Top 10 Rum

Top 10 Rum

Top 10 Best Rum By the Flaviar Community


1.

Brugal

Brugal 1888 Double Aged Rum


The Rum for Whisky lovers.Don Andres Brugal Montaner launched Brugal in 1888 to break away from the traditional styles of the time and to create a distinctly different Rum. Apparently there are two things that set Brugal apart from others. First, the method of distillation, which removes much of what...

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$44.99
Appearance / Colour
Amber
 
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Inviting with red fruits, vanilla, spices, chocolate, roasted coffee, and cinnamon.

Flavour / Taste / Palate
Smooth & full bodied with flavors of toffee, vanilla, cocoa, natural oak spice, caramel, wood and liquorice.

Finish
Long-lasting

2.

Don Papa

Don Papa 10 Year Old Rum


Nature and landscape of the Phillipines are not the only things to be blown away by from the Phillipines... Don Papa refers to Dionisio Magbuelas, or Papa Isio for short. Living during the second half of the 1800’s Papa Isio was a "Babaylan" — a healer or shaman...

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$65.99

Appearance / Color 
Dark Walnut

Nose / Aroma / Smell 
Brown sugar toast

Flavor / Taste / Palate 
Thick, rich, and flavor dense with dried cherries and pineapple, nutmeg, and cacao.

Finish 
Medium length with a sweet toffee spice.


3.

Bumbu Rum

Bumbu The Original Rum


X marks the Jackpot. Welcome to Barbados. The Caribbean paradise known for sea, sun and sand is also home to another treasure – Rum. Did you know that Barbados is widely regarded as the birthplace of this delicious golden nectar? Barbados first started making Rum back in...

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$32.99

Appearance / Color
Chestnut gold

Nose / Aroma / Smell
Caramel, vanilla and a hint of oak.

Flavor / Taste / Palate
Chocolate, banana with notes of cinnamon throughout.

Finish
Smooth, sweet and light.


4.

Plantation Rum

Plantation Barbados XO 20th Anniversary Rum


Rum category Winner of the Flaviar Community Awards 2018. Plantation Rum is owned by French Cognac producer Maison Ferrand, who control no less than a dozen major brands premium Spirits and liqueurs. Sometimes that is an iffy proposition, but not in this case because the folks at Ferrand are...

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$60.99
Flaviar black
$57.94 (−5%)
Appearance / Color
Warm cherry-wood
 
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Oak, caramel, toasted coconut and sweet vanilla. 
 
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Natural heat, caramelized honey, milk chocolate with orange zest throughout.
 
Finish 
Long, warm and cinnamon orange sticks. 

5.

Brugal

Brugal 1888 Double Aged Rum Lantern


Brugal 1888 Double Aged Rum Lantern - A Jewel of the Caribbean Brugal has been taking Rum by storm since its inception in 1888 when the Dominican Republic was still relatively unknown to the rest of the world. The brand's pursuit of new horizons and the best possible quality has...

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$40.99

Appearance / Color
Deep amber with a rich red undertone, clear and bright

Nose / Aroma / Smell
Sophisticated sweetness of red & dried fruits, raisins & dates, complement a spicy woodiness, with hints of cinnamon

Flavor / Taste / Palate
Well-rounded & smooth with body and character. Perceived sweetness of toffee and vanilla balanced with peach, cocoa & cloves

Finish
Remarkably long-lasting and elegant, with a hint of honey


6.

Diplomático

Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva


A Rum Classic. The beginnings of this distillery goes back to the 18th century, when Don Juancho Nieto Meléndez started exploring the sources and processes responsible for the many alluring flavors of traditional beverages. Tirelessly looking for ways to refine his own products, he would study the methods employed...

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$38.99

Appearance / Color
Copper gold
 
Nose / Aroma / Smell 
Caramel, cinnamon, allspice, cocoa, dried ginger, clove.
 
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Walnuts, sweet caramel, baking spices, brown sugar, cinnamon, buttery and fruity. Also, fudge and tropical fruit flavors.
 
Finish
Warming, medium-long. Rummy! 


7.

Don Papa

Don Papa Small Batch Rum


The First Sipping Rum from the Philippines. Don Papa was started in 2011 by Stephen Carroll, a former exec at Remy Cointreau. Inspiration came during a visit of Philippines’ sugar capital of Negros. Carroll was fascinated by the stories of an island that had everything; from the World’s finest...

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Regular
$41.99
Flaviar black
$37.79 (−10%)

Appearance / Color
Light amber

Smell / Nose / Aroma
Light and fruity

Flavor / Taste / Palate
Smooth and delicate. Vanilla, oak, honey with notes of candied fruits throughout.

Finish
Rich


8.

El Dorado

El Dorado 12 Year Old


Strong yet highly sippable – our favourite combination. In the 17th century European settlers in Guayana were introduced to sugar cane and they began to distil it when the British laid the foundation for Demerara Rum. Soon each of the estates producing sugar cane started to distil Rum from...

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$47.99

Appearance / Colour
Dark brown. 
 
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Rich, buttery, molasses, coconut, oak
 
Flavour / Taste / Palate
Mmm creamy, soft, scrumptious, orange peel, zest
 
Finish
Medium, super smooth


9.

Appleton Estate

Appleton Estate Extra Old 12 Year Old Rum


Not your everyday Rum. Appleton-branded liquid gold has been in constant production here since 1749. Appleton Estate sits in the Nassau Valley of Jamaica — an amazing rainforest with steeply domed hills and narrow valleys filled with some of the finest "terra rosa" soils on the planet. It’s the Napa...

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$52.99

Appearance / Color
Deep bronze

Nose / Aroma / Smell
Toasted oak, hazelnut, dark cocoa, molasses, orange peel, and vanilla aromas.
 
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Rich and full-bodied with more flavors of oak, molasses, citrus, vanilla, dark cocoa, and hints of coffee.

Finish
Very smooth and long.


10.

Plantation Rum

Plantation 5 Year Old Rum


This little Caribbean Queen lies a little about her age… she shouldn’t, because those extra few months make all the difference. Plantation Rum is owned by French Cognac producer Maison Ferrand, who controls no less than a dozen major brands of premium Spirits and Liqueurs. Sometimes that is an...

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$24.99
Appearance / Color
Warm Cherry-wood  
 
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Fudge, warm tobacco, marshmallow, baking spices and dried fruits. 
 
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Milk chocolate, orange zest, roasted almonds, and orchard fruits.
 
Finish 
The finish is medium-long with chocolate notes.