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The World's Rum Distilleries
94 working distilleries and 4 lost ones, by region.
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Jamaica
Heavy, high-ester pot-still rum from a handful of estates that survive out of more than a hundred. Funk is the point.
JamaicaDistilling
Appleton Estate
Smooth, orange-peel and molasses aged rum from a mixed pot and column range
JamaicaDistilling
Clarendon Distillery (Monymusk)
Mixed pot and column Jamaican rum, ester-driven marks
JamaicaDistilling
Hampden Estate
Heavy high-ester pot-still funk
JamaicaLost
Innswood Distillery
Heavy Jamaican pot-still rum, now surviving only in old stocks
JamaicaDistilling
Long Pond
Heavy ester pot-still rum with tar and olive notes
JamaicaReopened
Worthy Park Estate
Estate-grown cane, fruity mid-ester pot-still rum
English Caribbean
Barbados, Trinidad, Guyana, the Windwards and the Virgin Islands: the old English colonies, where pot and column stills sit side by side and rum was once the navy's ration.
Trinidad and TobagoDistilling
Angostura Distillery
Light, clean Trinidad column rum, mild and cask-aged
Antigua and BarbudaDistilling
Antigua Distillery
Light, easy column rum, widely sold in the Caribbean
Trinidad and TobagoLost
Caroni Distillery
Heavy, tarry Trinidad rum, now sold from old stocks
GrenadaDistilling
Clarke's Court Distillery
Light and strong Grenadian white rums, sold mainly in the region
United States Virgin IslandsDistilling
Cruzan Rum Distillery
Light, clean column rum with a wide flavoured range
United States Virgin IslandsNew
Diageo Captain Morgan Distillery (St Croix)
Mass-market light column rum for Captain Morgan
GuyanaDistilling
Diamond Distillery (Demerara Distillers)
Dark Demerara rum, heavy pot and Coffey marques
GuyanaLost
Enmore Distillery
Lighter Demerara column rum from a wooden Coffey still
BarbadosDistilling
Foursquare Rum Distillery
Rich, bold blended pot and column rum, ex-bourbon aged
BarbadosDistilling
Mount Gay
Smooth blended Barbados rum of pot and column spirit
GrenadaDistilling
River Antoine Estate
Raw, grassy cane-juice rum, famous for overproof white
Saint LuciaDistilling
St Lucia Distillers
Mix of column and pot-still rums, caramel, spice, tropical fruit
BarbadosNew
St Nicholas Abbey
Cane-juice rum from a restored plantation house
BelizeDistilling
Travellers Liquors
Light, clean Belizean column rum, domestic market
GuyanaLost
Uitvlugt Distillery
Demerara pot and Coffey rum, now only found in old bottlings
BarbadosDistilling
West Indies Rum Distillery
Light to mid-weight Barbados rum, home of Malibu base
French Caribbean
Rhum agricole from fresh cane juice, chiefly Martinique and Guadeloupe, and Haiti's village clairin: the grassy, vegetal side of rum.
