Top Rum Picks

As sand is to the beach, rum is to cocktails in the Caribbean. Come to Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits for the top rum picks, including Mount Gay Rum.

Enjoy your time in the Cayman Islands conveniently when you shop online with Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits or at any of our seven brick-and-mortar locations. You’ll find us throughout Grand Cayman in the communities of George Town, West Bay, Seven Mile Beach, Savannah, Frank Sound, East End, and Edgewater Way.

Top Rum PicksShopping online earns you FREE delivery to any address on Grand Cayman. For same-day delivery, make your online purchase before 2:00 in the afternoon. This service is available Monday-Saturday; we close entirely on Sundays.

If you miss the 2:00 pm deadline, feel free to pick up your purchase at the George Town location where we fulfill all online orders. This location closes at 7:00 pm, and we require at least an hour to process each order.

Rum Choices at Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits

Mount Gay Silver

  • Region – Barbados
  • 40% ABV
  • Type – Silver Rum
  • Complex palate – banana, mint, and citrus with sugar cane undertone
  • Best enjoyed in a cocktail
  • Food pairings – cheese, seafood, tropical fruit

Mount Gay Eclipse

  • Region – Barbados
  • 40% ABV
  • Type – Gold Rum
  • Medium-Rich with apricot, caramel, vanilla, and banana flavors
  • Aged 2 years in American whiskey barrels
  • Excellent in rum based cocktails, with the exception of a mojito
  • Food pairings – chicken, vanilla and caramel dessert, salad, and greens

Mount Gay Black Barrel

  • Region – Barbados
  • 43% ABV
  • Type – Aged Rum
  • Rich and bold with notes of butter, spice, cedar, and dried fruit
  • Aged 3-7 years in American whiskey casks follows by 6 months in charred bourbon casks
  • Best enjoyed neat, on ice, or with a splash of water
  • Food Pairings – Chocolate dessert, beef, duck, game bird, root veggies

Mount Gay XO

  • Region – Barbados
  • 43% ABV
  • Type – Aged Rum (Extra Old)
  • Round and complex with notes of caramel, fig, chocolate, oak, salt, spice, vanilla, and prune
  • Aged 5-17 years in American whiskey, bourbon, and cognac casks
  • Best enjoyed neat, on ice, or with a splash of water
  • Food Pairings – Vanilla and caramel dessert, lamb, salads, greens, and shellfish

Mount Gay 1703 Master Select

  • Region – Barbados
  • 43% ABV
  • Type – Aged Rum
  • Round and layered with notes of banana, caramel, cherry, citrus, nut, toasted, and oak
  • Food Pairings – cheese, nutty dessert, chocolate and coffee, duck, game bird, and white fish

Ron Zacapa 23

  • Region – Guatemala
  • 40% ABV
  • Type – Aged Rum
  • Smooth and sweet with notes of oak, vanilla, dried fruit, and licorice with a long finish
  • Enjoy on its own, on the rocks, with a splash of water, or in a dark rum cocktail

Ron Zacapa XO

  • Region – Guatemala
  • 40% ABV
  • Type – Aged Rum (Extra Old)
  • Bold flavor marked by fruit and oakiness with a long finish
  • Aged In bourbon, sherry, and wine casks for three years and then in re-charred barrels for an added sweetness 
  • Enjoy neat, on the rocks, or with chocolate desserts

Other brands of rum that you’ll find here at Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits include Captain Morgan, Malibu, Bacardi, Kingston, Seven Fathoms, Appleton, Governor’s Reserve, Myers Rum, Wray and Nephew, Havana Club, Flor de Cana Cent, Tortuga, and more.

Find all of the top rum picks as well as a wide range of spirits, beer, and wine here at Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits.