Brisbane-headquartered Milton Rum Distillery has a mission: to “Reimagine Rum” for Australians by replicating the world’s best styles and changing the population’s perception of the spirit.
The company has partnered with the Brisbane Economic Development Agency’s Future Food Initiative since 2021, an association that has helped the business access a network of mentors, investors and other businesses to scale and export to new markets.
“We are a small, tight-knit team and as a business, we are growing fast,” MD and master distiller Alexander Bell told Inside FMCG. “Being exposed to these networks has provided us with the information and the guidance we needed to grow and navigate the last few challenging years.
“Despite Covid and the floods of last year that decimated our operation, we have bounced back and are growing rapidly this year,” he said.
Milton Rum Distillery is a historic Brisbane brand being reinvented by its current owners. As the business has grown and developed, Bell says it has reaped benefits from being based in Brisbane – recently recognised as one of the world’s 50 most innovative cities for its cutting-edge approach to technology, and boasting a rapidly-growing population and client base.
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The University of Queensland (UQ) alum Alexander Bell was among four finalists for the Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd Award for Young Business Person of the Year for 2020. Alexander also participated in the 2017 Shanghai Ventures Startup AdVenture.
