If you are looking for the best place to buy rum and other spirits in the Cayman Islands, visit Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits! We have the largest selection on Grand Cayman and will deliver it to you for free.
Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits is known throughout the Cayman Islands for our vast selection of popular international name brand and hard-to-find wines and spirits. We have six convenient locations in George Town, West Bay, Seven Mile Beach, Savannah, East End and Frank Sound to serve you, but the quickest to get everything you need is to order online.
Whether you live here or are just visiting, place an order for the rum of your choice from our online store, and we’ll deliver FREE of charge, directly to your home, office, yacht, villa or hotel room. Order before 3:00pm, and we’ll deliver it on the same day (Monday to Saturday).
The Top-Rated Caribbean Rums
Once a favorite of sailors and pirates, rum was first distilled on sugarcane plantations in Barbados in the 1600s. The spirit is made from sugarcane or sugarcane by-products, such as molasses or sugarcane syrup. Its flavors come from the raw ingredients and from the way it is made and aged.
Although produced all around the globe today, many of the best rums are still made in the Caribbean. For example:
Barbados – Mount Gay from Barbados is the world’s oldest existing brand of rum (since 1703). Its distilleries are in the northern part of the island where the Island’s best sugarcane originates. There are other rums made on Barbados, but Mount Gay Silver is one of the most prominent and makes an excellent cocktail or mixing rum.
Bermuda – The Gosling family has been blending rum in Bermuda for more than 200 years. Their distinctive black rum, originally called Old Rum, would eventually be known as the award-winning Gosling’s Black Seal, which has been produced since 1806. This is the rum that is mixed with ginger beer to create Bermuda’s national drink – the Dark ‘N’ Stormy cocktail.
Cayman – Grand Cayman’s own Seven Fathoms Rum is an award-winning golden rum that is aged in wooden barrels seven fathoms under water. It is the first spirit to be made entirely in the Cayman Islands, and distillery tours are available. Made with local ingredients, such as sugarcane from Grand Cayman’s East End, the rum is aged in American White Oak bourbon barrels in a secret location off the Island’s coast.
Haiti – The exceptionally smooth Rhum Barbancourt is produced by Société du Rhum Barbancourt on the Island of Haiti. Barbancourt is an ”agricole” style, made from fermented sugar cane juice rather than fermented molasses. It is distilled twice in copper pot stills and aged to perfection in white Limousin oak casks. This rum is widely regarded as one of the finest rums in the world. If you try just one rhum agricole, we recommend this one!
Jamaica – The Appleton Estate has produced rum since 1749 and has been owned by sister brand Wray & Nephew since 1916. It is the island’s oldest sugar estate and the country’s oldest continuously run distillery. The estate where the sugarcane is harvested, processed, distilled, and aged encompasses over 11,000 acres in Jamaica. We heartily recommend the silky, smooth Appleton 12 Year Old Rare Blend.
When you have the urge to buy rum, do all of your beverage shopping at Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits in the Cayman Islands. We have the best prices and the finest selection of wines, beers and liquor in the Caribbean!
