Rum Paradise

Planteray Extra Old XO 20th Anniversary

Barbados  10yr - 15yr   40%

Classic sweet gateway Barbados rum

Bumbu The Original

15yr   35%

Candy banana dessert “rum” for newbies

Don Papa Rum

Philippines  7yr   40%

Candy-sweet, easy, but very divisive

Plantation Stiggins‘ Fancy Pineapple Rum

15yr   40%

Pineapple-forward cocktail workhorse

Elixir Distillers of London Black Tot Rum

5yr   46,2%

Accessible navy-style chocolate–caramel sipper

Matusalem Gran Reserva 15 Años

Dominican Republic  <15yr   40%

Soft, simple vanilla‑caramel starter

Mount Gay XO - Triple Cask Blend

Barbados  17yr   43%

Smooth daily sipper, classic Barbados vibe

Havana Club 7 Años Añejo

Cuba  7yr   40%

Reliable Cuba Libre workhorse

A.F.D. Ron Barceló Imperial

Dominican Republic  10yr   38%

Soft, sweet supermarket starter rum

Ron Zacapa Centenario XO Solera (3. Edition)

Guatemala  <25yr   40%

Smooth, sweet, dessert-style crowd-pleaser

Flor de Caña 12 Años

Nicaragua  12yr   40%

Dry, woody, sugar‑free daily sipper

Pyrat XO Reserve

Anguilla  <6yr   40%

Sweet orange liqueur-style rum

Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold

35%

Sweet vanilla party mixer, not real rum

Hampden Rum Fire

Jamaica  63%

Wild funky ester rocket fuel

Havana Club Selección de Maestros

Cuba  12yr   45%

Balanced upgrade to standard Havana Club

Abuelo 12 Años

Panama  <12yr   40%

Sweet, easy Spanish-style crowd-pleaser

Chairman’s Reserve The Forgotten Casks

Saint Lucia  11yr   40%

Easy, woody-vanilla step above beginner rums

Millonario Solera XO

Peru  <10yr   40%

Ultra-sweet, smooth dessert rum

Hampden Pure Single Jamaican Rum OWH

Jamaica  8yr   46%

Easy-going gateway Hampden funk

Worthy Park 109 Jamaica Rum

Jamaica  3yr   54,5%

Funky Jamaican value powerhouse

Appleton Reserve

Jamaica  8yr   43%

Easy-going starter Jamaican with value

Diplomatico Seleccion de Familia

Venezuela  43%

Smooth, honeyed upgrade to Reserva Exclusiva

Hampden Great House (Distillery Edition 2023)

Jamaica  57%

Balanced, fruit-forward Hampden funk

HSE Black Sheriff One Shot

Martinique  4yr   40%

Bourbon-leaning starter agricole, light and easy

Planteray Cut and Dry Coconut Rum

Barbados  40%

Liquid Bounty for coconut lovers

A.H. Riise Royal Danish Navy Rum

Virgin Islands  40%

Dessert-level sweet, spicy caramel sipper

Planteray Sealander

40%

Sweet cinnamon‑coconut dessert rum

A.H. Riise XO Reserve Rum Superior Cask

Virgin Islands  6yr   40%

Candy-sweet “rum” for dessert drinkers

Depaz XO Grande Réserve

Martinique  10yr   45%

Balanced, dry and fruity agricole XO

Worthy Park Single Estate 2006

Jamaica  2006   12yr   56%

Elegant, fruity Jamaican cask-strength classic

Gold of Mauritius Dark Rum

Mauritius  40%

Soft, sweet starter with mixed opinions

Mount Gay Eclipse

Barbados  2yr   40%

Affordable Mount Gay for easy mixing

Appleton 15 Years Black River Casks

Jamaica  15yr   43%

Relaxed, woody Appleton step‑up sipper

Velier Papalin Réunion 2023

Reunion  10yr   50%

Fruity Savanna‑style funk, still very accessible

Pusser‘s Rum Original Admiralty (Blue Label)

