It’s been helped along by a number of high-profile appearances by the drop bear in Australian media and culture. In 2004, ...

Bundaberg rum was founded in 1888 – but they’re the exceptions. The vast majority of Australia’s hundreds and hundreds of contemporary spirits brands were established in the past 10 years or so.

When they ask what it is, tourists will be told it is a vicious, clawed creature that drops unexpectedly from trees.