Three friends and a small copper still called ‘Hannelore’, in a little shed in the backstreets of Kensington, are at the heart of Nubilum.
Nubilum Distilling was born during the global lockdown in 2020, cliché - we know.
The isolation meant that our local community quickly became our new friends and family, and we were soon (unofficially) adopted by our new babushka (Ukrainian), hermano (Colombian), barâdar (Persian) and madre (Italian).
They kept us fed and watered, and shared their stories and traditional drinks with us over backyard fences and kitchen tables. We learned the methods of making many of these traditional drinks were starting to fade from our community, and an idea started fermenting in our minds.
Whilst the road ahead wasn’t clear, we knew we wanted to find a way to share these stories and traditions hidden within west Melbourne’s incredible history - and Nubilum was born.
nubilum
[new - bil - um] noun
means cloudy and in a way confused; a story still waiting to be told.
Our People.
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a.k.a. “Kat”
Founder
Brand
Stress Bottler
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a.k.a. “Rupert”
Operations
The Pied Piper
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a.k.a. “Calypso” and “Agave”
Obsessed with Chicken
Calypso: Keeps everyone calm
Agave: No idea what’s going on
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a.k.a. “Will”
Distiller
Chief Cowboy
Our Flavours.
All over the world you’ll find distilled alcoholic beverages made from local ingredients; these unique spirits are traditionally made in small batches from the things around you, and our spirits are no different.
We use locally sourced ingredients and a blend of traditional and modern distilling methods, and we’re proud to call our spirits “Melbourne Made”.
You can explore our main flavours below.