Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra
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History
Company was established in 1993.
Western Australia's only licensed distillery.
Owner, developer and farmer Spike Dessert fell in love with the Kimberley when he saw it in 1972. With the onset of Sugar Cane being grown in the Ord River Valley in 1995 he saw a way to diversify his dream and created the Hoochery - currently Western Australia's only legal distillery.
Now if you are wondering about the name Hoochery - well the name was trademarked by Spike from the word Hooch which goes back to the Hutanuwu (later modified to Hoochinoo) Indian tribe of Alaska who made alcoholic liquor - this is until it became the more popular name for the illegal activity of bootlegging! (source: the Macquarie Dictionary)
Built on his farm just outside of Kununurra in the heart of the beautiful Ord River Valley is a small pot distillery, which has the capacity to produce over 50,000 bottles of Ord River Rum a year. Our Ord River Rum is thought to be the very first Rum ever produced in Western Australia and is gaining an excellent reputation for being a genuine traditional premium rum.
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Here are full texts from the labels
au68: Made From Ord River Cane Molases, Pure Wet Season Rain Water, Using Only The Finest Yeast To Produce A High Quality, Painstakingly Matured, Aromatic Rum; Bottled: 26/09/03; Not Genuine Without Signature; Ord River Rum; Matured In Oak Barrels; Hoochery; 243 Weaber Plains Rd, Kununurra WA 6743; Ph: (08)91682467, fax: (08)91681628, email: hoochery@hoochery.com.au, Website: www.hoochery.com.au; Establishment - DK71C; Created In The Old Tradition Of Small Vat Fermenting And Pot Distilled; Hand Bottled At The Desert Family's Hoochery In The Ord River Valley, East Kimberley, Western Australia; Due to being brewed in small vats and then matured in oak barrels each batch of Ord River Rum is unique and varies slightly in characteristics; 750 ml; 40% alc/vol; Approx 23 Standard Drinks; 100% Australian Owned and Operated Product of Western Australia
au69: Made From Ord River Cane Molases, Pure Wet Season Rain Water, Using Only The Finest Yeast To Produce A High Quality, Painstakingly Matured, Aromatic Rum; We do not chill filter our Rum so a slight haze developing at low temperatures or after adding water is perfectly normal; Australian Made; Bottled: 12-09-2002; Not Genuine Without Signature; Ord River Rum; Matured In Oak Barrels; Hoochery; 100% Australian; Created In The Old Tradition Of Small Vat Fermenting And Pot Distilled; Hand Bottled At The Desert Family's Hoochery In The Ord River Valley, East Kimberley, Western Australia; Due to being brewed in small vats and then matured in oak barrels each batch of Ord River Rum is unique and varies slightly in characteristics; 243 Weaber Plains Rd, Kununurra WA 6743; Ph: (08)91682467, fax: (08)91681628, email: hoochery@hoochery.com.au, Website: www.hoochery.com.au; Establishment - DK71C; 1150 ml; 37% alc/vol; Approx 34 Standard Drinks; 100% Australian Owned and Operated Product of Western Australia
au67: Created In The Old Tradition Of Small Vat Fermenting And Pot Distilled; Hand Bottled At The Desert Family's Hoochery In The Ord River Valley, East Kimberley, Western Australia; Due to being brewed in small vats, each batch of Cane Royale is unique and varies in characteristics; 100% Australian owned and operated; Product of the Kimberley, Western Australia; Not Genuine Without Signature; Hoochery, Small Pot Distillery; Cane Royale; A unique blend of Kimberley Cane Spirit with Chocolate & Coffee; Cane Royale Is An Excellent After Dinner Drink Mixed With Milk, Cola Or Over Ice; Hoochery; Kl243 Weaber Plains Rd, Kununurra WA 6743; Ph: (08)91682122, fax: (08)91681628, email: hoochery@hoochery.com.au, Website: www.hoochery.com.au; Establishment Code: DK71C; Australian Made; Bottled: 19-7-2002; 700 ml; 31% alc/vol; Approx 17 Standard Drinks
