiced oak.

The world has noticed - Beenleigh was named Australian Rum Distillery of the Year at the New York International Spirits Competition in 2023, with its Double Cask crowned Rum of the Year at the Bartender Spirits Awards. One hundred and forty years in, the big red shed is just warming up.

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