Recommend me a good rum available in USA

[Tennessee Dave]

I have a great cabinet of bourbon and scotch but I would really like to try a great aged rum. What are your recommendations?

 

[RacFocus]

I had some Kirk and Sweeney a couple months ago that I thought was pretty good. Usually I just drink cheap ass Ron Rico in coke.

 

[MoldMan]

If you like to drink them neat try Ron Zacapa Solara 23. If you like them neat and cheap try Bacardi Oak heart. The Bacardi is a little on the sweet side but tasty.

 

[Xavier Dredo]

This is the best thing to come out of Haiti, ever

 

[XYRNTX]

Sailor Jerry (runs and hides from thrown objects -_- LOL)
cheap, great mixer, great with anything...hell was dumping it in egg nog for christmas....cheers

EDIT**OP AGED...fail on me.....excuses are invalid, sorry.

 

[GolfNut]

One of our favorites is 12y Zaya Rum. Neat out of the freezer. Great stuff!Runs about $30 here, so not too bad. We'd had a bottle sent to us and loved it so asked our State store to bring some in as they did not stock it. Now it's their best selling top shelf rum.

 

[MattyMatt]

If you like to drink them neat try Ron Zacapa Solara 23. If you like them neat and cheap try Bacardi Oak heart. The Bacardi is a little on the sweet side but tasty.

The Zacapa 23 is nice. A few cubes of ice really opens up some great caramel flavors.

 

[Sp@rky426]

Is this zacapa so etching that is carried at most package stores, don't think I've ever seen it. All I know is I told an excoworker I enjoyed rum and he suggested Appleton estate.......man that stuff was diesel fuel. Aaahhhhhhhh....can we get Havana club now?

 

[MoldMan]

The Zacapa 23 is nice. A few cubes of ice really opens up some great caramel flavors.

I just leave the bottle in the fridge. But my local B&M has Ice globes. That's a nice way to drink it. One big chunk of ice that melts slowly.

 

[MoJo]

I'm not a big rum guy, but the three I would recommend are the zacapa 23, zaya 12, and the Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva based on what I've heard (haven't had all three myself, but was not disappointed with the ones ive tried)

 

[StogieNinja]

I have a great cabinet of bourbon and scotch but I would really like to try a great aged rum. What are your recommendations?

I have a humidor full of Cubans and Padrons, but I would really like to try a great infused stick, what would you guys recommend?

lol, sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[MoldMan]

Is this zacapa so etching that is carried at most package stores, don't think I've ever seen it. All I know is I told an excoworker I enjoyed rum and he suggested Appleton estate.......man that stuff was diesel fuel. Aaahhhhhhhh....can we get Havana club now?

A couple of big box stores carry it here. Bevmo and Total Wine and more. I don't know if that helps.

 

[Sp@rky426]

In VA total wine is strictly and wine and overly humidified cigars where Fuentes sit next to acids mmmmmmmmmm

 

[MoldMan]

In VA total wine is strictly and wine and overly humidified cigars where Fuentes sit next to acids mmmmmmmmmm

Kind of figures. Out here we see bourbon on the end caps at the grocery stores.

 

[pbibby]

I've heard diplomatico is fantastic

 

[johnnyflake]

For a beautiful spiced rum, it's hard to beat "The Kraken".

For a very nice dark, complex rum, it hard to beat Barbancourt 8 Year Old. Many rum drinker, including myself, claim that it is even more complex than their older offerings.

 

[luckysaturn13]

If you like to drink them neat try Ron Zacapa Solara 23. If you like them neat and cheap try Bacardi Oak heart. The Bacardi is a little on the sweet side but tasty.

oakheart is amazing if your on a budget!

 

[juggy4805]

Flor de Cana 7 year is pretty good as a sipping rum. I got a 750ml for $25. Very smooth. It's a product of Nicaragua. They also make a 12 year and 18 year. They were a little more than I wanted to spend.

 

[mdwest]

This is the best thing to come out of Haiti, ever

and there will be a bottle of it for you to sample at the E TN HERF

15 yr Barbancourt is probably my all time favorite rum... inexpensive.. and INCREDIBLE..

Used to pick up a bottle or two every time I went to Port Au Prince..

Havent been back to Haiti since early 2010 though.. so.. I've been much more careful with my stash lately

 

[rdomfoto]

I really like Kilo Kai spiced rum, too. I drink it neat. But I'll ad another vote for Kracken, Zacapa, and Zaya.