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BA2840/307: The Hoochery distillers Margaret Lyons and Luke Parker, 18 April 2017
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BA2840/308: The still at Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/309: Spike Dessert, farmer and founder of the Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra, 19 April 2017
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BA2840/310: Margaret Lyons filling four bottles of rum at a time using a bottling machine at the Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra, 18 April 2017
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BA2840/311: Luke Paker placing a piece of sandalwood into an oak barrel to add colour and flavour to the rum, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/312: Kalyn Fletcher, manager of the Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra, 18 April 2017
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BA2840/313: The Hoochery Distillery's bar and showroom, Kununurra, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/314: The bar inside the cellar door at the Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/315: Distillers Margaret Lyons and Luke Parker remove the fire bucket from the oak barrel after charring it to add colour and flavour to the rum, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/316: Distillers Margaret Lyons and Luke Parker charring the inside of an oak barrel to add colour and flavour to Hoochery rum, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/317: Distillers Margaret Lyons and Luke Parker resealing an oak barrel after charring at the Hoochery Distillery, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/318: Distiller Margaret Lyons sealing the tops of bottles of rum with wax at the Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/319: Distiller Margaret Lyons places labels on a bottle of rum at the Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/320: Distiller Margaret Lyons filling bottles with rum at the Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/321: Distiller Margaret Lyons filling bottles with rum at the Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/322: Distiller Margaret Lyons filling bottles with rum at the Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/323: Luke Parker hosing down a barrel after charring the inside of it at the Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra, 13 April 2017
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BA2840/324: Charring the inside of an oak barrel using sandalwood and oak at the Hoochery Distillery, Kununurra, 13 April 2017
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Summary
The Hoochery Distillery was built on a farm just outside Kununurra in 1995 by farmer Raymond (Spike) Dessert III. Spike had arrived from California in 1972 to develop his seed business in the rich Ord River soils. Built from local timber, the Hoochery's showroom is a traditional old American country style saloon bar complete with piano and chandeliers. It is a family owned and operated business managed by Spike's daughter Kalyn Fletcher. The distiller is Margaret Lyons aided by Luke Parker. Ord River Rum is made from local sugar cane, Wet Season rainwater and yeast that is all vat fermented, pot distilled, aged in oak barrels and hand bottled.They age the rum in 300 litre oak barrels which naturally colours and flavours the rum.
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- Distilleries -- Western Australia -- Kununurra -- Photographs.
- Rum -- Western Australia -- Kununurra -- Photographs.
- Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Western Australia -- Kununurra -- Photographs.
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BA2840/307-325
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