Deadhead 10th Anniversary Limited Edition Rum
Deadhead 10th Anniversary Limited Edition Rum is an 80-proof (40% ABV) aged rum from Chiapas, Mexico — a special 2021 bottling marking ten years of the brand behind the most recognizable bottle in rum. Made by the family-owned Rones de México in Tapachula, it's a blend of pure cane-juice rum distilled in a copper pot still and molasses rum from a column still, then aged a full ten years in a combination of American oak and local Chiapas oak barrels. And yes — it comes in the matte-black shrunken-head bottle that made Deadhead famous, honoring the Day of the Dead and the Shuar tsantsa tradition. This 750mL limited edition is for the shelf as much as the glass. Order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL — limited edition anniversary bottling
- Aging: 10 years in American oak and Chiapas oak barrels
- Blend: Cane-juice rum (copper pot still) + molasses rum (column still)
- Origin: Rones de México, Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico
- Presentation: Iconic matte-black shrunken-head collector's bottle
Ten Years in Oak, One Unforgettable Bottle
Deadhead was created by artist Kim Brandi under Iconic Brands around 2011, and the skull bottle — part Day of the Dead calavera, part Shuar shrunken-head homage — made it an instant shelf landmark. The 10th Anniversary bottling, announced in April 2021, is the serious liquid inside the famous bottle: a decade of tropical aging in two kinds of oak gives it a whiskey-like nose of stone fruit, maple syrup, and vanillin, then roasted coffee, dark chocolate, leather, and baking spices over molasses, dried fruit, clove, and toasted vanilla, finishing long and spicy. It's a decade-old Mexican rum in a bottle you'll never throw away. See more aged rums in our rum collection or browse the DeadHead range.
Tasting Notes
Nose: stone fruit, maple syrup, vanillin — whiskey-like and inviting. Palate: roasted coffee, dark chocolate, leather, and baking spice over molasses, dried fruit, clove, oak, and toasted vanilla. Finish: long, smooth, and spicy.
How to Enjoy
Sip it neat — ten years of oak deserves nothing in the way. A single cube works on a warm night. Save it for after-dinner pours; this is a contemplative rum, not a mixing rum, and the bottle earns its place on the bar cart.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Deadhead 10th Anniversary rum?
A limited-edition 2021 bottling celebrating ten years of Deadhead — a 10-year-old blend of cane-juice and molasses rums from Chiapas, Mexico, in the brand's signature shrunken-head bottle.
Is Deadhead rum actually aged?
The standard Deadhead is a younger rum, but this anniversary edition spent ten years in American and Chiapas oak — it's a genuinely aged, sipping-grade rum.
What's with the skull bottle?
The shrunken-head ("tsantsa") bottle honors Mexico's Day of the Dead and the Shuar trophy-head tradition — it's the brand's signature, created by artist Kim Brandi.
Collectors and rum lovers: order the Deadhead 10th Anniversary Limited Edition Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor — 750mL, San Diego, CA, while it lasts.