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No need for rum runners anymore, at Alexander Hadleigh Wine Merchants, Southampton, Hampshire UK we have a classic selection of fine rum and we can do all the running for you. We list a good series of styles and flavours of pleasurable rums that will suit most people’s tastes. Our range of rums include many from all the main Caribbean Islands and a commendable selection of rums from many other countries such as Australia, Panama and Venezuela.

Many folks view rum in four different styles or categories….white and overproof rum, aged rum, rhum agricole and navy and dark rum. Although the production processes and uses of The sugar cane fruit are different, and as a slight contridiction many of use will see similarities between the four different styles in a blind tasting. Just food for thought.

Aged rum can cover a variety of options in the world of rum. Most are a bright and attractive golden amber colour, giving off fruity spices and caramel tastes to the tongue. Aged rums are usually from different vintages or batches that are incorporated together to ensure continuity of style and taste from year to year. Not to dissimilar of the winemaker who has the task of maintaining the vineyards reputation for continuity of style and taste, irrespective of any variation in a particular vintage. Many of these styles of rum highlight on their labels their age sometimes even the various ages that make up the final batch of rum.Although some rums like Mount Gay exhibit the XO mark similar to cognac on their label.Another highly recommended classic is Doorly's 12 year old Barbados aged rum.

Rhum agricole is different from most other rums in that it is produced from processed sugar cane juice. On the Caribbean Island of Martinique (famous for its rhum agricole) sugar cane is grown specifically for making this style of rhum. The process is first to ferment the fresh sugar cane juice and then to distill into a strong flavoured spirit. Probably the best style of rhum/rum to influence most rum Cocktails----just try it in a classic daiquiri.

Navy and dark rum are available in the main under two categories, some rums whose styles and origins go way back to the eighteenth and nineteenth century when basic rums were coloured to create the perception of old age, rich and tasty. Then we have quality traditional rums with no artificial flavourings or colour added and these full bodied dark rums have a nose of molasses, treacle and toffee with a smooth mellow finish combined with a lingering and memorable sweet flavour. Some notable navy and dark rums would be Goslings Black Seal, Myer's Original Dark and the Pusser's range of navy rums.

White and overproof rums----the statement is a little self explanatory and usually refers to overproof white rums with an alcohol content of greater than 57.5%, which is very high indeed. J Wray and Nephew's White rum is probably the best selling rum of its type in the world----it comes in at 63% a very potent white rum and not for the faint hearted. Another excellent white rum which is not over proof would be Matusalem Platino from the Dominican Republic at 40% abv.

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Depaz VSOP Tres Vieux Rhum Agricole,


Depaz VSOP Tres Vieux Rhum Agricole is aged for 7 years in small casks and is full of candied fruit and fresh plum flavours intermigled with chocolate, caramel and vanilla notes. The finish is suprisingly elegant and dry with a hint of pepper.

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700ml £58.66

HMS Victory Rum, Isle Of Wight Distillery


HMS Victory Rum, Isle Of Wight Distillery is a smooth and rich rum with a classic, bold style. Gentle vanilla and oak provide an inviting nose, followed by a deep and intense taste with subtle molasses and liquorice. A long layered and complex finish completes the rum, ending with a well-rounded mouthfeel.

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700ml £59.45

Goslings Black Seal 151 Proof, Bermuda Black Rum,


Goslings Black Seal 151 Proof, Bermuda Black Rum is rich, smooth and full-bodied. A unique blend from a closely guarded family secret.

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700ml £59.95

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Zaya 12 Year Old Gran Reserva Rum Trinidad,


Zaya 12 Year Old Gran Reserva Rum Trinidad, Voluptuous with smooth, velvet textures and notes of sweet spices, an alluring and sophisticated rum,

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700ml £59.98

Planteray Rum XO, 20th Anniversary,


Planteray Rum XO, 20th Anniversary is a blend of several very old rums of Barbados. Fist aged in Bourbon casks in the tropics for many years, then transposed to small French Oak casks by the Cellar Master and aged in the dry and humid cellars of Chateau de Bonbonnet, in the French region of Charente. The double aging process brings an incomparable smoothness and fullness to this rum. The intense flavours of vanilla, ripe banana, sugar cane and roasted coconut are very present with the taste remaining for a remarkable length of time.

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700ml £61.55

Planteray Rum Experience Gift Set,


Planteray Rum Experience is a set of delicious six rums, presented in an attractive gift box, with full tasting notes. Featuring rums from right across the Caribbean, with light, dark and aged bottles.

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6 * 10cl £61.95

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Zacapa Centenario Sistema Solera No 23 Rum


Zacapa Centenario Sistema Solera No 23 Rum One of the greatest Solera Aged rums, sweetly complex to start and hugely concentrated

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700ml £69.98

Flor De Cana 18 Year Old Rum, 18


Flor De Cana 18 Year Old Rum has aromas of Spice with a palate thats full bodied and quite thick with dry oak, some cocoa, spices, toffee nut and allspice. Finish Long, tingling, vanilla spice and nutty char.

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700ml £72.50

Ryoma Japanese Rum, 7


Ryoma Japanese Rum has a nose which is very floral with agricole-typical yellow fruit flavours.The palate consists of banana, agricole, floral, sweet,vanilla with a mid-long finish.

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700ml £74.66

Depaz XO Hors D'age Rhum Agricole,


Depaz XO Hors D\'age Rhum Agricole is a rum with a rich, complex blend of fruity and woody aromas. Blend of spices and fruit. Mix of roses, chocolate and vanilla. Notes of woodiness and liqorice.The Palate has mellow notes of woodiness.

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700ml £79.45

Depaz Port Cask Finish Hors D'age Rhum Agricole,


Depaz Port Cask Finish Hors D\'age Rhum Agricole has a nose of a complex wealth of aromas,finished in old port casks.The palate has delicately oaked notes structured with vanilla, chocolate and fig jam. Subsequent aromas: a touch of mature port, hazelnut and dried fruit notes, gourmet cocoa and rose jam.

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700ml £89.68

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Zacapa Centenario Rum XO 25yrs , Guatemala


Zacapa Centenario Rum XO 25yrs , Guatemala For people who live life on the sweeter side. Aged for 25 years in a double \'solera\' in warehouses that sit at 7650 feet- cool temperatures, tropical ageing- exceptional. Refined Indulgence

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700ml £149.95