The Best Flavored Rums

This rum is distilled from fermented grade A molasses, but on the second distillation, maple syrup is added. The maple syrup is also locally sourced (Cumberland, Wisconsin). Roaring Dan is named after Dan Seavey, a pirate in the Great Lakes who infamously stole a schooner named the Nellie Johnson back in 1908 which was loaded with lumber. He was able to board the ship and got the crew drunk before throwing them overboard. When finally caught, he claimed he won the ship in a poker game.

This Coconut Rum from Captain Morgan was released as a trio collection extension along with Pineapple and Grapefruit flavors in early 2015. This is a flavored rum not infused with their Spiced Rum, but with their White Rum which was released in 2014.

Tiki Lovers Pineapple Rum is made by pressing pineapples sourced from South America and then removing some its water content. This concentrated pineapple juice is then added to a blend rums from the Caribbean. These include aged and unaged Jamaican pot still rums from Hampden Estate and Worthy Park; three-year-old Barbados rum from Foursquare; and young column still rums from Trinidad and Guyana. The end result is bottled at 45% ABV.

Florida sugarcane is used for the production of this, and all of the Wicked Dolphin rums. It is distilled in a copper pot still before aging in used Kentucky bourbon barrels. "Real coconut water and natural ingredients" are added to this product.

St. Petersburg Distillery was founded by the iafrate (lower case "i" on purpose) with the intention of creating quality products to represent the finer things the Sunshine State has to offer. This is the "palm" half of the Oak and Palm line, a rum made with real coconuts brought down to a lower-proof for use in cocktails.

Made in Pittsburgh, PA, at Allegheny Distilling, Maggie’s Farm Rum has an impressive roster of spirits. The brand’s pineapple-infused blends two rums: an imported aged rum flavored with fresh, macerated pineapple and a rum made at the Pennsylvania distillery that’s vapor distilled through pineapple bark. These two spirits blended in equal parts before being bottled at 40% ABV.

SelvaRey (translated from Spanish "king of the jungle," hence the gorilla on the label) is created by former Havana Club master blender and ex-Cuban Minister of Rum Francisco “Don Pancho” Fernandez. The rum is a selection of 5 year old rums from copper column-stills, aged in ex-bourbon casks with an infusion of locally sourced chocolate instead of cocoa-flavored syrup.

Planteray Cut & Dry Coconut Rum is a 100% Barbadian rum made with locally sourced coconut. The white flesh is cut and dried before infusing in Barbados rum with one coconut used per 1L of rum. Formerly known as Plantation, the brand name was updated to Planteray to pay homage to the sugarcane plant and the rays of the sun which help the plant to ripen and grow. Launching in January 2024, Cut & Dry is the first release under the new name. Available in the US, UK, France and the Caribbean. (SRP $35)

Siesta Key Toasted Coconut Rum is produced in small batches and flavored with real shredded coconut. It is bottled at 35% ABV.

Named for a character in Charles Dickens’ “The Pickwick Papers,” the Pineapple Stiggins’ Fancy Rum began as a one-off collaboration between Alexandre Gabriel and cocktail historian David Wondrich. The demand was strong enough that Plantation made it a proper release. Pineapple rinds are infused with their Plantation 3 Stars Rum for one week, then pot distilled. The fruit is separately steeped in Plantation Original Dark Rum for three months. The two liquids are blended and the resulting Pineapple Rum is rested in casks for three months before bottling.