Distilled from sugar cane, Rum traditionally has its home in the Caribbean, Central and South American, having originated in the West Indies around 1650. Rums are often distilled from molasses, as are many of the darker rums from Jamaica, Bermuda and Barbados, originally British colonies, while lighter-bodied rums from sugar cane juice are the norm in former French colonies like Haiti and Martinique, known as Rhum Agricole. Former Spanish colonies of Cuba, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico tend to produce a golden style somewhere in between, called Añejo.
Many Rums are aged, generally in older oak barrels, giving them added colour and spice. It's very hard to categorise Rum as a single category, with so many styles and flavour profiles produced throughout the world. Un-aged white Rums are an essential feature of any drinks cabinet and are used extensively in cocktails and long drinks, while oak-aged Rums are finally gaining the recognition they deserve as spirits with the same complexity and character of the world's most sought after whiskies.
A special release of Admiral Rodney made using a blend of five to nine year old rums aged in ex-Bourbon barrels. The nose on this excellent St Lucia Rum is a riot of dried fruit, caramel, spicy oak an...
Aluna Coconut is a blend of premium rums from Guatemala and the Caribbean with all-natural toasted coconut and sustainably sourced coconut water. Lower in sugar than other rum liqueurs, Aluna Coconut ...
The true expression of our Master Blender’s passion and craft. Its rare and hand-selected rums have all been aged for a minimum of 12 years in the tropical climate of Jamaica for a smooth and sophisti...
The blend of rare and hand-selected pot and column still rums are crafted with Jamaican limestone-filtered water, with no added flavours, and have all been aged for a minimum of 21 years in the tropi...
Crafted by Appleton`s Master Blender to commemorate our 250th Anniversary, this versatile expression is aged a minimum of 8 years in the tropical climate of Jamaica.
A 19YO indie bottling of Bellevue Rum from Guadeloupe. Produced using a column still, this is a rich, full Rum with a nose of ripe banana, spiced ginger tea and sweet milk chocolate. The palate is ear...
A spiced Cuban Rum from Black Tears. Bittersweet with coffee and cacao in the mix, this is a balanced, grown-up spiced Rum which combines roasty chocolate and coffee with hints of spice before a mello...
A blended rum named after the notorious `Black Tot Day`, the last day that British sailors received their daily ration of rum. Rums in the blend are sourced from across the Caribbean. The result is a ...
A 40YO Guyanan Rum named after the legendary "Black Tot Day", the last day that British sailors received their daily ration of rum. Rich molasses notes and a good dollop of oak char jump out on the no...
A 12 year aged pot still rum from Haiti which has been aged in the UK by the Bristol Classic Rum Company. Ageing in the cooler, maritime climate of the UK lends BCRC bottlings a subtler, more elegent ...
Brugal 1888 is first matured in American oak casks, followed by a second maturation in Spanish oak casks. This extensive maturation process creates a complex, rich and balanced flavour profile. Notes ...
Brugal Anejo is blended using our reserves from white American oak casks that previously held Bourbon. The result is a smooth, clean aged rum with notes of butterscotch, chocolate and a touch of roast...
The 2015 release of Brugal`s superb Papa Andres rum. Full bodied and balanced with sweet notes of vanilla and Sherry, this is a blend of the finest rums in the Brugal cask library. Presented in a stun...
A delicious spiced Rum based on a 17th century recipe. Made using only natural ingredients and spices, Bumbu is an authentic revival of Caribbean history. Toffee and fried banana lead the charge follo...
Silver at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition
