Rum
Top 10 Rums for a DaiquiriHere are 10 of the best rums for a Daiquiri cocktail. By no means all of the best rums, though – which favourites would you add to the list? Comment…
Top 10 Awesome Agricole RhumsAgricole Rhums don’t taste like the rum you probably grew up with. It is not sticky-sweet, but grassy, feral, mineral, alive. Like someone bottled the energy of the field, the…
Top Rums of the Year 2025The criteria for the top rums of 2025 are straightforward. The rum in question had to land on our virtual shelves after 2024 and before 2026, and it had to be…
Top 10 Rums Under £50 for ChristmasThe key to getting the best rum gifts for Christmas 2025 is to keep it simple. You want to buy something warming, festive and under £50. You can find something…
Top 10 The Rum You Need To Buy This ChristmasLooking for the Top 10 best rum gifts for Christmas? Look no further. Shop more rum here and other Christmas selections here. Christmas and rum go together like mince pies…
What Are The Most Expensive Rums In The World?The most expensive rums in the world mix extreme rarity, long ageing, lavish decanters and, in some cases, price tags built more on myth than market reality. After comparing retailer…
Ninefold Rum: Scotland’s Scratch-Built SpiritNinefold is a Scottish rum distillery. Yes, those are a thing. There are lots of impressive rums from Scotland. Dark Matter Spiced Rum, The Gin Bothy, Matugga (and its range of…
What is Black Tot Day?It’s 31 July 1970. Somewhere on the high seas, a Royal Navy sailor stands in silence, clutching a small tin cup. He’s not mourning a fallen comrade. He’s not even…
Top 10 Trend-Setting Rums to Try in 2025The rum world is on fire right now—and not just because of the Scotch Bonnet peppers. Here’s our top 10 trend-setting rums to try in 2025. From innovative techniques and…
Top 10 Rums of the Year 2024This is Master of Malt’s Top 10 Rums of the Year 2024. See anything missing? Send us your suggestions in the comments. Rum always needs to have a defining year….
Top 10 rums to buy for Christmas 2024This is our top 10 rums to buy for Christmas 2024! Is 2025 going to be the year of rum? Your guess is as good as ours but what we…
Tropical rum drinks for sunny autumn daysTropical rum drinks are perfect for bringing a touch of sunshine into crisp autumn days. Whether you’re enjoying the last warm rays of sun or bringing the tropics into your…
New Arrival of the Week: Black Tot Rum 2024 Master Blender’s ReserveBlack Tot Master Blender’s Reserve – 2024 Edition is now available from Master of Malt. Next Wednesday, the 31 July, is known in the rum world and in naval circles as…
New Arrival of the Week: Rump@blic rum rangeThe Rump@blic rum range has just landed at Master of Malt! Just in time for National Daiquiri Day (in the States, anyway, but there’s no reason we can’t mix one…
English rum – we pick our favourites!England has a long and often dark history with rum, dating back to the colonial period in the Caribbean and extending to the Royal Navy’s tradition of issuing daily rum…
How to make the perfect MojitoIt’s Mojito Day on 11 July so we’re stirring and muddling one of Cuba’s most famous cocktails with a rum that mixes Jamaican with Martinique. It might not be the…
