Top Rums for Bourbon Nerds
You love Bourbon and don't specially enjoy rum so far. Here's a selection of rums to try and maybe become a rum lover too.
Rums in this list
HSE Black Sheriff One Shot
HSE Black Sheriff One ShotBourbon-leaning starter agricole, a bit watery
Best for: Bourbon and whisky drinkers curious about agricole
Most see it as an easy first agricole with a bourbon-like vanilla-and-wood profile. The recurring catch: it tastes reduced and watery, so the fruit and body feel light.
Clément Single Cask Bourbon Barrel
Clément Single Cask Bourbon BarrelHemingway Rum Papa‘s Pilar Bourbon Finish
Hemingway Rum Papa‘s Pilar Bourbon FinishDepaz Dillon - Bourbon Barrel
Depaz Dillon - Bourbon BarrelGrays New Grove Bourbon Cask Rum
Grays New Grove Bourbon Cask RumMild, bourbon-cask sipper that runs thin
Best for: Whiskey drinkers easing into rum, and beginners
Most find it clean, mild and bourbon-forward — easy to drink but flat and forgettable. A few enjoy the fruity freshness; others wanted far more from a Mauritius rum.
Port Mourant Ron de Jeremy Holy Wood 18 YO Bourbon Barrel 1999
Port Mourant Ron de Jeremy Holy Wood 18 YO Bourbon Barrel 1999Long Pond Plantation Jamaica Finish Rye Whiskey ITP - HJC 1996
Long Pond Plantation Jamaica Finish Rye Whiskey ITP - HJC 1996Complex Long Pond with a divisive rye finish
Best for: Rye whiskey fans and people who like a fruit-then-spice Jamaican
A divisive Long Pond. Many enjoy the fruit-into-rye transition and complexity, but a recurring gripe is dilution — people wanted more ABV and punch, plus a short finish.
Perola Bellamy‘s Reserve Rum Rye Cask Finish
Perola Bellamy‘s Reserve Rum Rye Cask FinishSweet coconut-chocolate sipper with rye spice
Best for: People who like sweet, dessert-leaning sippers and the coconut-chocolate profile
Well-made, easy sipper that tastes like coconut-and-chocolate candy with a spicy rye finish. Most enjoy it; a few say it's a bit too sweet and not fruity enough.
Velier Le Rocher Clairin Ansyen (Jack Daniels Cask) 2017
Velier Le Rocher Clairin Ansyen (Jack Daniels Cask) 2017Smoky, savory clairin with bacon and olive
Best for: Fans of savory, funky clairin who want something strange and smoky
People who love funky clairin rate this highly for its bacon-smoke-olive strangeness. The catch: the whisky and rum flavors sometimes clash, and it's a palate-beater, not a smooth sipper.
Nine Leaves Woodford Reserve Cask (Bar Lamp 15th Anniversary)
Nine Leaves Woodford Reserve Cask (Bar Lamp 15th Anniversary)
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