700ML, 58% ABVAt the 2026 World Rum Awards, The Vintner's Barrel didn't just take home Gold. It was awarded the Trophy for Best Pot Still Rum, 5 Years & Under. The finest of its category on the world stage. Made on the Sunshine Coast. Recognised in London.It was always awarded a Gold Medal Winner (92.2 points) Underproof Rum - Dark (Rum) at the 2026 Melbourne Royal Australian International Spirits Awards.A limited edition of 101 bottles. Pot distilled and aged in a single ex wine barrel emptied of port for 3 years and 11 months. Notes of dense tropical dried ripe fruits, figs and dates. Hints of banana bread and creme caramel. Australian certified organic molasses, wild yeast, Woombye water. 100% unadulterated. The Vintner’s Barrel is an incredible rum from an incredible wine maker that said goodbye to over 30 years of award-winning domestic and international vintages and is now very well known as Nil Desperandum Rum’s Head Distiller – Adam Chapman. Adam’s love of great wine and making great rum combined with the contribution of his great mate Alain Rousseau at acclaimed Tasmanian winery Frogmore Creek - and Alain’s specially selected Pinot Noir French Oak cask that is a note-worthy exception to our house style of American white oak bourbon barrels emptied of sherry and port. Adam is very proud of the nuanced integration of oak, the red berry characteristics of the wine and of course the exceptional and delicious Nil Desperandum Rum signature ripe tropical fruits, florals and caramels. A rum to satisfy lovers of the world's best.-Awards & Accolades:• Gold + Trophy: Best Pot Still Rum 5 Years & Under, World Rum Awards 2026• Style Winner: Pot Still 5 Years & Under, World Rum Awards 2026• Gold (93 Points), San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2026• Spirit Bronze (87 Points), International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC) 2026• Grand Champion Distilled Spirit, Royal Queensland Distilled Spirits Awards 2025• Champion Rum / Cane Spirit, Royal Queensland Distilled Spirits Awards 2025• Best Queensland Distilled Spirit, Royal Queensland Distilled Spirits Awards 2025• Trophy: Overproof Rum Dark, Royal Queensland Distilled Spirits Awards 2025• Gold, Overproof Rum Dark, Royal Queensland Distilled Spirits Awards 2025• Silver, Overproof Rum Dark, Australian Distilled Spirits Awards 2025
