Date of Release: 1950’s
Alc/Volume: 20% Bottle sizes: 50ml, 150ml, 230ml (8oz), 700ml and 750ml
Details: Bundaberg Royal Rum Liqueur was developed and produced by Frangos Liqueurs
Pty Ltd in Brisbane in the 1950’s. Bundaberg Royal Liqueur is a smooth and silky
blend of Bundaberg Rum, coffee and chocolate.
The Frangos family immigrated from Greece in 1949 and had an 89 year old family tradition
of producing liqueurs and Oyzo. Brothers Michael and Con Frangos who took over the
family business when their father suddenly passed away.
Frangos Liqueurs were also wholesale spirit merchants, they bottled Bundaberg Rum
under their own brand and also bottled for ARD Pty Ltd.
In 1962, the Bundaberg Distilling Company acquired an interest in Frangos. Frangos
went into liquidation in the late 1970s. So in 1981, Bundaberg Distillery released
the first locally produced and bottled Bundaberg Rum Royal Liqueur.
Variations: Variations of Bundaberg Royal Liqueur are numerous and varied. Variations
included different alcohol strengths, 20%, 28% and 31.8%. Different bottle shapes,
label changes, imperial and metric volumes, as well as different bottlers. Make sure
to check out the Royal Liqueur Photo Gallery for a look at many of the different
variations.
Currently, Bundaberg Royal Liqueur is available only at the distillery and on the
Bondstore website in 700ml bottles, 20% Alc/Volume.
