Amid the “chaos” of producing hand sanitiser during the COVID-19 pandemic, a central Queensland distillery was recognised internationally for its usual tipple.
Saleyards Distillery co-owner Catie Brewer said they had been making hand sanitiser for the past couple of months for rural firefighters, police, doctors, local hospitals, schools and aged care homes.
Saleyards Distillery owners Warren and Catie Brewer have gone from creating rum to hand sanitisers. During the pandemic, they have also awarded the title of the best spiced rum in the World Rum Awards.
“Now that the hand sanitiser has slowed down, we are now in high demand for our rum, as during the chaos of hand sanitiser production we received a lovely surprise from the World Rum Awards in London,” she said.
“We took out the title [for World’s Best Spiced Rum] … The award has been a huge game-changer for us and we are overwhelmed with demand.
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