Date of Release: September 2004
Alc/Volume: 43% Bottle sizes: 700ml and 1125ml
Details: Distiller’s No.3 rum is a triple filtered blend of the finest Bundaberg
Rum. It has a very clean, smooth and silky finish. More of a golden colour to the
traditional UP and OP rum, Distiller’s No. 3 was released in September 2004 and was
discontinued in 2009. The triple filtration plant was dismantled to make way for
the new Bundaberg Red filtration process. Bundaberg Five is also filtered in the
same Bond shed as Bundaberg Red, however via a different process.
Variations:
The first 1,000 bottles in both 700ml and 1125ml were individually numbered, however
to date the only numbered 1125ml bottles to be seen are at the distillery. It is
not known if the numbered 1125ml bottles were ever publicly released. If anyone knows
of one outside the distillery we would love to see it or hear from you.
The first release of the 700ml bottles (not the numbered bottles) came in the much
sort after “Blue” presentation box, a second “silver and Orange” presentation box
was also available for the 700ml bottles.
This rum was also exported to the UK and bottles exported to the UK for sale have
a black tax sticker on the rear of the bottle below the label.
The final 3,000 bottles of 1125ml D3 was sold from the Bondstore for $700 for a case
of 12. That was 12 bottles for the price of 10.
UPDATE: In time for the 125th Anniversary of BDC, Distillers Number 3 will be re-released
leading up to the anniversary on 22 November 2013.
