Rum - Black & dark rums

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Whether sold as “black rum” or “dark rum” these molasses-based blended rums have one thing in common, they are deep brown, virtually black in colour due to the addition of caramel and/or molasses. The best also draw colour from aging in heavily charred casks.

Black/dark rums tend to be medium to full-bodied and generally louder – more in your face rums, but none the less attractive for their youthful exuberance. I say “youthful” as they tend not to be aged for prolonged periods. These rums usually include full-flavoured pot still rums in their blend to help make them more intensely flavoured.

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Plantation Overproof O.F.T.D. Rum image

Plantation Overproof O.F.T.D. Rum

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 69

Plantation Original Dark Rum image

Plantation Original Dark Rum

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 40

Goslings Black Seal Rum image

Goslings Black Seal Rum

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 40

Bacardi Carta Negra image

Bacardi Carta Negra

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 40

Bundaberg O.P. Rum image

Bundaberg O.P. Rum

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 57.7

Skipper Demerara Rum image

Skipper Demerara Rum

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 40

Blackwell 'Black Gold' Rum image

Blackwell 'Black Gold' Rum

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 40

Busted Barrel Dark Rum image

Busted Barrel Dark Rum

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 40

3 Island Black Label image

3 Island Black Label

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 37.5

Watson's Trawler image

Watson's Trawler

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 40

Bounty Dark Rum image

Bounty Dark Rum

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 43

Watson's Demerara image

Watson's Demerara

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 40

Appleton Estate 151 Dark image

Appleton Estate 151 Dark

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 75.5

Captain Morgan Black image

Captain Morgan Black

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 40

Goslings Black Seal Overproof 151 image

Goslings Black Seal Overproof 151

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 75.5

Ron Calados Dark Rum image

Ron Calados Dark Rum

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 37.5

Bundaberg Rum image

Bundaberg Rum

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 37

Red Bonny Dark Rum image

Red Bonny Dark Rum

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 40

Cruzan Black Strap Rum image

Cruzan Black Strap Rum

Category: Spirits
Sub category: Rum & Cachaça
alc./vol: 40

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