About Rum and Cane Spirits from Jamaica

About Rum  and  Cane Spirits from Jamaica
There are some very good lighter rums from Jamaica today, but the versions that get all the attention are those aged in whiskey or sherry barrels for anywhere from 10 to 21 years. Copper or golden colored with appealing flavors such as banana, roasted coconut and praline, these are smashing examples of rums with complexity and intensity as well as finesse and elegance. These are meant for sipping or for artisan cocktails. Inexpensive rums, such as spiced versions, are fine for use in most summer cocktails.

Top Picks for Jamaica

Rum and Cane Spirits

Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum
96 points
$25
Best Buy
A rich and flavorful overproof Rum that opens up beautifully with dilution.
96 points $25 Best Buy
APPLETON ESTATE 21 Year Old Rum
96 points
$149
A robust, spicy and caramelly rum with great intensity; drink in Technicolor.
Awards: 2021 Best Rum
APPLETON ESTATE 15 Year Old Rum
94 points
$64
A full-flavor, spicy rum that rewards the patient sipper; also delicious for rum centric cocktails.
Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry Rum
93 points
$24
Best Buy
A bold, penetrating golden Rum that will add a classy kick to cocktails.
93 points $24 Best Buy
APPLETON ESTATE 12 Year Old Rum
93 points
$41
A unique, character-rich rum that delivers caramelly, nutty flavors alongside unexpected funky vegetal notes; great balance, highly pleasurable, and plenty of charm.
APPLETON ESTATE 8 Year Old Reserve Rum
91 points
$28.99
A bone dry, spicy, mineral-rich rum that will pique the interest of curious rum purists; sip and cocktail away with this distinctive, recondite British-style rum.
91 points $28.99
Appleton Estate Signature Gold Rum
89 points
$21
A soft, lighter-styled pot still Rum that will play nicely in cocktails.
Coruba Dark Rum
88 points
$19
Best Buy
A bone-dry, mineral-laden dark Rum for serious cocktails.
88 points $19 Best Buy
Canerock Spiced Rum
84 points
$29
A vanilla-centric spiced Rum that screams for a Coke.