When you buy rum on Grand Cayman, you may have your favorites, but the knowledgeable staff at Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits offers insider tips about some of the top Caribbean rums that will help you broaden your horizons.
Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits is the leading retailer of premium wines, beers and spirits in the Caribbean. Whether you live here or are just visiting, place an order for the beverages of your choice from our online store, and we’ll deliver FREE of charge, directly to your home, office, yacht, villa or hotel room on Grand Cayman between Monday and Saturday.
We are the exclusive Cayman Islands distributor for many top-selling premium brands of liquor, such as Smirnoff Vodka, Crown Royal, Ketel One and Baileys Irish Cream. We also represent Appleton Rum from Jamaica, the Islands’ most popular rum.
Top Caribbean Rums
Barbados – The world’s oldest existing brand of rum (since 1703) is Mount Gay from Barbados. 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 blended rum in Bermuda for over 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 aged in wooden barrels seven fathoms under water. It is the first spirit to be made entirely in the Cayman Islands. 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. Distillery tours are available.
Haiti – The exceptionally smooth Rhum Barbancourt is produced by Société du Rhum Barbancourt on the Island of Haiti. This is an ”agricole” style rum, made from fermented sugar cane juice rather than fermented molasses. It is distilled twice in copper pot stills, aged to perfection in white Limousin oak casks, and 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 been producing rum since 1749. 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.
Visit Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits’ online shop on Grand Cayman to buy rum and other spirits and take advantage of free delivery straight to your door!
