Barbados is generally considered the birthplace of rum, and still produces some of the highest quality light and dark rums around. Undoubtedly, the Caribbean, including other islands such as Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico make the most rum in world but increasingly, unique, hand-crafted rums are being produced globally as the ‘rumnaissance’ continues to thrive. With rum predicted to sell 173 million nine-litre cases in 2024, up from 2022’s figure of 158m, people’s perception of rum solely being a spirit for mixing has shifted to that of sipping and savouring like whisky, or increasingly tequila.
With that in mind, The Bottle Club has developed a list of 10 rums, from the four corners of the world to mark World Rum Day. Whether you like you rums light, dark, spiced or flavoured, a unique rum to suit everyone’s taste is waiting to be discovered..
. Scotland Cabal No. 1513 Aged Rum, 70cl : £36.
99 A 100% natural rum. No added sugar, no artificial colouring, no unnatural flavourings and non-chill filtered to preserve all naturally occurring tasting notes. Cabal No.
1513 comprises selected aged rums, sourced from renowned distilleries in Guatemala, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Panama. All are made using a combination of pot and column distillation techniques. The blend is then finished in hand-selected Pedro Ximénez casks in Speyside, Scotland, for up to five months.
England Dead Man’s Finger’s Coffee Rum, 70cl : £19.49 – currently reduced from £21.49 Dead Man�.