FAQ
Track your order
Best Rum Under £50
Rum used to have a bad reputation in the world of Spirits, but has undergone a revival and made a great comeback, not only among the seafarers.
With a wide range of styles and hues to choose from, Rum is one of the most varied and difficult-to-navigate Spirits categories, so choosing the right bottle can seem daunting.
Fret not! From complex sippers, to barrel-aged spiced Rums and golden cocktail-friendly Caribbean offerings, here is the list of best-rated Rums can get for £50 or less.
White Rum, Gold Rum, Dark Rum, Navy Rum, Spiced Rum, Demerara, Solera, Ron, and Rhum - take your pick. All the ages, flavours, and brands are here: Ten To One, Bumbu, El Dorado, Ron Zacapa, Bacardi, Diplomático, Mount Gay, Don Papa, Bacardi, Ron Colón, and others!
Hint: the first five bottles are Flaviar Community Favourites which means you’re getting the most for sugar cane Spirit for your £. They’re followed by other incredible Rums that will wow your palate.
Feeling adventurous? Check out our list of Best Rums under £100 or try a flight of different Rums with one of our Rum-themed Tasting Boxes.
BEST OF OTHER SPIRITS
Top 5 Rums UNDER £50
Highball Express
Highball Express 12 Reserve BlendThe best Caribbean Rums gathered around the finest 12YO Jamaican Rums. During the dry years a.k.a. the Prohibition, a special airline flew thirsty Americans to Cuba, serving them cocktails in highball glasses – The Highball Express. Named after this tradition, Highball...
learn MORE >>>
Appearance / Color
Almost red
Nose / Aroma / Smell
Sultanas and brown sugar
Flavor / Taste / Palate
Dark fruit, vanilla, sultanas, pineapple, pepper.
Finish
Warm and sweet.
The Kraken
The Kraken Black Spiced RumRelease the Kraken! Many years ago in the Caribbean Islands, a ship carrying a large quantity of black spiced Rum mysteriously disappeared. It is rumored that the ship was attacked by the Kraken, a legendary sea monster known for its deadly tentacles, razor-sharp teeth, and insatiable appetite....
learn MORE >>>Appearance / Colour
Black like molasses, or squid ink, if you must.
Smell / Nose / Aroma
Heavy chocolate up front with coffee and cinnamon.
Flavour / Taste / Palate
Chocolate sweetness, molasses and vanilla mingle with spices commonly associated with Rum; clove, cinnamon, ginger and galangal.
Finish
Slightly warming with a big punch of vanilla, a touch of coffee and a hint of pepper.
Comment
It's versatile enough to be drank neat, on the rocks, or in a variety of mixers and cocktails. If you are a spiced Rum fan, Kraken deserves its own spot in your liquor compartment.
Flavour spiral
Ginger ale, cinnamon, chocolate, coffee, clove, ginger beer, pepper, vanilla, lime.
Havana Club
Havana Club 7 Year Old Dark RumA seven-year-old Cuban Rum with a warm humidor flavor profile. Made in Cuba since 1934, Havana Club — the Cuban version — is a partnership between Pernod Ricard and the Cuban government. Together they have been producing and distributing Havana Club Rum since 1993 as Corporación Cuba Ron based...
learn MORE >>>Dark Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
The aroma is complex and sweet with notes of tobacco, butter toffee, espresso, and old oak.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The palate is full and leans toward cigar humidor with notes of yellow plantains, English toffee, and even a dash of Vermouth.
Finish
The finish is long, complex, and creamy with more fruit coming out.
Red Bonny
Red Bonny Dark RumA blend of Dark Demerara Rums from Guyana with plenty of heat and an anise base note. Drinksology Kirker Greer was founded in 2007 by Steven Pattison and Richard Ryan. Still independently owned, they are based in Belfast Northern Ireland but have strategically located offices in Dublin, London, and New...
learn MORE >>>Appearance / Color
Garnet Amber
Nose / Aroma / Smell
The aromas open with warm molasses, cocoa, anise, and a sweet exotic fruit - something that’s hard to pin down.
Flavor / Taste / Palate
The palate opens lightly sweet with burnt toffee, and oak notes arriving first, followed by a Vermouth notes, plenty of heat, and a bit more anise.
Finish
The finish is long and warm with a bit of drying.
El Dorado
El Dorado 8 Year OldThe Spirit of Demerara. In the 17th century European settlers in Guayana were introduced to sugar cane and they began to distil it when the British laid the foundation for Demerara Rum. Soon each of the estates producing sugar cane started to distil Rum from molasses. From these...
learn MORE >>>
