Favorite Sipping Rum

[Cypress]

My favorite sipping rum is one that can not get on a regular basis. I really like Havana Club Barrel Proof but I only can get it when I travel internationaly and try to get it back in the states. The next favorite I like is Bacardi 8.


What is your favorite sipping rum.

[Mark C]

Hard to pick a favorite, but here are the top few:

Ron del Barilito (3 Star)
Ron Pampero
El Dorado 15 yr
Santa Teresa 1796
Angostura 1919

And many others, there's a time and a place for everything. Zacapa and Zaya are good, but they're not the first bottle I reach for. A little too sweet for me, I prefer a more subtle, dry rum.

[JohnnyFlake]

Mount Gay Extra Old Barbados Rum – about $24 – My Very Favorite, when I can get it! It is very complex. Great if you drink it neat, it’s amazing with a couple of ice cubes. Not too many cubes!

Plantation Rum – Barbados – about $34 – This is very complex. A great sipping Rum!

Plantation Rum 8yo – Jamaica – about $80 – This Rum is not only excellent, it is very strong. This is an Ass kicker, that will sneak up on you and it can hurt you!

Pyrat XO Reserve – British West Indies – about $20 – A little sweet if you drink it neat, however, it’s amazing on the rocks. Most of the sweetness seems to disappear!

Ron Botron – Guatemala – about $15 – Very good and complex.

[Andy]

at the moment I`am sipping on some cockspur dark rum

[doubled]

Ron Zacapa 23 yr, by far my favorite neat rum! If you haven't tried it yet I highly recommend it.

[rborrell]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlake

Mount Gay Extra Old Barbados Rum – about $24 – My Very Favorite, when I can get it! It is very complex. Great if you drink it neat, it’s amazing with a couple of ice cubes. Not too many cubes!

I bought a bottle of this after touring the factory in Bridgetown....was on a cruise and the little tour went to Banks Brewery (that included an all you can drink and carry samples afterwards) and then to Mount Gay's distillery that also included lessons in drink rum neat and samples of different offerings. I bought a bottle of Extra Old for less than $20 and another of the Eclipse for less than $10.

[cruisin66stang]

I'll second the Ron Zacapa 23. I'll also add La Flor de Cana 18. Both are smooth, complex sipping rums with just the right amount of sweetness.

[Mark C]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlake

Mount Gay Extra Old

Forgot this one. Also add Cruzan Single Barrel.

Plantation Rum 8yo – Jamaica – about $80 – This Rum is not only excellent, it is very strong. This is an Ass kicker, that will sneak up on you and it can hurt you!

If you really meant $80, you got screwed. The Barbados should actually be the most expensive of the Plantation line. I grabbed a bottle of Jamaica for ~$25. I agree with you though, it's definitely an ass kicker. I pull it out specifically when I want my ass kicked, in a delicious kind of way.

[tzaddi]

Here are a few of my favorites.

[JohnnyFlake]

Originally Posted by Mark C

Forgot this one. Also add Cruzan Single Barrel.



If you really meant $80, you got screwed. The Barbados should actually be the most expensive of the Plantation line. I grabbed a bottle of Jamaica for ~$25. I agree with you though, it's definitely an ass kicker. I pull it out specifically when I want my ass kicked, in a delicious kind of way.

Thanks for pointing out my error! I must have been thinking about it being an 8yo when I did that. I actually meant to say $30 The last time I was able to get a bottle, I believe I paid around $28 for it.

No kidding about it being an Ass Kicker. I've seen some of the best drinkers I know, get plowed under with it!

[Rmac58]

Originally Posted by Mark C

Also add Cruzan Single Barrel.

I'll second Cruzan, but in Estate Dark Rum.

[Tredegar]

My fav is the Ron Zacapa 23 Anos. I have never tasted anything as good as it.

[Che]

Originally Posted by Mark C

Forgot this one. Also add Cruzan Single Barrel.



If you really meant $80, you got screwed. The Barbados should actually be the most expensive of the Plantation line. I grabbed a bottle of Jamaica for ~$25. I agree with you though, it's definitely an ass kicker. I pull it out specifically when I want my ass kicked, in a delicious kind of way.

My personal experience is the Guyana bottle is the most expensive in the Plantation line.

No "favorite", but I like:

Diplomatico RE
Ron Botran 18
Barcelo Imperial
Ron Centenario Fundacion XX
Zaya (Guat)
Zacapa 23
Ron Pampero Aniversario

...and quite a few others

[llatsni]

I admit I'm a total newb to rum, so went on a trusted shops recommendation... hence I'm drinking some Appleton VX right now, and it seems pretty good to me. What do you guys think of it?

[JohnnyFlake]

Originally Posted by llatsni

I admit I'm a total newb to rum, so went on a trusted shops recommendation... hence I'm drinking some Appleton VX right now, and it seems pretty good to me. What do you guys think of it?

I really like Appleton VX, it's very reasonable, at about $20 a bottle. It's a great entry into the world of Rum, however, after a few bottles, you'll find that it lacks real depth in it's flavor profile and offers a rather short finish. There have been many better Rums already listed in this thread.

For about $5 more, try the Appleton Jamaica Extra. It's aged longer and has a much better flavor profile. A very, very good Rum! Just my