Virgin Islands  40%

Classic budget navy-style Demerara

Rum Nation Worthy Park Jamaica 5 Years Old Oloroso Sherry Finish 2016

Jamaica  5yr   50%

Solid value Jamaican funk with sherry twist

Rum Nation Panama 10 Years 2015 2005

Panama  2005   10yr   40%

Sweet, soft starter Panama sipper

Don Papa Sherry Cask 2012

Philippines  2012   1yr - 4yr   45%

Dry, cherry-heavy Don Papa detour

A.H. Riise Non Plus Ultra Ambre d‘Or Excellence

Virgin Islands  25yr   42%

Ultra-sweet peach dessert sipper

Albert Michler Distillery Austrian Empire Navy Rum Reserva 1863

Barbados  40%

Sweet, easy starter for sugar-tolerant palates

Long Pond & Monymusk Myers‘s Original Dark

Jamaica  4yr   40%

Cheap, honest Jamaican mixer workhorse

Clément XO

Martinique  6yr   42%

Classic, dry Martinique XO sipper

Travellers Belizean Blue Signature Blend

Belize  7yr   40%

Easy Belize sipper, light and simple

Centenario 12 Años Gran Legado

Costa Rica  <12yr   40%

Soft, sweet, easy-going starter rum

Cartavio Ron Antiguo de Solera 12 Años

Peru  <12yr   40%

Comforting but predictable sweet-oaky sipper

Rum Exchange A.F.D. Ron Cristóbal Niña

Dominican Republic  12yr   40%

Dessert-like sweet starter rum

Velier Hampden 1753 Pure Single Jamaican Rum HLCF 2024

Jamaica  46%

Friendly gateway into Hampden funk

Santiago de Cuba Extra Añejo 12 Años

Cuba  12yr   40%

Soft, sweet Cuban starter rum

A.H. Riise Signature

Virgin Islands  43,9%

Liqueur‑like orange caramel dessert rum

CDI Caraibes

5yr   40%

Light, sweet, easy Caribbean entry

Clément Vieux 10 ans

Martinique  10yr   42%

Classic, dry and woody agricole

Savanna Rhum Vieux Traditionnel

Reunion  5yr   43%

Easy Réunion entry-level Savanna

Santiago de Cuba Ron Añejo 8 Años

Cuba  8yr   40%

Easy Cuban all‑rounder, shines with cola

Gold of Mauritius Dark Rum 5 Solera

Mauritius  <5yr   40%

Sweet, easy, dessert-ready Mauritian sipper

Don Q Reserva Añejo 7 Años

Puerto Rico  7yr   40%

Clean, light, beginner-friendly Puerto Rican mixer

RA Burke‘s Seamaster Blended Rum

11yr   50%

Balanced Barbados–Jamaica value allrounder

Worthy Park Special Cask Series Madeira 2010

Jamaica  2010   10yr   45%

Fruity nose, easy-going Madeira WP

Captain Morgan Black Spiced

Jamaica  40%

Sweet, spicy cola mixer, not classic rum

Arehucas Añejo Reserva Especial

Tenerife  12yr   40%

Sweet, easy, but a bit thin

Isautier Arrangé Banane Flambée

Reunion  40%

Liquid banana-honey dessert in a bottle

Trois Rivières Rhum Blanc Agricole

Martinique  50%

Classic dry Ti’ Punch workhorse

Bumbu Liqueur Cream

Barbados  15%

Dessert-in-a-glass, not really rum

Versailles Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 50 1990

Guyana  1990   34yr   55,1%

Fordender, brillanter Old-Versailles

Planteray PXXO 20th Anniversary Rum

Barbados  40%

Sweet coconut–PX crowd-pleaser

Savanna The Wild Island Edition - Mer 2003

Reunion  2003   15yr   52,7%

Dry, Armagnac-smoky Savanna sipper

Plantation Stiggins‘ Fancy Pineapple Smoky Formula

6mo - 15yr   40%

Sweet smoky pineapple crowd-pleaser

Legendario Añejo 9 Years

Cuba  9yr   40%

Dry, woody Cuban best for mixing

Cane Island Thailand

Thailand  5yr   43%

Soft, nutty and easy Thai sipper

Clarendon Rumclub Private Selection Ed. 27 EMB 1995

