Hoochery Distillery

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Hoochery Distillery
Type Private
IndustryManufacturing of distilled spirits
Founded1995;28 years ago (1995)
FounderRaymond Bernard Dessert III
Headquarters,
Australia
Products Distilled spirits
Website www.hoochery.com.au

Hoochery Distillery is a farm-based microdistillery located in Kununurra, Western Australia, founded by Raymond Bernard "Spike" Dessert III. The distillery produces approximately 50,000 gallons of rum annually, and also produces gin, whiskey and liqueurs. It is the oldest continually operating legal distillery in Western Australia. [1]

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History

Raymond Bernard "Spike" Dessert III founded the farm business R.B. Dessert Seed Co. in 1986. [2] To diversify, he opened the Hoochery Distillery in 1995, producing rums. [3] Dessert died in December 2017. [4] Dessert's daughter, Kalyn Fletcher, now runs the company.

Production

Hoochery rums are produced from local sugar cane and molasses. These are vat-fermented on-site and distilled in a hand-built pot still. [5] The distillate is aged for two to 15 years in re-charred oak barrels. The distillery's flagship Ord River Rum was first sold in 1999. [2] A range of 7, 10, and 15-year rums debuted in 2018 [6] named "Spike's Reserve" in honor of Dessert. [7]

Awards and recognition

In 2019, the Australian Distilled Spirits Awards created the Raymond B "Spike" Dessert III Trophy for Champion Rum in Dessert's memory. The Hoochery's Ord River Rum Single Barrel Selection won the inaugural award, as well as the gold medal for Dark Overproof Rum. [10] In April 2022, Dessert was inducted in the inaugural class of the Australian Distillers Hall of Fame. [11]

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