What could be more exciting than a rum festival? Husk not only have a beautiful distillery up in the Tweed to host a festival, they are also pioneering rum distillers (the inventors of Ink Gin) who’ve moved Australian rum production from the ‘Bundy-style’ product to something that you can actually sip, that tastes great by itself or in a more sophisticated cocktail than rum-and-coke. They already have a great range of rare and special farm-to-bottle rums, the best of which bear the ACR (Australian Cultivated Rum) stamp, such as the Husk Signature ACR. The Husk Rare Blend, and the Bam Bam spiced rum are also favourites of mine, and I still have some of the previous limited releases like the 1866 Tumbulgum and the Lost Blend in my cupboard.
This Friday night you can join Founder Paul Messenger and Head Distiller Quentin Brival for the first Husk Rum Tasting Club to sample the extremely rare (1,000-bottle) Husk Porter Cask ACR, tap a barrel, then head down to the campfire and enjoy supper with a warming hot buttered rum.
Then Saturday is festival day from 11am to 6pm, $20pp adults including free drink on arrival, with live music, local produce, fun pop-ups, can juicing, free rum masterclasses, sampling, and sugar can javelin, plus regular distillery walk-throughs.
The fun continues on Sunday with a community day of family-friendly entertainment, outdoor cooking demonstrations, Husk Farm Mini Olympics, cattle feeding and more.
All the details including prices and bookings are on huskdistillers.com.
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