The best spiced and dark rum to buy this summer

Sep 30, 2023

Rum has well and truly thrown off its salty, sea-dog image and is having a bit of a moment. We are the third largest rum market in the world, worth £1.17 billion last year, and it won't be long before this smoke, spice and candied tropical fruit spirit overtakes whisky here, just as it has done globally, to compete with vodka and gin.

Discerning drinkers who rate provenance and production have led the charge, leading to a wealth of tasty new premium offerings, designed to be sipped solo or in spicy rum punches and zingy daiquiris.

Getting to grips with the rum revolution takes time because there are so many variations, be it white, golden, dark or spiced. It can be produced directly from the