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Father's Day GIFT GUIDE

Whether your dad enjoys sipping on characterful aged gems or impressing guests with tropical cocktails, you'll find a bounty of memorable rum gifts for Father's Day here.

Sourced from a host of top producers across the globe, treat them to an old favourite or a brand new discovery, with bottles to suit every budget.

Top Picks Under £35 £35 - £45 Over £45

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For the sun-loving Dad

Appleton Estate 15 Year Old Black River Casks

70cl • 43%

This tremendous Jamaican rum celebrates the Black River, which provides limestone-filtered water for the production of Appleton Estate's range of rum. A combination of both pot and column still rums are hand-selected, blended, and matured for a minimum of 15 years in the tropical Jamaican heat, producing this full-bodied and opulent sipper.

What a rum to treat your dad (or yourself) to! This is a serious upgrade to your home bar - the perfect balance of smooth, tropical, caramel notes, and a touch of classic Jamaican funk.

Danni Coletta

Expert cocktail sipper

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For the mixologist Dad

Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva

70cl • 40%

This Venezuelan rum is copper pot distilled from molasses and aged in whiskey barrels. It's a solid choice sipped neat over ice, but also a very good bottle to have on hand when rum cocktails are on the menu. Try using Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva in place of a whiskey in a Manhattan. It works excellently.

What makes this rum unique is its rich, viscous, and velvety texture, making it the perfect pairing for a fine pudding. It is packed with indulgent notes of caramel, toffee, and vanilla.

Michael Monte

Spirits buyer, but in French

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For the Sophisticated Dad

Mount Gay XO Triple Cask Blend

70cl • 43%

Hailing from Mount Gay in Barbados, this is a blend of generously aged pot and column still rums. Matured in a combination of American whiskey, bourbon and Cognac casks, its layered with waves of vanilla, coffee, dried fruits, and warming spice. Try this paired with a large coconut ice cube!

Superb Barbados rum, with tropical notes of banana loaf, creamy vanilla, and earthy tea. Try it with a coconut water ice cube and thank me later.

Emma Symons

Tastes, types, repeats

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For the spice fiend Dad

Bumbu Original

70cl • 40%

This aged Caribbean rum has had native spices added to it, inspired by 16th and 17th century recipes used by West Indian sailors. With tropical fruit and spices at the fore, a splash of ginger beer would do well to bring out those warmer notes.

Enjoy over ice or with ginger beer, with smooth vanilla, caramel, cinnamon spice, and a hint of toasted oak - every sip of Bumbu Spiced tastes like the start of a great night.