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Requiem SS Admella – November 2023

Four words to excite any rum lover – ‘Tin Shed Distilling Requiem’! If you like your rums to have character and flavour, without what is often referred to as a high ester flavour profile, then the Requiem SS Admella from Tin Shed Distilling…

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Killik Virgin American Oak – October 2023

With October being an ‘ode to funk’…our favourite Australian (actually Victorian) hogo heads have delivered an EXCLUSIVE KILLIK/ RUM TRIBE collaboration – The Killik Virgin American Oak! This is the very first Virgin Oak maturation…

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Dead Reckoning Port Broadside Jamaica – September 2023

DEAD RECKONING IS BACK! This time with a FUNKY but MELLOW blend of three low-ester Jamaican rums (Hampden, Worthy Park and New Yarmouth) born, bred and married in the tropics and honeymooned in the dry heat of Adelaide. It’s time to man battle…

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Brix Select Cask Series Double IPA Finish – August 2023

AN EXCLUSIVE COLLABORATION WITH BRIX DISTILLERS! Brix Select Cask Series Double IPA Finish. A proud collaboration with non-other than Sydney’s Urban Rum Distillery – Brix. A Double-IPA Cask finished, 58.5%ABV MONSTER of a rum EXCLUSIVE…

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Khukri XXX and Spiced Rum – July 2023

Get ready rum lovers for not ONE but TWO rums from the top of the world! A dual serving of superb Nepalese rums made with molasses from Nepalese sugar cane and pure water from Himalayan snowmelt. Please welcome the Khukri XXX and Spiced rum! Never…

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Karu Distilling Outcask Rum Batch 3 – June 2023

Karu Distilling Outcask Rum is from a family-run distillery who’s products – rum, gin and vodka – have won world acclaim over the last few years (and they only kicked off in 2018!) and they have been members and supporters of the Rum…

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Holmes Cay Heritage Blend – Esotico Edition – May 2023

With a specialist mix of rums from Barbados, Venezuela and Martinique…we are proud to bring the Holmes Cay Heritage Blend Esotico Edition exclusively to the Tribe in 750ml of rum goodness! The Holmes Cay Heritage Blend Esotico Edition…

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Dead Reckoning Nelson’s Dockyard – April 2023

Dead Reckoning is BACK! It’s time to ‘Hoist the Colours’ and ‘Pipe the Side’ to welcome none other than Lord Horatio Nelson himself to our monthly rum shenanigans. With rum originally from the legendary Antigua Distillery and then…

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Lord Byron Red Wine Super Cask – March 2023

After a COMPLETE SELL OUT Last Year, Lord Bryon is back! A SINGLE CASK bottling of Lord Byron Red Wine Super Cask specifically chosen by the Rum Tribe, pure single origin rum from one of the legends of Australian Rum. Now, last years Lord…

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Cane Island Nicaragua 12 Year Old – February 2023

Following on from the HUGE hit that was the Cane Island Trinidad…we up the rum ante with a GOLD MEDAL winning, 12 year old single estate rum from Central America and the Tribe are the FIRST in Australia to get their hands on this tropical…

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Cane Island Rum Trinidad 8 Year Old – January 2023

Let’s kick of 2023 by going back to the traditional home of exceptional rums…the Caribbean! An 8 year old, ex-bourbon barrel matured, column distilled rum, 100% matured in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago – The Cane Island Rum…

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Dead Reckoning Mhoba – South Africa – December 2022

Our December Rum of the Month is Dead Reckoning Mhoba South Africa. CASK STRENGTH, LIMITED EDITION and EXCLUSIVE to the Tribe in Australia! This is the first Dead Reckoning release of a cane-juice based rum. Wow, we can’t quite believe…

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Red Mill Rum Cascading Cask – November 2025October 24, 2025 - 12:44 pm
Welcome to the most complex maturation program we have ever seen….and its EXCLUSIVE to the Tribe! From the vintage Sydney rum brand, Red Mill, we are excited to launch a rum with as unique a spectrum of aromas and flavours as we have ever tasted – The Red Mill Rum Cascading Cask! Now let’s explain […]
Dead Reckoning Venezuela – October 2025September 25, 2025 - 4:48 pm
Dead Reckoning is BACK! With a rum that started it all – the Saint Teresa…We are proud to launch to total Australian allocation of the 11.5 year old, rare single cask that is the Dead Reckoning Venezuela ! The Dead Reckoning Venezuela release is a rare offering from the Saint Teresa Distillery. Whist most of […]
Barbancourt 8 Year Old – September 2025August 27, 2025 - 1:17 pm
WE’RE BRINGIN’ BACK BARBANCOURT! After a lengthy absence from Australian shores, The legendary Haitian Barbancourt is back in Oz, and we’re leading the charge with their 8-year-Old ‘Five Star’ French Oak matured R(h)um masterpiece. The distillery was born in 1862 and has been a family-run affair for the 160 years since then. At first a […]
Doorly’s 12 Year Old – August 2025July 24, 2025 - 4:17 pm
FOURSQUARE RUM + 12 YEARS IN BARBADOS = DOORLY’S 12 YEAR OLD! Now Doorly’s rum is one of the oldest Caribbean rum brands, established in the early 1920’s. This Doorly’s 12yo is a blend of 90% ex-bourbon casks and 10% ex-Madeira casks – all a minimum age of 12 years old. Fully tropically aged in […]
Karu Outcask Multi-Cask – July 2025June 24, 2025 - 5:21 pm
Get ready for the craziest cask journey ever to accompany an exceptional rum – The 58% powerhouse, single cask, pure single rum – The Karu Outcask Multi-Cask! Now the ‘Multi-Cask’ is a Rum Tribe exclusive, cask strength, single cask pure single rum and the cask has been on the most extraordinary journey (read on!). To […]

Requiem SS Admella – November 2023

Killik Virgin American Oak – October 2023

Dead Reckoning Port Broadside Jamaica – September 2023

Brix Select Cask Series Double IPA Finish – August 2023

Khukri XXX and Spiced Rum – July 2023

Karu Distilling Outcask Rum Batch 3 – June 2023

Holmes Cay Heritage Blend – Esotico Edition – May 2023

Dead Reckoning Nelson’s Dockyard – April 2023

Lord Byron Red Wine Super Cask – March 2023

Cane Island Nicaragua 12 Year Old – February 2023

Cane Island Rum Trinidad 8 Year Old – January 2023

Dead Reckoning Mhoba – South Africa – December 2022

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