46: Australia's Evolving Rum Scene w/ Dead Reckoning Rum Founder Justin Boseley

In this episode, we talked to Justin Boseley, founder of Dead Reckoning Rum, one of the first (if not the only) independent bottlers in Australia. Justin has also imported rum into Australia for over a decade through his company La Rumbla Imports. Between the two roles, he’s had a front row seat to the evolution of rum in Australia in recent years, where everything to the imported products available to the actual rum being made in the country has changed dramatically. We discuss:The difference in Australia’s rum scene now versus the pastHow working on billionaires’ yachts led him into the rum businessWhat it looks like to come up with your first handful of releases as an independent bottlerHis philosophy on rum blendsAustralia’s unique aging environmentsWhy celestial navigation is cool as hellHow the pandemic motivated him to go from importer to independent bottlerGetting creative with cask finishes and secondary maturationsWhat to watch for from Australia’s recent boom of new rum distilleriesUpcoming Dead Reckoning releasesAnd more!Relevant Links:La Rumbla Imports website (Dead Reckoning releases can be found here)The Fat Rum Pirate’s review of Dead Reckoning MutinyThe Fat Rum Pirate’s review of Dead Reckoning The SextantAustralian rum distilleries mentioned:Husk DistillersCAVU DistillingLord Byron DistilleryRequiem RumDevils Thumb DistilleryYack Creek DistilleryBeenleigh Distillery