Rum

A spiced rum from Lamb's, a company more famous for their dark navy rum.

Rumshak is a spiced golden Caribbean rum-based mixing spirit prepared with a blend of Caribbean rums and hand-selected natural mulling spices.

A historic rum brand, Skipper is a dense, dark molasses-based rum made in Guyana. This great value Demerara rum picked up a Gold Medal at the 2012 Rum Masters in the Dark Rum Aged Up to 7 Years category.

A quality mixing rum from Cuban maestros Havana Club, Anejo Especial contributes plenty of flavour to classic rum cocktails, but can also be enjoyed on its own with ice.

Chairman's Reserve is a blend of double distilled pot still and continuous still rums from the beautiful island of St. Lucia. A worthy winner of a Gold Medal and ‘Best in Class’ award at the International Wine and Spirit Competition 2008.

Probably the most prestigious light Cuban rum, Havana Club 3 year old infuses an extra touch of quality into rum cocktails and is great with just about any mixer we can think of.

An unusual Paraguayan white rum. Why unusual? Well, it's from Paraguay, for starters. It's also one of the only organic white rums we've ever come across, and at this price it's a good value mixer with excellent credentials.

A Panamanian rum aged 5 years and notable for the fact the Abuelo is one of the very few distilleries that grow their own sugar cane.

This is the latest version of Sailor Jerry rum, which was re-formulated in early 2010 to bring it into line with the US recipe. This version contains less vanilla and lime than the previous edition and is more popular with bartenders. Try with cola or ginger beer with a squeeze of fresh lime, or mix with Red Bull for a 'Popeye'.

A 7 year old rum from Uttar Pradesh in India. It's one of the largest selling rums in the world, almost all thanks to word of mouth.

A delicious creamy Blanco rum from popular Venezuelan producer Pampero. By law, Venezuelan rum must be aged for a minimum of two years, meaning this is smoother and more characterful than standard white rums.

One of the many bottlings chasing after the flavour of the last generation of spiced rum, and one that comes pretty close. Rich and sweet with a fair whack of vanilla in the mix.

Natural coconut essence is blended with white Jamaican rum to create this cracking flavoured rum from Kingston, Jamaica. Great with fruit juices.

A coconut rum from Takamaka, rum producers from the Seychelles. This is full of coconut flavour without being overly sweet, making it great for cocktails.

The universally-lauded flagship brand for Appleton Estate, this is an exceptional blend of several rums of varying types between five and ten years old.

A very pleasant medium-bodied organic spiced rum made in Paraguay. So not only will the party go with a bang, you'll also have plenty to talk about.

This marvellous aged Paraguayan rum has got a very shiny halo - not only is it organic, but it's also Fairtrade! Its carbon footprint's probably not great, but that kind of goes with the territory for rum.

O.V.D. is a long-established dark Demerara rum, with a cult following. Bottled for George Morton Ltd in Glasgow since 1838, OVD remains extremely popular, particularly in Scotland.

A dark rum bottled under the name of famed German producer Hansen, these days part of the Berentzen group. An 'echter übersee rum' - genuine overseas rum - that's great in hot and cold rum drinks.

The pre-eminent cocktail dark rum, Myer's has retained its original bottle shape and tagline, 'World Famous, Dark and Mellow' for several decades. Found in good bars the world over.