Run Rum Run: Victoria, Australia
2024Founded
4Expressions planned
100%Victorian made
Our Story
Run Rum Run started with a simple, stubborn question: why is great Australian craft rum so hard to find? We looked around and decided someone had to do something about it.
So we did. Distilled in the shadow of the Grampians in Western Victoria, using water drawn from those same ranges. Column still spirit, aged patiently in ex-bourbon and ex-Pedro Ximénez casks. No shortcuts.
Run Rum Run: Victoria, Australia
"Good rum doesn't happen by accident.
It happens because someone cared enough
to do it right."
Run Rum Run
Australia has a proud spirits tradition, but craft rum has lagged behind whisky and gin in the public consciousness. We think that's about to change, and we intend to be part of that change. Victoria's climate, culture, and craft community make it an ideal home for a rum producer with genuine ambitions.
We start with a column still base spirit: clean, precise, a blank canvas that lets the cask do the talking. Ex-bourbon barrels lend vanilla and caramel warmth; ex-Pedro Ximénez sherry casks add dried fruit complexity and a long, gently sweet finish. Then we get out of the way and let it rest.
We're building four expressions: Pure, Dark, Overproof, and Spiced. Each one is a different conversation about what rum can be. The Pure is our foundation: honest and unadorned. Dark leans into ex-PX sherry cask richness, Overproof turns up the intensity for people who don't need it softened, and Spiced brings warmth without shortcuts. We're taking our time to get each one right.
We have no interest in scaling to the point where quality becomes someone else's problem. Small batch means we touch every step of the process. It means we can taste, adjust, and refuse to bottle anything we're not proud of. That's not a limitation. It's the whole point.
Dunder recycled
Around 20% of each fermentation is dunder: spent wash recycled back in to build depth, funk, and complexity the natural way.
Column still
Precise and clean, producing a spirit that lets the cask character shine.
Grampians Ranges
Pure mountain water from the Grampians in Western Victoria. It's in every drop.
Ex-Bourbon + Ex-PX
American oak for vanilla and caramel warmth; Pedro Ximénez sherry casks for dried fruit, dark raisin, and a long sweet finish.
QLD to VIC
Molasses sourced from Queensland's sugar industry, fermented and distilled here in Victoria.
42% ABV, 700ml
Bottled at a strength that carries flavour without overpowering the palate.
The Pure expression is available now.