HaitiDistilling
Clairin Casimir
Rustic cane-juice clairin from a village still
HaitiDistilling
Clairin Sajous
Wild-fermented, unaged village clairin, funky and vivid
HaitiDistilling
Clairin Vaval
Coastal clairin, briny and herbal
MartiniqueDistilling
Habitation Clement
Elegant agricole rhum, grassy whites and long-aged vieux
GuadeloupeDistilling
Domaine de Severin
Rustic agricole made at a historic cane domain
GuadeloupeDistilling
Distillerie Bellevue
Largest distillery on Marie-Galante, agricole style
GuadeloupeDistilling
Distillerie Bielle
Bright, grassy agricole from Marie-Galante
GuadeloupeDistilling
Distillerie Bologne
Soft agricole from the Basse-Terre side
GuadeloupeDistilling
Distillerie Damoiseau
Largest independent Guadeloupe producer, cane juice and molasses rums
MartiniqueDistilling
Distillerie Depaz
Fruity agricole from the slopes of Mount Pelee
MartiniqueDistilling
Distillerie Dillon
Agricole from the edge of the capital, ambers and aged rhum
MartiniqueDistilling
Distillerie J. Bally
Soft, rounded agricole, known for its amber rhums
MartiniqueDistilling
Distillerie J.M
Volcanic-soil agricole from the far north, fruity and structured
MartiniqueDistilling
Distillerie La Favorite
Light-bodied agricole from the island's commercial hub
MartiniqueDistilling
Distillerie La Mauny
Accessible agricole with fruity whites and aged ambers
GuadeloupeDistilling
Distillerie Longueteau
Vegetal agricole from the humid windward side of Basse-Terre
GuadeloupeDistilling
Distillerie Montebello
Estate agricole sold under the Karukera brand
MartiniqueDistilling
Distillerie Neisson
Family-run agricole, vivid and mineral, including organic cane
GuadeloupeDistilling
Distillerie Poisson (Pere Labat)
Marie-Galante agricole sold as Pere Labat
GuadeloupeDistilling
Distillerie Reimonenq
Estate rhum, with older stock aged in oak
MartiniqueDistilling
Distillerie Saint James
Large producer with a wide range of agricole whites and ambers
MartiniqueDistilling
Distillerie Trois-Rivieres
Southern agricole, drier and lightly earthy, with dark aged expressions
HaitiDistilling
Rhum Barbancourt
Smooth cane-juice rhum, double-distilled and aged in oak
Spanish Caribbean
Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico: smooth column-still rums in the Spanish style, aged in oak and sold as anejo.
Puerto RicoDistilling
Bacardi Catano
Light, charcoal-filtered rum made at very large scale
Dominican RepublicDistilling
Barcelo San Pedro Plant
Sweet and approachable Dominican blends
Dominican RepublicDistilling
Bermudez Santiago
Light Dominican rum, aged in oak
Dominican RepublicDistilling
Brugal San Pedro de Macoris
Dry, light Dominican style, aged in oak
Puerto RicoDistilling
Destileria Serralles
Light Puerto Rican style, maker of Don Q
CubaDistilling
Havana Club San Jose Plant
Light, column-distilled Cuban rum
Puerto RicoNew
Puerto Rico Distilling
Craft Puerto Rican rum on a small scale
Puerto RicoDistilling
Ron del Barrilito
Long-aged rum finished in old sherry casks
CubaDistilling
Ronera Santa Cruz
Large Cuban plant east of Havana, light blended rum
CubaDistilling
Ronera Santiago de Cuba
Eastern Cuban style, richer and darker, birthplace of Bacardi
Latin America
Mainland Central and South America, from Guatemala's high-altitude cellars to Venezuela's sherried sipping rums and Nicaragua's estate in the shadow of a volcano.
VenezuelaDistilling
Destilerias Unidas (Diplomatico)
Heavier blend of pot, kettle and column rums with sweet cask finish
ColombiaDistilling
Dictador (Destileria Colombiana, Cartagena)
Colombian solera-aged rums from the Caribbean coast
NicaraguaDistilling
Flor de Cana
Light, dry column-still rum aged in the shadow of the San Cristobal volcano
VenezuelaDistilling
Hacienda Santa Teresa
Solera-aged Venezuelan rum from a historic hacienda in the Tuy valley
GuatemalaDistilling
Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala (Zacapa and Botran)
Sweet, soft rums from reduced cane juice, aged high in the Guatemalan highlands
PanamaDistilling
Ron Abuelo (Varela Hermanos)
Smooth Panamanian column-still rums from the Azuero peninsula
PeruDistilling
Ron Cartavio
Light Peruvian rums from the northern coastal cane valleys
ColombiaDistilling
Ron Medellin (Fabrica de Licores de Antioquia)
Light, round Colombian aged rums from the Antioquia state distillery
ColombiaDistilling
Ron Viejo de Caldas (Industria Licorera de Caldas)
Dry, light Colombian rums from the coffee-region state distillery
North America and Europe
Craft distillers in the United States and Europe, from a Kauai sugar plantation to a Colorado mountain town. Young, inventive and mostly independent.
