Dark Gold Rum

A blend of Santa Teresa rum aged between 3 and 9 years in oak casks. Versatile, working well as a sipping rum as well as the core of a mojito.

Smart packaging aside, this is a terrific rum from Guyana's Demerara Distillers Ltd. El Dorado 5yo is tastier than any rum this age has a right to be.

A splendid dark golden rum from Nicaraguan super-producers Flor de Cana, fully mature at 5 years old. Easy on the rocks or as a sipper.

A relatively recent addition to the portfolio of one of Jamaica's most popular rum brands, Appleton 8yo is a sweet, smooth sipper and lends itself very well to quality cocktails.

The rums in this blend are aged a minimum of six years and have been finished in Oloroso sherry casks for a rich, round, complex palate.

A superlative dark golden rum from one of Central America's most celebrated producers, Flor de Cana from Nicaragua. Delicious, and one of the best rums anywhere in its price bracket.

VXO is an excellent 7yo Golden Demerara rum from Guyana, bottled by Banks DIH. We were very impressed with this when we first tasted it at Rumfest, and we still love it - probably the best value rum of its kind.

An award-winning seven year-old gloden rum from Peruvian producer Cartavio, who have been making rum since 1929, celebrating their 80th anniversary in 2009 with the release of Cartavia XO, which promptly won a Gold Medal at the Miami Rum Renaissance festival.

A spiced cane spirit from Sikkim at the foot of the Himalayas, packed full of herbs and spices and with a name that seems to translate, roughly, as 'India Rocks!'

A refined and crafted sipping rum for the mature palate, Bacardi 8yo has a rich and complex flavour to be savoured

A Panamanian rum aged 7 years and notable for the fact the Abuelo is one of the very few distilleries that grow their own sugar cane.

A recent addition to the El Dorado range of splendid golden Demerara rums from Guyana, this brilliantly versatile rum works well in a luxury Mojito or Rum Old-Fashioned, but is also delicious on the rocks or sipped slowly. A terrific all-rounder.

Immensely potent superstrength version of the cult Austrian favourite. Delicious in coffee and commonly added to desserts (particularly flambes) as well as cocktails.

One of the hidden gems of the Havana Club range, Anejo Reserva is weightier than the Anejo Especial without the extra sweetness of the 7yo. Along with the Cuban Barrel Proof, this is the connoisseur's choice for Havana Club (unless you're spending big money for the 15yo).

A stellar range of Mexican (yes, Mexican) rums named after the fighters in the Mexican Revolution. Uniquely, as far as we can tell, Los Valientes is a blend of 70% pot-distilled rum from sugar cane juice (ie rhum agricole) and 30% colum-distilled molasses rum, which is then rested in used white oak barrels, prolonging the ageing process by using less active wood.

A strongly-flavoured Mauritian agricole from St Aubin, enhanced with vanilla and coffee for a truly decadent, dark drink. A marvellous variation for Expresso Martinis.

An aged agricole from the historic Martinique producer La Favorite. Coeur de Rhum means, literally, Heart of Rum.

A Dominican rum recently enjoying a big upsurge in popularity in the UK after being taken on by a major drinks distributor. Brugal is a great mixing rum, with a distinctly different taste and is now an established player in the UK bar scene.

This Reserve Speciale is double-distilled in copper potstills and aged 8 years in white oak barrels to produce one of the finest rums of its kind in the world.

Excellent golden agricole bottled at a good strength for sipping on the rocks.