Adam Chapman
HEAD DISTILLER * EDUCATOR * TRAINER ASSESSOR * WINEMAKER * SENSORY | WHS DISTILLERY ADVOCATE - 38 Years of Production Experience
Adam is Head distiller at CAVU Distilling. This distillery is home to Sunshine and Sons makers of Original Dry Gin and Original Dry Vodka and Nil Desperandum Rums. In 2019 Adam designed this distillery and all the custom-made equipment to suit the style of spirits to be made on site at CAVU Distilling, in a very high WHS standards for hazardous areas and compliance. Adam also designed the 2 Tasmanian copper pots stills, 6000 lt still and 2500 lt spirit still. Adam’s passion and expertise is Rum, and Rums with body and also Rums with ester content. Adam makes Rums with Wild yeast, and wild bacteria, cane vinegar and a muck with for creating fatty acids for ester production.
A few of Adam’s recent medal wins are listed below:
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World’s Best Botanical Vodka 2024
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Australian Best Rum 2024
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Medals totalling 200+ in 4 years
Adam’s other areas of expertise in Winemaking, Project Management, Workplace Health and Safety, Co-writing distilling and safety courses, Sensory specialist, Spirit show judge and management where he loves to see his staff succeed on the development journey. He just also happens to own, and run is own company that teaches all 6 WSET courses.