Fiji’s best-known spirit, distilled in Lautoka by South Pacific Distilleries from the country’s colonial-era sugar industry. It is drunk with cola or coconut water rather than neat.
It is a commercial distillery’s rum, and distilling spirits without a licence is a criminal offence.
What goes into it
- sugarcane molasses
- yeast
- water
- oak, for the aged expressions
How it is made
Molasses from the Lautoka sugar mill is fermented and distilled in column stills, then either bottled young as white rum or aged in oak for the darker expressions before blending and bottling.
How long it takes: days to ferment; the aged versions spend years in oak
How it is eaten
With cola, with coconut water, or in a punch.
History
Produced by the South Pacific Distilleries from Fiji’s colonial-era sugar industry, the country’s best-known spirit.
Frequently asked questions
What is Bounty Rum?
Bounty Rum is a wine & spirit from Fiji: sugarcane rum distilled in Lautoka; drunk with cola or coconut water. Produced by the South Pacific Distilleries from Fiji’s colonial-era sugar industry, the country’s best-known spirit.
How is Bounty Rum made?
Molasses from the Lautoka sugar mill is fermented and distilled in column stills, then either bottled young as white rum or aged in oak for the darker expressions before blending and bottling. It takes days to ferment; the aged versions spend years in oak.
Can I make Bounty Rum at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is a commercial distillery’s rum, and distilling spirits without a licence is a criminal offence.
What goes into Bounty Rum?
Sugarcane molasses, yeast, water, oak, for the aged expressions.
How is Bounty Rum eaten?
With cola, with coconut water, or in a punch.
