Two things are especially intriguing about Cane & Abe (other than the name). First is their use of a pretty well known moonshine still made in America. And second is that they claim to make their “freshwater rum” not out of cane juice, not out of molasses, but of…

Domestic cane sugar.

This really follows because moonshining is still quite popular in both American and Australia, illegal here of course, and for those that are after white spirits, sugar is the first and easiest choice for distillation in a moonshine pot still.

Indeed Phil Prichard started this way – “experimenting” privately with a homemade hobby still – and see where it took him. Cane & Abe is a legal operation in the craft brewery growing tradition.

The distiller claims to age the new make in both new and used American Oak, but doesn’t state the age, ergo we can assume the aging is on the brief side. Not that there’s anything wrong with young spririt.

Nice scoop, Bilge and thanks for this intriguing review.