Jamaica  1995   26yr   67,10%

Massive, dry, complex Clarendon EMB

Malecon 12 Years - Reserva Superior

Panama  12yr   40%

Simple, slightly sharp beginner sipper

Perola Caroni Bellamy‘s Reserve 1998

Trinidad  1998   23yr   64%

Expressive, balanced dirty-fruity Caroni

Plantation Black Cask (Barbados & Venezuela) 2023

40%

Sweet, toasty, easy entry rum

Velier Beenleigh Alex Webb Edition 2015

Australia  2015   8yr   60%

Pear bomb Aussie Beenleigh

Port Mourant & Uitvlugt & Diamond El Dorado Blended In The Barrel PM ICBU SVW 2010

Guyana  2010   9yr   49,6%

Accessible but woody-bitter Demerara blend

Port Mourant & Uitvlugt El Dorado Blended In The Barrel PM ICBU 2010

Guyana  2010   9yr   51%

Sweet, spicy Demerara comfort

Kraken Black Spiced Rum

Trinidad  2yr   40%

Sweet cola and baking spice mixer

RA Caribbean Island Blend 2019

2019   1yr - 11yr   40%

Sweet, mild bridge to “real” rum

Rum Nation Panama Decanter 21 Years Black Edition

Panama  21yr   43%

Smooth, chocolatey, easygoing sipper

Oliver & Oliver Contrabando

Dominican Republic  <5yr   38%

Sweet, simple, easygoing value rum

Caroni S.B.S The Beast #3 1993

Trinidad  1993   29yr   49,6%

Wild Caroni experiment, more shock than pleasure

Uitvlugt & Enmore El Dorado Blended In The Barrel ICBU & EHP 2008

Guyana  2008   11yr   47,4%

Soft, sweet Demerara comfort

Rumclub Private Selection Triangulation 2024

3yr - 20yr   46%

Dry, fruity, easygoing island blend

Thomas Sontheimer T.Sonthi Barbados

Barbados  10yr   40%

Liquid vanilla-caramel dessert rum

Diamond & Port Mourant El Dorado Blended In The Barrel SV PM 2010

Guyana  2010   9yr   49,1%

Sweet, woody Demerara, tasty but pricey

The Antigua Distillery English Harbour Coeur de Savalle

Antigua  8yr   73,60%

High‑power chocolate Antigua bruiser

Malecon 21 Years - Reserva Imperial

Panama  21yr   40%

Soft, sweet, easygoing 21-year sipper

Caroni S.B.S Trinidad 1998

Trinidad  1998   24yr   62,9%

Clean, fruity take on Caroni funk

Planteray Navy Mister Fogg (Batch 2) 2025

55,7%

Warm, fruity navy-style everyday sipper

Velier Saint James Alex Webb Edition 2010

Martinique  2010   12yr   45%

Classic, easygoing aged agricole

Destileria Carupano Ron Añejo Carúpano Reserva 18 Limitada

Venezuela  <18yr   40%

Soft, woody, easy Latin-style sipper

Don Q Double Cask Finish (Zinfandel Casks) 2009

Puerto Rico  2009   3yr - 8yr   40%

Smooth, citrusy with wine notes.

Trois Frères Distillery Takamaka Bay Zepis Kreol

Seychelles  43%

Uitvlugt (Port Mourant) S.B.S Guyana 2001 (Bourbon Cask) SV

Guyana  2001   22yr   51,3%

Dark, roasted, very drinkable Guyana

Oliver & Oliver Puntacana Club XOX 50 Anniversario 1996

Dominican Republic  1996   <30yr   40%

Sweet, smooth Spanish-style crowd-pleaser

Velier Hampden Alex Webb Edition LROK 2010

Jamaica  2010   13yr   60%

Elegant, fruity Hampden at full power

Oliver & Oliver Puntacana Club Esplendido

Dominican Republic  <20yr   38%

Alcoholes Y Rones de Panama SA Origenes 8 Years

Panama  8yr   40%

Smooth, simple, chocolate-toffee Panama

Destileria Carupano Réserva 21 Privada

Venezuela  <21yr   40%

Arehucas 7 anos

Canary Islands  7yr   40%

Balanced, approachable rum with inviting nuances.

