# The best rums in the world

Sipping rums that experts, competitions (IWSC) and the RumRatings community rate highest, from Caribbean pot-still legends to Latin American aged rums.

- 2215 votes · 14 items
- Nov 13, 2025 · Ankit Desai
- https://even.best/en/l/479/the-best-rums-in-the-world

## Top 12

1. **Ron Zacapa Centenario 23 (Guatemala)** (257 · ▲268 ▼11) — Solera-aged at 2,300 m in the highlands; Luxe Digital's best overall and five-time 'best rum in the world'.
2. **Foursquare Exceptional Cask Series (Barbados)** (196 · ▲216 ▼20) — Richard Seale's rums; the 14-year Equipoise scored 99/100 at IWSC 2024.
3. **Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva (Venezuela)** (155 · ▲188 ▼33) — Rich, sweet aged rum, best under $50.
4. **Appleton Estate 21 (Jamaica)** (151 · ▲170 ▼19) — Joy Spence's flagship from the oldest continuously running estate in Jamaica.
5. **Mount Gay XO (Barbados)** (123 · ▲147 ▼24) — From what is claimed to be the world's oldest rum brand (1703).
6. **El Dorado 15 (Guyana)** (110 · ▲132 ▼22) — Demerara rum from historic wooden stills.
7. **Flor de Caña 18 (Nicaragua)** (101 · ▲127 ▼26) — Volcano-side distillery, smooth and dry.
8. **Hampden Estate (Jamaica)** (97 · ▲128 ▼31) — Funky, high-ester pot-still rum adored by geeks.
9. **Havana Club 7 Años (Cuba)** (95 · ▲114 ▼19) — The classic Cuban añejo, for sipping or cocktails.
10. **Planteray XO (Barbados)** (72 · ▲102 ▼30) — Cognac-cask finished rum from Maison Ferrand, formerly Plantation.
11. **Bacardí Reserva Ocho** (68 · ▲90 ▼22) — Eight-year rum from the world's biggest rum brand.
12. **Rhum J.M XO (Martinique)** (61 · ▲87 ▼26) — Agricole rum from fresh sugarcane juice, AOC Martinique.
13. **Santa Teresa 1796 (Venezuela)** (55 · ▲87 ▼32) — Solera rum from the Aragua valley.
14. **Clément XO (Martinique)** (32 · ▲38 ▼6) — Rhum agricole from Habitation Clément, made from fresh sugarcane juice and aged in oak.

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