Composition with bottles of assorted alcoholic beverages.
One of the best things about the rum market is that you don’t have to spend much money on a good bottle. Most rum brands offer budget-friendly options while maintaining great quality and premium products. These are excellent for sipping and mixing.
We did a quick search on Drizly.com to see the best deal of 10 rum expressions (not in order of preference) available in the state of Illinois, USA, and from where you’ll get a deeper insight at the upcoming Chicago Rum Festival.
BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho rum is one of the oldest private rum companies in the world, created in 1862. For seven generations, the Bacardí family enjoyed it as their personal reserve. Thankfully, everyone can now sip this golden rum and share special memories. Its longer aging develops a rich body with velvety smoothness and more complexity in the flavors from the barrel.
To create this expression, Angostura’s Master Blender selects light, medium, and heavy rums that have been aging for at least seven years. The blend is then returned to casks to further marry its flavors. This is how Angostura 7 Year Old Rum is a powerful, robust, and flavorsome spirit. It is packed with mouthwatering flavors that include maple, chocolate, honey, and toffee and presents a rich, full-bodied taste that tapers off into the classic rum finish. You can enjoy it neat as a sipping rum or over ice.
El Dorado Rum 8 Year is a rum produced by Demerara Distillers Limited. The rum was aged in oak barrels for at least eight years, using the distillery’s traditional “double wooden pot still” method. The result is a smooth and characterful blend, excellent for sipping or using in craft cocktails. Founded in 1670, Demerara Distillers Limited is one of the oldest and largest distilleries in Guyana.
Ron Centenario 7 Year Añejo Especial is a premium rum made from sugarcane juice. This rum is aged seven years in American oak barrels using the Solera aging method. You can enjoy this rum neat, on the rocks, or mixed in with tropical or citrus cocktails since it features an excellent body and a satisfying texture. The taste of honey and oak makes it an ideal companion for all types of occasions. Ron Centenario has been producing rum since 1961 and is located in Liberia, Costa Rica.
Havana Club Añejo Clásico is an exquisite spirit that is distilled and aged in Puerto Rico under the Caribbean sun for one to three years in oak barrels. Then, the aged rums are blended and aged a second time in oak barrels for a minimum of three months.
Tanduay Gold Asian Rum is a blend of rums aged up to seven years in ex-bourbon barrels with a taste profile of mature honey with hints of toasted oak, almond, and vanilla. It offers a smooth and complex profile, making it the ideal addition to your favorite cocktail.
This rum is made of local Fijian sugarcane using traditional techniques. The rum is first aged in Bourbon casks for approximately two to three years, and then it is sailed to the southwest of France for a second maturation in French oak barrels. This double-aging method, paired with Fijian know-how, creates a rum with warm notes of exotic fruits and raisins. The Isle of Fiji is a great place to sip rum.
Rhum Barbancourt 3 Star is one of the finest rums in the world. It consists of a light-tasting, delicate rum aged four years in Limousin oak barrels. Pleasant with a mixer, Rhum Barbancourt lends itself to the best cocktails and cooking recipes, much to the delight of connoisseurs and gourmets.
Barceló Imperial is made from the nectar of the best selection of Dominican sugarcane grown on the brand’s plantations. It is aged in the best weather conditions for up to ten years in whisky and bourbon barrels. The process of aging has given this rum a pleasant taste and a thick, chewy mouthfeel. Barceló Imperial is an exquisite color, fragrance, and flavor harmony for the senses. Barceló is a family-owned company based in Santo Domingo and has produced rum since 1929.
Don Q, Puerto Rico’s best-selling brand, offers an elegant and complex aged Puerto Rican rum made of a blend of rums aged for a minimum of seven years in American oak barrels. Don Q Reserva 7 was made by master blender Jaiker Soto in collaboration with Silvia Santiago (Maestra Ronera), and Roberto Serrallés, who is the sixth-generation rum maker. Soto blended both light and heavy rums distilled in two types of column stills. Overall, this is a dry and silky wood-aged rum that can be very versatile.
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