The Grove’s Hot Cross Rum Returns In Time For Some Easter Weekend Sipping

With Easter coming up we’ve been keeping our eyes to the ground about the return of Aldi’s popular $20 hot cross bun gin. No news has emerged about the liqueur just yet, but we’ve already caught wind of a different kind of spirit inspired by the occasion. For its second year, Margaret River distillery The Grove has released a new edition of its Hot Cross Rum, a small-batch production cobbled together as a four-year barrel-aged dark rum finished with an ex-bourbon barrel made of American oak with raisins, oranges and warm spices.

The Grove released its inaugural Hot Cross Rum last year and it was an almost instant sell-out. This year shouldn’t be any different with the rum bringing in a heady profile of cinnamon, cloves and vanilla alongside caramelised raisin and a lingering fruity finish with a touch of molasses.

Hot Cross Rum forms part of The Grove’s limited-edition Collector’s Series, dressed in a uniform bottle made of French Cubic Glass with handwritten labels. Given The Grove

The Hot Cross Rum is bottled at 40% ABV and only 120 bottles of it have been made available for online purchases with Australia-wide delivery. You can grab a 500 ml bottle for $110.