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SARINA SUGAR SHED

The Sarina Sugar Shed is a distillery situated in Sarina, North Queensland,
Australia. They opened in 2006 and have been distilling their own vodka,
schnapps and liqueurs ever since. Our first photo is of their newest bottle,
Sugar Shed Rum, which was released on 1st September 2013. It is 50ml,
40%.

The following text is an edited version of their visitor’s brochure.

There is no greater story in Australia's history than that of our sugar cane
industry. Sarina Sugar Shed is dedicated to the ideals of optimism,
resourcefulness and resilience, inspired by the dreams of men and women
who had the courage to pursue the future with unwavering vision and
purpose. People who, over generations, put everything on the line to build a
strong and sustainable industry, who pulled together through good times and
bad and in so doing, created a vibrant and robust community spirit. The
legacy lives on at Sarina Sugar Shed - a celebration of the history, culture
and heritage of the sugar industry where you can "take the tour and taste the action."

Set on the perfect backdrop of Wilmar Plane Creek, visitors get a glimpse of the real thing in
action. They can see the steam rising from the boiler chimneys, feel the light misty spray in the air
from the cooling towers and hear the cane being emptied into the bin tippler. There truly is no
better way to experience and understand this engineering marvel! The Sarina Sugar Shed is the
only fully functional miniature sugar mill and boutique distillery in Australia. It is the only distillery in
Australia that produces its own massecuite (a suspension of sugar crystals in syrup) and molasses
to produce rum. Our unique approach to distilling uses sugar syrup as a base to create the spirit
which is the foundation of our liqueurs, schnapps, vodka and rum.

Below we have Coconut Rum Liq. 21.3%, Mango Rum Liqueur, Rum Liqueur 17.8%, Butterscotch
Schnapps 23%, Mango Schnapps 23% & Sarina Vodka 38%.

Graham Ramsay

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