Dark rum recommendations please!

[Bill]

A friend has a big birthday coming up and has a liking for dark rum, but I know absolutely nothing about it and haven't been impressed when I've tried it.

So I need some help please!!

[selwonk]

What is your budget?

[rallye101]

Bought some Diplomatico from waitrose for £37 ish for a friend's birthday, supposed to be nice....I don't touch top shelf really so not too sure, he liked it

[HTP99]

Pussers or Woods are both good shouts for a rum lover.

[Bill]

£40?

[normalbloke]

Ron Brugal.

[Mercdriver]

OVD, old vatted Demerara , inexpensive dark rum, puts hairs on yer chest, it’s not for a woman is it?

[Chimune]

Mercdriver said:

OVD, old vatted Demerara , inexpensive dark rum, puts hairs on yer chest, it’s not for a woman is it?

Agreed. Tried a fair few rums over the years and OVD always hits the spot.
Rarely see it outside of Scotland though. Reason?

[Mercdriver]

Still made in Dundee? Not sure. Amazon have it in stock at £20.79

Made from Demerara sugar by Grant’s do not know which country though

Edited by Mercdriver on Wednesday 27th April 16:29

[sherman]

Chimune said:

Mercdriver said:

OVD, old vatted Demerara , inexpensive dark rum, puts hairs on yer chest, it’s not for a woman is it?

Agreed. Tried a fair few rums over the years and OVD always hits the spot.
Rarely see it outside of Scotland though. Reason?

We dont export the good stuff


Appletons or Mount gay do some very nice rums too

Edited by sherman on Wednesday 27th April 16:35

[Bill]

Looks like OVD is a style??

Anyway, bought some Brugal 1888. Thanks all!

[matrignano]

Never been a fan of Rum but I've taken a liking to Centenario 12 years Gran Legado, available for just under £40 on Master of Malt.com

[Mercdriver]

[quote=sherman]
We dont export the good stuff

Agreed have you seen some of the whisky they sell in English and especially American shops?

Even some of the ones in duty free I would not clean out the engine sump of me Merc with

[Mobile Chicane]

Don Papa without question.

Really smooth. I remember paying £40 or so at Majestic when it first came to the UK and thought that was a good deal. A 'sipper'.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Don-Papa-Rum-70-cl/dp/B00...

[alock]

For a little more
https://www.therum.company/shop/p/hms-victory-navy...

[Pilotguy]

When’s the Birthday?

Petrel for a fairly “plain” but smooth and fragrant Demerera rum, last batch all sold out, but you can preorder for the next bottling, which is due for April, according to this page https://www.falriverdistillery.com/shop

Mainbrace Navy Strength - Lovely as a winter warmer - https://www.drinkfinder.co.uk/p/118268/golden-rum/...

Keynvor is a lovely smooth honey and spice drink - https://mountsbaydistillery.com/collections/cornwa...

Drinkfinder is a great resource for researching gifts like this- https://www.drinkfinder.co.uk/

Edited by Pilotguy on Wednesday 27th April 21:14

[thebraketester]

Mobile Chicane said:

Don Papa without question.

Really smooth. I remember paying £40 or so at Majestic when it first came to the UK and thought that was a good deal. A 'sipper'.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Don-Papa-Rum-70-cl/dp/B00...

Ahh yeah… that stuff is amazing. Got put onto that whilst out in Germany, or at least I think I was Germany I can’t remember. :-)

[dudleybloke]

HTP99 said:

Pussers or Woods are both good shouts for a rum lover.

These are my go to rums.
Another option could be Ron Jeremy, a nice rum plus a good talking point.

[DKL]

thebraketester said:

Mobile Chicane said:

Don Papa without question.

Really smooth. I remember paying £40 or so at Majestic when it first came to the UK and thought that was a good deal. A 'sipper'.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Don-Papa-Rum-70-cl/dp/B00...

Ahh yeah… that stuff is amazing. Got put onto that whilst out in Germany, or at least I think I was Germany I can’t remember. :-)

Just to put the other side, I bought a bottle of that as an alternative to Caribbean offerings and thought it was awful, a really odd taste. I bought a bottle in Madeira (they make their own there) and that was the only thing I recalled being close.

For the money I'd buy Black Bottle or XO but I baulk a bit as both seem significantly more than I recall they were.

[anonymous-user]

I was 'introduced' to Kraken in a local bar last month.
TBH i don't remember much after that

Seems to have good reviews and comes in a 1L sizes as well

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/273...