10 Best Gold Rum Brands 2017

Choose the best gold rum label brand from the following list of reviews posted by experts. Rum is known for its delicious and hearty taste. However, different brands offer rum products consisting of various flavors and nuances. Find bottled rum made with molasses, sugar cane, tropical fruit, vanilla or bananas. Enjoy the lovely taste of rum enhanced with spices like cinnamon, nutmeg or allspice. You can even find rum that tastes like pineapples or freshly baked gingerbread. Select the ideal bottle of rum from this list that helps you kick back and relax after a busy day at work. The companies below have been reviewed based on a wide range of qualitative and quantitative statistics. In some cases, variable listing fees effect position on this list; however only highly-regarded firms are accepted through our review analysis. Learn more about our ranking process here.

 Top Gold Rum Label Logo: Atlantico Reserva

#1 of 10 Best Gold Rum Labels of 2017 - Atlantico Reserva has been called the world's finest rum. Carefully blended by a third generation master blender, this Solera style of rum is a combination of various aged rums. The result is a balanced and mellow signature taste. After your first sip, you will sense notes of vanilla, molasses, brown sugar, honey and walnut. Perfect for enjoyment on its own or with cubes of ice. Atlantico Reserva is a product of the Dominican Republic and contains 40% alcohol by volume.

 Top Gold Rum Label Logo: Gosling's Gold Bermuda Rum

#2 of 10 Best Gold Rum Labels of 2017 - The Gosling family has been making fine Bermuda rum since 1806, and Gold Seal Bermuda Rum is their newest product. This rum stands apart from other rums by being quite soft, yet robust in taste. Touted as The Taste of Bermuda, connoisseurs of fine rums often use Gold Seal as a replacement for Black Seal when they want to have a lighter, smokier rum in their cocktails. Whether sipped alone or added to a mixed drink, Gosling's Gold Seal Bermuda Rum is considered among the nest light amber rums to come out of Bermuda.

 Leading Gold Rum Label Logo: Bacardi Gold Rum

#3 of 10 Leading Gold Rum Labels of 2017 - Bacardi Gold Rum is known as a Best Gold Rum brand because of the heritage, perseverance, and use of fine ingredients. After leaving Cuba in 1960, the Bacardi family sailed to Miami, Florida to start over with their distinct Rum recipe. The rum is made from one strain of yeast called La Levadura Bacardi that has survived for more than 150 years, giving the spirit it's signature flavor. Bacardi Gold Rum gets the rich flavor from the premium ingredients like banana, caramel, toasted almonds, vanilla, and orange peel along with the toasted oak barrels that hold the spirit during ageing.

 Best Gold Rum Label Logo: Ron Barcelo Anejo Fine Dominican Rum

#4 of 10 Best Gold Rum Labels of 2017 - San Pedro de Macoris is known for baseball players and rum. Its climate is perfect for the aging of the spirit. Using chromatography to confirm water purity and tightly controlled aging in oak barrels in warehouses suited to preserve taste, Ron Barceló Anejo is an aged yet inexpensive Dominican Rum that's now exported to over 20 countries. Over a million cases are sold globally. Its color is like that of light brown sugar, and it's taste is smooth, but complex and superior for drinking on its own, on the rocks or with mixers.

 Top Gold Rum Label Logo: Cruzan Single Barrel Rum
#5 of 10 Top Gold Rum Labels

Cruzan Single Barrel Rum

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

#5 of 10 Top Gold Rum Labels of 2017 - Quality might take time, but it's worth every second! For 12 years, vintage rums are aged together in perfect harmony, and casks are personally bottled one by one. There is nothing industrial about this handcrafted process, and you can taste the sumptuous refinement. A coveted caramel core slithers alongside a wet butterscotch palate. Of course, you will note layers of oaky warmth. Please note: This is not a mixer! You should not squander perfection in a cacophony of lesser ingredients. Cruzan Single Barrel is specifically for sipping neat. If that’s too much for you, then try it out on the rocks!

 Top Gold Rum Label Logo: Don Q Gold Rum

#6 of 10 Top Gold Rum Labels of 2017 - Put Puerto Rican pizzazz on your palate with Don Q Gold's bold luster. With a radiant aura, this spectacular blend breaks down all liquor barriers. These slick sipping surprises are comprised of masterfully evolved ingredients. Sophistication stems from five long years spent aging, but some batches reach perfection after six months. Imbue your hue with Don Q! This dazzling deliquescent design elegantly dominated Vienna’s "Monde Selection" and Austria’s "World Spirit Awards" for two Gold Medals in 2008. It’s officially time to get crazy with the yum! Decadent daiquiris are delivered to your door with the unquestionable heritage that Don Q enshrines.

 Leading Gold Rum Label Logo: El Dorado 5

#7 of 10 Best Gold Rum Labels of 2017 - El Dorado 5 fine cask aged rum evokes the legendary City of Gold through both its name and its rich amber color. Also called the Liquid Gold of Guyana, El Dorado 5 is aged five years in wooden casks to produce a rum of unsurpassed quality that has won numerous international awards. The tropical climate found in the South American country of Guyana helps produce the unique flavor of this spirit that has been perfected by three centuries of rum production in facilities located on the Demerara River.

 Best Gold Rum Label Logo: JM Rhum Gold Rum

#8 of 10 Top Gold Rum Labels of 2017 - JM Rhum Gold Rum is from a region in France. The base ingredient is sugar cane juice. This gives the rum a sweet taste. It has a golden appearance, but it's also clear with no hazing while in the bottle or glass. There are hints of cinnamon when opening the bottle. You can almost detect a hint of bubblegum as well. As you taste the rum, there are sharp sweet notes and hints of bananas. The rum has a long finish that is dry.

 Best Gold Rum Label Logo: Stolen Dark Rum

#9 of 10 Top Gold Rum Labels of 2017 - Don't be sullen when you can sip Stolen! The zesty New Zealand liquor has only five years under its belt, and it's already stealing the show from far more established brands. Dark rum this decadent is a real diamond in the rough. It will make all other spirits look measly by comparison. This sly butterscotch brew is rumbling and rolling! Of course, the name is seductively enticing, but it's not about crime at all; instead, the motto refers to acquiring 100% ownership of one's life. Ultimately, the only real crime here is if you haven't tried this delightful drink yet!

 Top Gold Rum Label Logo: Tortuga Gold Rum

#10 of 10 Leading Gold Rum Labels of 2017 - Tortuga was founded in 1984 by world-class travelers who wanted to share the flavors of the Caribbean with other people. The company originally sold rum, but it eventually expanded to include rum cake. The first Tortuga liquor store opened in 1987, and by 1997, Tortuga had its own flagship store in Miami devoted to selling its signature products. Tortuga's rum cakes, coffees, sauces and chocolate items capture the taste of exotic vacations so well that they are a top-rated trip souvenir. The brand's foods and beverages are often sold aboard cruise ships because they evoke the spirit of travel so thoroughly.

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