United StatesNew
Bayou Rum (Louisiana Spirits)
Louisiana rum from regional cane products
CanadaNew
Ironworks Distillery
Nova Scotia pot-still rum in a former marine blacksmith shop
United StatesNew
Ko Hana Distillers
Hawaiian agricole rum from heirloom canes grown on the estate
United StatesDistilling
Koloa Rum Company
Kauai-made rum from raw cane sugar and island water
United StatesNew
Lyon Distilling Company
Chesapeake Bay craft rum from a Maryland pot still
United StatesNew
Montanya Distillers
High-altitude craft rum from the Colorado Rockies
United StatesDistilling
Old New Orleans Rum (Celebration Distillation)
New Orleans pot-still rums made since the mid 1990s
United StatesNew
Papa's Pilar Distillery
Solera-blended rum bottled in the spirit of Hemingway's Key West
United StatesDistilling
Prichard's Distillery
Tennessee pot-still rum from a pioneering craft distillery
United StatesNew
Privateer Rum
New England craft rum, aged and unaged
United StatesNew
Richland Rum
Single-estate rum from Georgia-grown cane juice and syrup
SpainDistilling
Ron Montero
Andalusian molasses rum from the sugar-cane coast near Motril
Atlantic and Indian Ocean
Madeira and the Canaries, Reunion and Mauritius, the Seychelles and a few African cane estates: islands where sugar cane met the sea routes.
SpainDistilling
Destilerias Arehucas
Light to medium Canarian rum from molasses, aged in the old cellars of Arucas
MadagascarDistilling
Dzama (Groupe Vidzar)
Madagascan aged rum from cane grown in the north west of the island
PortugalDistilling
Engenhos do Norte
Madeiran cane-honey and agricole style rum, pressed from island cane
ReunionDistilling
Isautier
Family-owned Reunion rum, known for infused arranged rums and aged vieux
MauritiusDistilling
Labourdonnais
Estate cane juice rum from the north of Mauritius
MauritiusNew
Rhumerie de Chamarel
Agricole style rum from estate cane in the hills of south-west Mauritius
ReunionDistilling
Riviere du Mat
East-coast Reunion rum, light and cane-forward, with aged vieux bottlings
MauritiusDistilling
Saint Aubin
Estate rum from the south coast of Mauritius, cane juice and aged
ReunionDistilling
Savanna
Reunion house with both agricole and traditional, high-ester grand arome rums
SeychellesNew
Takamaka Bay
Seychelles rum distilled and aged on Mahe, with spiced and flavoured lines
Asia and the Pacific
The Philippines, India, Thailand, Japan, Australia and Fiji: some of the biggest rum brands by volume, and a growing craft scene.
IndiaDistilling
Amrut Distilleries
Indian rum made by a distiller better known for whisky
AustraliaDistilling
Beenleigh Artisan Distillers
Queensland rum with a mix of pot and column spirit, including Inner Circle overproof
AustraliaDistilling
Bundaberg Distilling Co.
Queensland molasses rum; Australia's best known rum
AustraliaNew
Cape Byron Distillery
Northern Rivers craft rum made on a macadamia and rainforest estate
ThailandNew
Chalong Bay Distillery
Thai agricole style rum from fresh-pressed Phuket cane juice
PhilippinesNew
Don Papa (Bleeding Heart Rum)
Sweet vanilla and fruit rum from Negros cane, aged in American oak
AustraliaNew
Husk Distillers
Australian agricole style rum from estate-grown cane on the Tweed River
IndiaDistilling
Mohan Meakin (Old Monk)
Dark, vanilla-led Indian rum aged in oak; a household name in India
AustraliaNew
Mt Uncle Distillery
Atherton Tablelands rum aged in local conditions
JapanNew
Ogasawara Rum
Small-batch island rum from cane grown on Chichijima
FijiDistilling
South Pacific Distilleries
Fijian molasses rum, sold as Bounty and as the Fiji Rum Co range
PhilippinesDistilling
Tanduay Distillers
Light, sweet Philippine rum, the biggest by volume in the Philippines