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A SPIRITED BUNCH
NIL DESPERANDUM
[NIL DES-PER-AN-DUM] DO NOT DESPAIR; NOTHING TO DESPAIR.
From the creators of Sunshine & Sons comes Nil
Desperandum – reportedly the country’s first and only
Australian Certified Organic rum, inspired by the cane
fields of the Sunshine Coast and the fervent belief that it’s
about time Australia had a rum equal to the world’s best.
Matt Hobson is the founder and chief imaginer of CAVU
Distilling, which encompasses both Sunshine & Sons
spirits and liqueurs and Nil Desperandum, and said since
2020 they’ve been producing what is estimated to be the
third largest production of rum in the country.
“We are really committed to producing Australia’s finest
rum, and we describe it like that with good reason – it’s
delicious, with an amazing taste that comes from organic
ingredients. It’s a wonderful experience for drinkers
and has an elevated, enjoyable quality that people will
certainly recognise from imported rums, but possibly
never from an Australian rum.
“It’s Australian Certified Organic, meaning there’s no
chemicals used in the agricultural origins of the molasses
that we’re using, nor in production and packaging. The
rum is 100% pure and unadulterated.
“Unlike rum that’s been produced in Australia for a very
long time, we’re not adding any caramel for colouring,
and there’s also no sweeteners or things such as
glycerine, which are used to enhance the qualities of a
rum that isn’t potentially as premium as ours,” he said.
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