Rum is the sweet-tooth’s favourite liquor, and its associations with seafaring and pirating gives it an air of adventure and excitement that the likes of gin and whiskey can’t quite match. For a rich and deep taste, rum fans should definitely consider a 70cl bottle of Dead Man’s Fingers Spiced Rum – for £17 down from £25 on Amazon.
This Cornish-made rum, produced at the Rum and Crab Shack in St Ives, is rich with exotic spices and offers a unique flavour profile. If you’re familiar with saffron cake you’ll find notes of those flavours in this rum, along with hints of sherry raisin ice cream.
Other notes include caramel, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon and bubbly orange undertones. Dead Man’s Fingers recommends serving it in a Bloody Death cocktail, which is: 50ml of the rum, 90ml of tomato juice, 10ml of cranberry juice, 10ml of lemon juice, 10ml of Worcestershire Sauce, a pinch of sea salt, and a garnish of lemon and cucumber wedges with a twist of black pepper.
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These bottles of Cornwall’s finest are a hit with Amazon customers, enjoying an average rating of 4.8 out of 5 stars from over 11,100 reviews. “Wonderfully smooth, sweet yet complex at the end,” said one five-star review. “Bang for buck, this is a really nice spiced rum.”
“Goes without saying this is one of the top rums for the price,” said another. “Very flavourful, great to sip if you’re a neat rum fan but also outstanding in cocktails and coke.”
Another added: “Great rum. Tastes great. Packaging looks cool so I keep the bottles after use.”
As with all palate-based products, your mileage may vary. One reviewer wrote: “Personal taste of course but this was too liquorice tasting for me.” Another said: “For me, this is way too sweet, no way should any rum taste of cake.”
For a more traditional, Caribbean-led flavour, this bottle of Mount Gay Barbados Rum is £24 for 70cl at Tesco. If you’d like something more experimental, this Wild Oxen Chocolate Rum is very highly rated at £34.25 for 70cl. That said, for some very well-regarded, British-made rum that evokes swashbuckling and adventure, Dead Man’s Fingers Spiced Rum is a bargain at £17 for 70cl.