au66: Made From Ord River Cane Molases, Pure Wet Season Rain Water, Using Only The Finest Yeast To Produce A High Quality Aromatic Cane Spirit; We do not chill filter our spirit so a slight haze developing at low temperatures or after adding water is perfectly normal; Australian Made; Bottled: 08-12-2001; Not Genuine Without Signature; Hoochery, Small Pot Distillery; Kimberley Cane Spirit, Overproof; The Spirit of the kimberley; Where the winters are dry and dusty and the summers are hot and humid; 750 ml; 57.7% alc/vol 115.4 Proof; Approx 33 Standard Drinks; Created In The Old Tradition Of Small Vat Fermenting And Pot Distilled; Hand Bottled At The Desert Family's Hoochery In The Ord River Valley, East Kimberley, Western Australia; Hoochery, PO Box 497, KL 243, Weaber Plains Rd, Kununurra WA 6743; hoochery@hoochery.com.au, Ph: (08)91682122, fax: (08)91681628; DK71C; 100% Australian Owned and Operated Product of Western Australia
au_71: Hoochery Distillery; Est. 1993; No. DK71C; Ord River Rum; Premium; Genuine Ord River Rum, Raymond Spike Desert III; Small Batch Rum; Bottled by the Distiller; 100% Australian owned and made; Kununurra, West Australia; Dark; Oak Wine Barrel; Ligt; Years aged 2; Approved by Raymond 'Spice' Desert; Alc/vol 40,0%; Bottling date: 06.06.2018. VAT No. 45; vol 750ml
au_69: Hoochery Distillery; Est. 1993; No. DK71C; Ord River Rum; Premium; Genuine Ord River Rum, Raymond Spike Desert III; Small Batch Rum; Bottled by the Distiller; 100% Australian owned and made; Kununurra, West Australia; Dark; Oak Wine Barrel; Heavy; Years aged 3; Approved by Raymond 'Spice' Desert; Alc/vol 40,0%; Bottling date: 13.10.2016. VAT No. 38; vol 750ml
au_72: Hoochery Distillery; Est. 1993; No. DK71C; Ord River Rum; Overproof; Small Batch Rum; Bottled by the Distiller; 100% Australian owned and made; Kununurra, West Australia; Oak Wine Barrel; Mahogany charcoal; Years aged 3; Approved by Raymond 'Spice' Desert; Alc/vol 56,4%; Bottling date: 14.05.2018. VAT No. 43; vol 750
au_75: Hoochery Distillery; Est. 1993; No. DK71C; 7; Spikes Reserve; Australian Small Batch Aged Rum; Bottled by the Distiller; Charred Oak; Maturity Solera; Filter Non-chill; Alc 43%; Batch 001; Bottling date 08/12/2017; Aged 7 yrs 11 mts; vol 750ml
au_77: Hoochery Distillery; Est. 1993; No. DK71C; 10; Spikes Reserve; Australian Small Batch Aged Rum; Bottled by the Distiller; Charred Oak; Maturity Solera; Filter Non-chill; Alc 43%; Batch 001; Bottling date 23/11/2017; Aged 10 yrs 2 mts; vol 750ml
au_76: Hoochery Distillery; Est. 1993; No. DK71C; 15; Spikes Reserve; Australian Small Batch Aged Rum; Bottled by the Distiller; Charred Oak; Maturity Solera; Filter Non-chill; Alc 43.1%; Batch 001; Bottling date 18/11/2017; Aged 15 yrs 8 mts; vol 750ml
au_73: Hoochery Distillery; Est. 1993; No. DK71C; 5 Rivers Spiced Rum; Boab Infused; Small Batch Rum; Bottled by the Distiller; 100% Australian owned and made; Kununurra, West Australia; Dark; Oak Wine Barrel; Mahogany charcoal; Years aged 3; Approved by Raymond 'Spice' Desert; Alc/vol 38,0%; Bottling date: 30.08.2018. VAT No. 005; vol 750ml
au_70: Hoochery Distillery; Single barrel selection; Ord River Rum;Straight barreling proof; Small Batch Rum; Bottled by the Distiller; 750 ml; Product of Australia; 64% Alc/vol; Bottling
au_74: Hoochery Distillery; Est. 1993; No. DK71C; Cane Royale; Chocholade & Coffee; Small Batch; Bottled by the Distiller; Kununurra, West Australia; Approved by Raymond 'Spice' Desert; Alc/vol 28,0%; Bottling date: 31.10.2018. VAT No. 048; 100% Australian owned & made; vol 750ml