MEET THE MAKER:JIMMYRUM DISTILLERY
Leading the charge against the ‘great misrepresentation’ of rum, James McPherson and his team are rewriting Australia’s rum reputation; handcrafted batch by handcrafted batch.
“Rum, respect and rambunctiousness” screams anything and everything touched by the Brasser Avenue distillery; especially the premium reincarnations of the spirit itself – playful on the palate, but rich with roots of respect to the ancient liquor; its distant origins; and the land on which it’s crafted.
Unperturbed by preconceptions and barriers, JimmyRum opened in 2017 with the exquisite Matilda – a 1,500-litre copper still from Trento in Northern Italy – spinning cane spirits to fill the beautiful charred American oak barrels (stacked behind the tasting bar), ready to age the liquor and give wings to its personality.
MAKER DOOR:
6 Brasser Av
TRADE:
Rums & Cane Spirits
LOCALS LOVE:
RumRum
HOURS:
10am–7pm Mon–Sun
ENCOUNTERS:
A day with the distiller
“LIKE ALL OF THE MAKERS AND TRADES IN THE DROMANA HABITAT, WE’RE HELL-BENT ON SHARING OUR LOVE FOR HANDCRAFTED TRADE – OVER A SOUL-WARMING RUM OR TWO, OF COURSE.”
Founder, Head Distiller and Chief Ideas Man James McPherson – who turned his back on a 20-year career as a marine engineer to follow through with a flippant comment at sea.
