Dark rum
Spirits · usually a base spirit · in 4 cocktails here
What it is
Rum aged in barrel, sometimes coloured with molasses. Richer and heavier, with dried fruit and treacle notes.
Typically about £20 a bottle in the UK.
What it tastes like
Molasses, dried fruit, toffee and oak, sometimes with a bitter burnt-sugar edge. Much heavier on the palate than white rum.
What it does in a drink
Base or float. In tropical drinks it supplies the depth that white rum cannot, and is often floated on top for aroma.
Cocktails with dark rum
Unlocks 4 recipes on Drinki.
Best known
What it pairs with
The ingredients that turn up alongside dark rum far more often than chance would predict.
Substitutes
Nothing substitutes for dark rum convincingly.