Top Picks for Aged Fresh Cane Juice Rum

Amber color. Aromas and flavors of milk chocolate espresso bean, toffee with molasses soaked figs, hint of sarsaparilla, and rubber sap and leather boot with a satiny, bright, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a tingling, appealing, medium-length finish with touches of almond milk latte, dried tropical fruits, and sweet and peppery spices. A spicy and wonderfully balanced aged Rum with great versatility for rich cocktails, sipping, and cigar pairings.

Dark amber color. Aromas and flavors of dark chocolate toffee, root beer float, mocha gelato, and banana bread with a satiny, bright, medium-to-full body and a smooth, appealing, medium-long finish evoking notes of spicy tropical fruit and cherry compote, baking spices, pepper, and maple. A rich and satisfying aged Rum that we be equally versatile neat, in cocktails or with cigars.

Golden amber color. Roasted aromas and flavors of fresh coffee, butter roasted pecans, and overstepped tea with a soft, dryish medium body and a peppery, medium-length finish with elements of almond latte, pepper, and minerals. A soft, peppery Rum with nice coffee notes for toddies and bourbon cocktails.

Copper color. Aromas and flavors of chocolate toffee, dried tropical fruits, and cappuccino gelato with a satiny, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a seamless, refreshing, medium-long finish displaying accents of delicate spices. A silky, appetizing aged Rum with great versatility.

Dark amber color. Aromas and flavors of dill pickle, chocolate toffee and espresso bean, and toasted panettone with a satiny, bright, fruity medium-to-full body and a warming, complex, long finish that exhibits notes of molasses roasted nuts, sweet baking spices, cola and sassafras floats, and blonde tobacco and minerals. A rich and poised well-aged Rum for sipping or cigars.

Light gold color. Aromas and flavors of dark roasted pecans and sesame, mocha, chocolate cream wafer cookie, and vinyl and leather with a supple, bright, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a warming, complex, very long finish that presents shades of roasted coconut, hazelnut milk, salted chocolate with dates, and chestnut honeycomb. A tightly focused, warm and penetrating lightly aged Rum with a lot of character for sipping on the rocks or in cocktails.

Golden straw color. Creamy aromas and flavors of grilled banana and apple and white chocolate toffee with a satiny, bright, dry-yet-fruity medium body and a tingling, delightful, medium-long finish revealing notes of fat free vanilla milk and marshmallows, sweet and peppery spices, pineapple-papaya yogurt, and wet stones. A bright and creamy fresh cane juice aged Rum with nice layers of minerality and spice that will pop in cocktails.

Bronze color. Nutty, fruity aromas and flavors of buttered caramel and raspberry nougat, lemon oil, citrus, vanilla extract, and coffee bean/french oak with an tangy, fruity medium-to-full body and a warming, involved, medium-long finish with shades of peanut brittle, nutmeg, and cinnamon roasted pecan. A good sipping or mixing Rum with a nice balance of fruit, spices, vanilla, and nuts.

Amber color. Odd aromas and flavors of plastic, embers, butterscotch, and dried herbs with a lean, shrill, bone-dry light-to-medium body and a searing, breezy finish that shows notes of green apple and black olive. A mixing rum.