Looking for a nice reasonable price bottle of dark rum to give my best man, any recommendations?

Plantation Barbados Rum 2000 was thoroughly enjoyed by a friend who likes dark rum. I imagine the 2001 would also be a good choice, but seeing as I don’t drink dark rum you may be better off waiting for others to reply!

I’ve recently had:
Ron Zacapa
Diplomatico
Angostura 1919

All were very good! About the £30-40 mark

Ron Zacapa is the DBs

+1 for Ron Zacapa (23 yr old Guatemalan Rum)

Its usually IRO £50, bigger Tesco stores stock it. its worth every penny by the way

Mount Gay XO
Chairman’s Reserve

I dont know what good rum to recommend but avoid this: Bundaberg. The sweet sticky humid taste of northern Queensland. Bundy and coke was the tipple of choice for my generation and I suspect nothing has changed in 40 years. Horrid stuff.

Just finished off a bottle of Kraken. Very very nice…..

Ron Zacapa is always nice. Ron Jeremy which once you past the jokes is also very nice as well the novelty factor.

Ron Zacapa
Diplomatico
Angostura 1919

I’m nearing the end of a bottle of the Angostura. Very nice, but definitely a golden rum.

By dark, these days a good starting place is Kraken. Which is very nice. You might also want to consider Gosling’s Black Seal (and if a bit nuts, the 151 proof/75% alcohol version…).

I don;t know the Diplomatico that Younguitarhero has recommended, though I do know they do a Reserva Exclusiva version, which could be very nice….

More here: https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/C-339.aspx

Anyone tried Appletons Estate??

Not dark and a bit girly so I’m told but I like it – Captain Morgan’s Spiced Gold, followed by red stripe beer and ska music, can’t go wrong

Love Appleton, very distinctive flavour…I prefer the cheap stuff to the VX though.

Ron Zacapa seems to be popular as does Appletons 12 year old. About £10 difference in price, any opinions on which to get? Ideally id like it in a nice gift box but not essential

Ron Zacapa seems to be popular as does Appletons 12 year old. About £10 difference in price, any opinions on which to get? Ideally id like it in a nice gift box but not essential

Simple;

Always love a bottle of Cacique – Venezuelan rum

Cacique 500 was sublime. Not sure if it was a special edition but it went down more smoothly than… <insert euphemism here>

Flor de Cana – job done

Mount Gay XO
Chairman’s Reserve

+1 Ive just found out my holiday destination includes Chairmans reserve in the all inclusive…. 😀

Legendario is a good sipping liquor.

Plantation and diplimatico are also delicious.

Good call, Kryton! North West coast, by any chance?

Coconut bay.

Really short transfer, then? 🙂

Enjoy it, you lucky sod!

Pondering taking the family back to the source of English Harbour this year. The source of Mount Gay is maddeningly expensive. Ludicrously so, actually.

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva is staggeringly nice.

Kraken Black rum or Jamaican Blackwell.

Nice. Yes, it’s so close I’m considering changing into my shorts before the landing. 14 days of bliss, can’t wait….

Thanks for all the suggestions, went for a nice bottle of Mount Gay XO, hope he enjoys it 😀

I have £70 worth of smash ready to cash in for booze, will be giving some of those a look.

Currently on the vapours of a bottle of Pampero Anniversario, missus bought me it on a whim in Rome airport for €18 several years back, can see why it easily sells for more than twice that 🙁

rocco – Member
Thanks for all the suggestions, went for a nice bottle of Mount Gay XO, hope he enjoys it

As long as he doesn’t mix it. I like mine served as a double with a single ice cube.

As long as he doesn’t mix it. I like mine served as a double with a single ice cube.

^^This^^

Nearly……

Triple, with two or three large ice cubes. 😀

Big hit in Barbados……..

Chairman’s Reserve is my favorite. apparently its available in some Waitrose’s but ive only ever found it in John Lewis.

Chairman’s Reserve is my favorite. apparently its available in some Waitrose’s but ive only ever found it in John Lewis.

wtf

May be of use,

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/rum-where-to-buy-decent-rum-online

+1 Flor de Cana (although I’d be interested to hear from others how it compares flavour-wise to different rums mentioned in this thread).