White rums are light spirits, mostly distilled in column sitlls, rested briefly in stainless steel vats after distillation and then bottled after dilution without further ageing. As such they are fresh and versatile spirits suitable for a bewildering variety of cocktails.
The best-selling spirit brand worldwide, enjoyed in more than 170 countries. Bacardi Carta Blanca was created in 1862 and is still, remarkably, a family-controlled brand.
Appleton White is a great-value white rum, distilled from molasses in Jamaica. Great for mixing, but with a pleasantly surprising range of flavour for a rum at this price point.
From the superb Santa Teresa producer in Venezuela comes this lightly aged rum. Medium-bodied with a delicate sweetness, Claro is an excellent all-purpose mixing rum ideal for parties or summer get-togethers.
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 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.
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.
Tanduay White rum is a major global rum brand that has been hitherto unknown in the UK. The Tanduay company has been producing rum in the Phillipines for over 150 years and has won numerous medals, including a Gold Medal at Monde Selection 2008 and a Silver Medal at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2008.
Named for the region on southern tip of Mahé island, part of the Seychelles, this is a crisp and clean spirit perfect for mixing. It would be called rum, but it's slightly below the limit prescribed by EU regulations.
A lemon-flavoured variant for the Bacardi range, flavoured with essences of lemon, grapefruit and other citrus fruit and aged for a year. Brilliant in soft drinks and fruit juices.
Ron Aguere Blanco is the opening entry in this Canarian rum producers range. The Canary Islands were one of the original major western producers of sugar cane and this rum comes from that long tradition.
A great mixing rum from Black Stripe, made with Canadian and imported rums, which are aged briefly before filtration to remove colour. Packaged in an eye-numbingly stripey bottle.