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BRIX x Bourke Street Bakery - The pairing to make your stomach Rum-ble

  • Written by MISS.com.au

Sydney’s only dedicated craft rum distillers, BRIX, have teamed up with iconic Sydney bakery Bourke Street Bakery to combine their passion of flavour, local ingredients and the local community into a deliciously decadent, sustainable and limited edition spiced rum; Trail Mix w/ Bourke St Bakery.

The limited edition rum has been expertly crafted, matured for 3 years in locally sourced American oak stout casks and is infused with banana bread, almond croissants, figs, lemon peels and pear skins; all bi-products from the Bourke Street Bakery kitchen. The addition of Allspice, peppermint gum and liquorice tie these flavours together and give us a bold rum to level up your cocktails this season.                                                                                   

“Brix has always been on a mission to showcase the versatility of Australian Rum & we absolutely love collaborating with amazing creators. With Surry Hills being such an amazing mesh of community, creatives & hospitality we wanted to go straight to the OG’s of the neighbourhood & work on a delicious rum to pour in bars and backyards around Australia. We have been so proud to be a part of the Surry Hills community for five years now and teaming up with neighbourhood icons like the Bourke Street Bakery team, utilising the pastries, fruits & spices from their kitchen and creating a fantastic local rum has been an absolute pleasure. Cheers to that!” BRIX co-owner James Christopher explains.                              

“If your neighbours came to you and said they wanted to make a Rum infused with Bourke Street Bakery's Banana Bread and Almond Croissants you'd say yes wouldn't you? And so we did! And we couldn't be happier with the result. Brix Distillers (our neighbours in Surry Hills) have made **the** most delicious Trail Mix Rum. Delicious, neat, over ice or with your favourite breakfast pastry. The flavours and aromas of our collaboration with Brix inspired us to create our version of the classic prune tart. Prunes are soaked overnight in Trail Mix rum and enveloped in rich vanilla custard and ensconced on our signature butter tart shell." David McGuinness, Co-Owner of Bourke Street Bakery. 

The BRIX Trail Mix w/ Bourke Street Bakery is available for purchase today, $105 RRP, via BRIX online or from the Surry Hills Distillery. Head to www.BRIXdistillers.com to find out more.

The Brix Trail Mix Prune Tart ($6) is available to purchase from all Bourke Street Bakery stores across Sydney. Head to www.bourkestreetbakery.com.au to order online.

BRIX x BOURKE STREET BAKERY OLD FASHIONED RECIPE

 

INGREDIENTS

  • 60mL BRIX Trail Mix w/Bourke Street Bakery
  • 15mL Sugar Syrup
  • 4 Dashes Angostura Bitters 
  • 4 Dashes Orange Bitters
  • Orange Twist for garnishing

 

METHOD

  1. Combine the bitters and sugar syrup in a glass.
  2. Add the Bourke Street Bakery Trail Mix. 
  3. Stir.
  4. Add one large ice cube, or three or four smaller cubes. Stir until chilled and properly diluted, about 30 seconds. Slip orange twist on the side of the cube.

 

ABOUT BRIX DISTILLERS

Based in Surry Hills, BRIX was born out of a love for rum. Over time this turned into a passion for discovery, experimentation, appreciation and adventure. The BRIX vision is to share our passion and adventures with Australia and the world, and to create a rum that can be enjoyed in the bars of Australia and in our own backyards. 

 

We source the best quality Australian molasses, fresh organic sugar cane, an Australian made copper still, the best quality native spices and Australian wine barrels from some of the best wine making regions of the world. 

 

 

ABOUT BOURKE STREET BAKERY

Baked and raised from Surry Hills, Bourke Street Bakery began as a corner store cafe in 2004 and has fast become one of Sydney's most iconic food destinations. Paul Allam and David McGuinness were bakers and chefs who shared a love of good food, and all things handmade. They dreamed of opening a cafe bakery and now Pride themselves on making handmade food, from sourdoughs,to pastries and cakes using the best local ingredients.