Best rum?

[carreauchompeur]

Folks,

Know nothing about rum. However want to get the nicest bottle I can for a friend who has done me a big car-related favour.

Non spiced.
Available from Singapore duty free!

Go

[shirt]

https://www.ishopchangi.com/en/category/wine-and-s...

Flor de Cana out of those for my taste. Zacapa centenario may work better as a gift tho.

[Diplomatico]

Fallen angel. https://www.masterofmalt.com/rum/fallen-angel/fall...

[mikef]

Funnily enough I answered a similar question in another thread this week

Red rum: Appleton estate or Mount Gay Eclipse
White rum: J Wray & Nephew or Appleton again
Aged rum: Barbancourt

However, duty frees tend to only stock liquors from massive conglomerates, so not sure you’ll find anything like that

[carreauchompeur]

Thanks. Zacapa comes in a nice box so might be a winner.

What’s the difference with XO?

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Appleton for the win.

Mount Gay for subtle.

Cockspur for the wildcard.

[w1bbles]

El Dorado 15 year old for the double win. Distilled in Guyana and IMHO the best. I first tried it on a trip to Guyana 21 years ago and was really taken with it - it’s been my thank you present for special deeds for the last few years. About £58 on Amazon.

[shirt]

carreauchompeur said:

Thanks. Zacapa comes in a nice box so might be a winner.

What’s the difference with XO?

23 is a blend of 6 to 23 yr old rums, xo is 6 to 25. the price is 2x more and bottle is 2x prettier but the product isn't 2x better.

zacapa is a marmite brand. whisky equivalent would be johnnie walker blue - heralded as being great by the general public but lambasted by the connoisseur. it has sugar added for one thing, which is a no no.

flor de cana is a better product, doesn't contain added sugar or colouring, but isn't the kind of flavour you associate with a rum. more floral, and the pricier ones aren't necessarily better. bought the eco 15 before xmas and found that to be pretty decent as a good quality mixer and ok straight up.

santa teresa might be a safer bet as a gift. lies somewhere between the 2 - flavour closer to zacapa but without [as much] added sugar, mix of rums up to 35yrs old. comes in a decent box and should satisfy whatever he does with it, sip or mix.

Edited by shirt on Wednesday 15th February 10:46

[shirt]

mikef said:

However, duty frees tend to only stock liquors from massive conglomerates, so not sure you’ll find anything like that

yep, the question 'best rum from changi duty free' is a very different question!

[Arun_D]

w1bbles said:

El Dorado 15 year old for the double win. Distilled in Guyana and IMHO the best. I first tried it on a trip to Guyana 21 years ago and was really taken with it - it’s been my thank you present for special deeds for the last few years. About £58 on Amazon.

My favourite also, and in my opinion the 15yo is the sweetspot of the range (literally), though there will be some bias for me with my mother coming from there.

[Hurricane52]

Something closer to home, this Pembrokeshire rum is very drinkable. A friend designed the label. No idea how it compares with expensive runs though.

[carreauchompeur]

Wonderful thanks all, really good advice and will see what I can get hold of.

[carreauchompeur]

shirt said:

yep, the question 'best rum from changi duty free' is a very different question!

Yep, noted… want to get it ASAP on my way back and since I’ve bought his family a few other things from abroad it’ll seem like I’ve gone to greater effort!

[carreauchompeur]

Santa Teresa is the brew of choice, thanks Shirt!

[Harpoon]

On the topic of rum, I was given a bottle of Botucal Reserva Exclusvia at Christmas. Can't say I've drunk rum through choice before - is it a good starting point? I would note I can't cope with whisky (wuss!) but I love port.

[Digger]

Ask in here too. . .

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Mobile Chicane]

Don Papa Filipino rum. Yes, you read that right. Filipino rum.