More than two centuries after Australia’s infamous Rum Rebellion, a University of Queensland chemical engineering and business graduate has started a new revolution in rum distillation that will help reinvigorate Brisbane’s passion for this ‘Australian liquor’.
Entrepreneur Alex Bell has combined his engineering and business nous to create a new kind of micro-distillery capable of producing range of spirits including rum, unlike traditional stills that are often limited to a single product.
The distillery consists of a single still that performs the same function as four dedicated stills and is capable of producing several thousand bottles a year of a variety of marques and spirits
Mr Bell’s revolutionary idea was nurtured and developed through UQ Idea Hub, a startup pre-incubator for aspiring entrepreneurs.
