Pioneer Rum Museum
Beenleigh Rum Distillery is the oldest registered distillery in Australia and is still operating. The stillhouse and stills are circa 1865, and feature several wooden vats, dating back to pre 1900, still in use. The Museum contains items used to make rum in bygone days and records the history of the cane fields, the rum trade and beginnings of Beenleigh as well as the uses for rum and the development of Beenleigh Distillers.
Address:
Distillery Road, Beenleigh, QLD
Tel:
0738072307
Hours:
10.30am-4.30pm Mon to Fri, 10.30am-2pm Sat
Admission:
Free
Facilities:
Shop, guided tours of distillery, educational tours, theatrette, shop
Collection:
50 stills and vats, over 300 smaller items, 300 photographs