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Christmas and rum go together like mince pies and denial about how early it is to open the sherry.
Whether the reader is buying for a rum fan, a cocktail tinkerer, or that friend who claims they do not want anything but definitely does, this list rounds up the best rum gifts for Christmas with style.
Also worth a festive drumroll is the Rum Advent Calendar (2025 Edition). Drinks by the Dram has packed it with 24 wax-sealed rums from across the world. It is a brilliant gift because it keeps giving all December and distracts from the in-laws.
Right then. Here are the ten bottles worth wrapping, sipping, or hiding from visiting relatives.
Top 10 best rum gifts for Christmas
1. Project #173 Christmas Pudding Rum
Project #173 has taken on Christmas itself and distilled it into a bottle. Built on a core of delicious rum and infused with proper yuletide flavours, it smells and tastes like someone has legally bottled Christmas Pudding. Great for sipping alongside an actual pudding or mixing into festive cocktails. Even better to gift to someone who takes dessert seriously.
2. Takamaka Overproof Rum
All the way from the Seychelles comes this unapologetically hefty overproof rum at 69%. It is molasses-based, column-distilled, and full of power. No one should drink it neat unless they want to see the future, so dilute it in a punch, sling it into a tiki drink, or supercharge a festive rum punch at the Christmas party.
3. Appleton Estate 15 Year Old Black River Casks
This Jamaican beauty celebrates the Black River that flows through Appleton’s history. A blend of pot and column distillates matured for a minimum of 15 tropical years, it delivers a full-bodied, opulent sip. Expect dark fruit, rich oak, and that signature Jamaican swagger. Perfect for someone who likes their rum bold, mature, and impressively put together.
4. The Premium Rum Signature Collection
A total gift win. The Drinks by the Dram 12 Dram Premium Rum Collection brings together a dozen wax-sealed tasters from some of the best rum makers across the globe. It suits picky rum fans, enthusiastic beginners, and anyone impossible to shop for. Also excellent for sharing with friends, preferably in the name of festive research.
5. Mount Gay Single Estate Edition 4
A proper Christmas standout. Edition 4 continues the Barbados experiment in terroir-guided rum making. This chapter draws on the 2019 sugar cane harvest grown entirely on the Mount Gay Estate. Fermented for nine days, double pot distilled, and matured for five years in ex-bourbon casks, it is a layered, elegant, complex rum with notes of toffee, red fruits, floral lift, and bitter molasses. The bottle uses 70% recycled glass and a QR code unlocks deep production detail for the spirit nerds. A gift that shows thought and taste.
6. Ron Zacapa Centenario Sistema Solera 23
Always a favourite. Zacapa 23 blends Guatemalan rums aged six to 23 years using the solera system, drawing character from bourbon and PX sherry casks. It is smooth, sweet-edged, and dangerously drinkable. A superb Christmas gift for anyone who prefers rum with finesse and a gentle sense of luxury.
7. Black Tears Spiced Rum
A Cuban spiced rum with a grown-up profile. Coffee, cacao, and ají dulce (a sweet chilli pepper) come together for a toasty, aromatic, not too sweet style that works wonders in a rum Old Fashioned. Add orange peel and pretend it is Christmas in Havana.
8. Discarded Banana Peel Rum
A sustainable gem. Caribbean rum aged in whiskey casks meets banana peels rescued from a flavour house that normally bins them. The infusion transforms the liquid into a fruity, estery, pleasantly funky delight. Great in Daiquiris, punches, or neat in front of the telly with an open Quality Street tin. A cracking gift for eco-conscious drinkers and banana fans alike.
9. Labourdonnais 14 Year Old 2010 (Master of Malt)
This limited release was matured in Mauritius and carries all that tropical intensity. Expect rich oak, caramelised fruit, and proper aged rum depth. It is the sort of bottle that makes a seasoned rum fan pause mid-sentence and go back for another sip. A gift for someone who knows their rums and likes to explore beyond the obvious picks.
10. Mauritius Dodo Silver Rum Dodo Bottle
And now, the conversation starter. Mauritius Dodo Silver Rum arrives in an actual dodo-shaped bottle. It is crisp, clean, and mixable, but let’s be honest, the bottle steals the show. This is the perfect Christmas present for someone who loves a talking point, a bird pun, or a display piece that doubles as a rum supply. The dodo may be extinct, but it lives on in cocktail form.