HSE Élevé Sous Bois

Martinique  2yr   42%

Light, grassy agricole starter sipper

Afro-Caribbean Rum Equiano Light

3yr   43%

Smooth, light rum with creamy sugarcane flavor.

Trois Frères Distillery Takamaka Dark Spiced

Seychelles  38%

Sweet, tropical, cocktail-friendly rum.

Poisson Père Labat Black Opus 2009

Guadeloupe  2009   11yr   42%

Elegant, dessert-friendly agricole sipper

Don Papa Alon

Philippines  40%

Candy-like coconut tropical sipper

Thomas Sontheimer T.Sonthi Panama

Panama  12yr   44,3%

Flüssiges Dessert, kein Puristen-Rum

Don Q 151 Overproof

Puerto Rico  3yr   75,5%

Serious overproof workhorse for tiki

Don Q Gold

Puerto Rico  5yr   40%

Heritage-rich rum with sweet, spicy allure.

Santiago de Cuba Carta Blanca

Cuba  3yr   38%

Nutty, light, ideal for cocktails, lacks body.

Flensburg Rum Company Caribbean Rum from Barbados & Jamaica

5yr   40%

Sweet, easy Barbados–Jamaica bridge

Ron Botran Roajú (Batch 1)

Guatemala  40%

Soft, characterful yet easy-drinking sipper

Kesselherz Oliver & Oliver Louis Santo

Dominican Republic  <18yr   40%

Complex, smooth, caramelized notes with woody depth.

William Hinton 6 Years Madeira Cask

Portugal  6yr   42%

fruity madeira cask with woody, nutty edge

Thomas Sontheimer T.Sonthi Jamaica XO

Jamaica  43,4%

Fruity Jamaican, sweet and approachable

Bristol Caroni Caroni Distillery 1998

Trinidad  1998   23yr   54,6%

Travellers Belizean Blue Rare Blend

Belize  9yr   48%

Don Q Double Cask Finish Port Casks

Puerto Rico  3yr - 8yr   40%

Port-forward chocolate-raisin sipper

Thomas Sontheimer Travellers T.Sonthi Belize XO

Belize  14yr   43%

Baron Edmond de Rothschild Distillery Ltd. Belmont Estate Gold Coconut Rum

SaintKittsNevis  40%

Kesselherz Oliver & Oliver Louis Santo

Dominican Republic  <12yr   40%

Trois Frères Distillery Takamaka White Rum

Seychelles  38%

Smooth and modest, ideal for mixing.

Port Mourant El Dorado Sauternes Casks Finish (2018) 2000

Guyana  2000   5yr - 13yr   58,6%

Robust Sauternes-finished Port Mourant

Don Q Blender‘s Reserve 2024

Puerto Rico  9yr - 22yr   40,7%

Light, vanilla-cocoa with cocktail appeal

Malecon Rare Proof Vintage 2014

Panama  2014   43,2%

Rum Nation Rum Nation - Venezuela XO 25th Anniversary Decanter

Venezuela  1yr - 4yr   43%

Rum Nation Peruano Limited Edition 2017 2009

Peru  2009   8yr   42%

Barril GmbH Barril Rum Unique Cask Aged Rum

Germany  42%

Destileria Carupano Ron Añejo Carúpano Legendario

Venezuela  25yr   40%

Trois Frères Distillery Takamaka Rum Zenn

Seychelles  40%

Havana Club Añejo Especial

Cuba  5yr   37,5%

Flor de Caña Spresso

Nicaragua  7yr   30%

Medine Estate Penny Blue Pure Canne

Mauritius  40%