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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $10.26 $10.80
24 bottles: $7.84
A gold rum with a smooth, bold taste carefully blended with savory spices. Winner of the 2019 & 2020 SIP Awards...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $12.28 $12.93
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Dark in color, light-medium in body, rich and robust in taste, BACARDÍ Black Rum imparts impressions of tropical...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $11.97 $12.60
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BACARDÍ rum and coconut. What could taste more like summer sun and sandy beaches? The perfect blend of white rum and...
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Spirits
375ml
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Acquire the taste for exotic dragon fruit, blended with the sweetness of juicy strawberries. BACARDÍ Dragonberry rum...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $11.97 $12.60
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Named after the spanish word for lemon, BACARDI Limon is a carefully crafted product that infuses BACARDI rum with...
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Spirits
375ml
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BACARDÍ Pineapple rum is a unique fusion of naturally fresh pineapple and white rum. Open a bottle and take your...
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Spirits
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This cocktail-friendly white rum is neutral overall, with a faint citrusy aroma and a relatively dry, crisp profile...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $12.05 $12.68
12 bottles: $8.55
Blackheart Premium Spiced Rum is a smooth, 93 proof, spiced rum that’s easy to mix and easy to enjoy.
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $13.74 $14.46
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Blue Chair Bay® Rum is inspired by the island lifestyle of multi-platinum singer-songwriter Kenny Chesney. This...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $14.66 $15.43
12 bottles: $11.88
Blue Chair Bay® Rum is inspired by the island lifestyle of multi-platinum singer-songwriter Kenny Chesney. This...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $14.66 $15.43
12 bottles: $11.88
Blue Chair Bay® Rum is inspired by the island lifestyle of multi-platinum singer-songwriter Kenny Chesney. This...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $14.66 $15.43
12 bottles: $11.88
Explore the indulgent side of the Caribbean with this Blue Chair Bay® Mocha Rum Cream. Drink the decadent, smooth...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $14.66 $15.43
12 bottles: $11.88
Blue Chair Bay® Rum is inspired by the island lifestyle of multi-platinum singer-songwriter Kenny Chesney. This...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $25.64 $26.99
12 bottles: $20.97
Made with a blend of sugar cane “from eight different countries” in the Caribbean and South America, the bottle...
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Spirits
375ml
Bottle: $12.11 $12.75
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Parrot Bay is a premium merge of fresh, rich flavors with a light, crisp Puerto Rican rum. This rum is designed to...
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375ml
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It's become fashionable to hate on the Captain, but the original in the spiced-rum category has a pronounced vanilla...
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A perfect introduction to Sauternes, this has very nice dried-papaya and mango character, creamy richness and...
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Bottle: $12.50
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This refreshing wine has a zesty character, with crisp acidity and green herbal fruit notes. Drink now. (Best Buy)
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375ml
Bottle: $25.70
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375ml
Bottle: $54.94
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Rum Semillon/sauvignon Blanc Viognier White Bordeaux 375ml

It is difficult to categorize rum as a single spirit, because of all the spirits found around the globe, rum is perhaps the one which varies most dramatically from place to place. Clear, white rum - a favorite for cocktail drinkers - is perhaps the most prevalent example found today, but there is a whole world of darker, spiced and molasses-rich rums to explore, thanks to the fascinating history and wide reach this drink has.

Rum came about during the colonial times, when sugar was a huge and world-changing business. The molasses left over from the sugar production industry could easily be distilled into a delicious alcoholic drink, and provided extra income for the sugar traders. Before long, it became a favorite of sailors and transatlantic merchants, and it quickly spread across the Caribbean and Latin America, where it remains highly popular today.

The production of rum is a basic and simple one - you take your molasses, add yeast and water, and then ferment and distil the mixture. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. The variation in yeasts found from place to place, the maturation period, the length of the fermentation and the type of stills and barrels used provide the rainbow-colored variation that gives rum its spectrum of styles and characteristics.

Although primarily associated with the Rhone region of France, the precise origins of the Viognier grape variety are unknown, and the subject of much debate. However, these fine and delicate green skinned grapes are an important varietal for many of France's most elegant white wines, and they are quickly beginning to spread around the New World, too, where wineries are discovering their unique qualities and unusual character. Viognier grapes are notoriously difficult to grow, due to the fact they are highly susceptible to mildew, but wineries persevere with them nonetheless, producing wines which are highly aromatic and have a great, fruit-forward character. Their delicate aroma suggests sweetness due to its flowery, sappy nature, but the wine itself generally very dry and crisp, and full of summery, light and refined qualities.

France is widely known as being the home of many of the world's finest white wines, and within France, the name which rings out across the wine world and is always associated with excellence of quality and flavor is Bordeaux. The white wines of the magnificent Bordeaux region are typically blended, and rely on the winemaker's skill and expertise to achieve the fine balance between the primary grape varietals used. Most blended white Bordeaux wines are made up of Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon and Muscadelle varietals, although there are actually nine grapes officially allowed by French wine law for the inclusion in Bordeaux white wines. The other six are Sauvignon Gris, Merlot Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Ondenc and Mauzac, although the use of these other grapes has been in steady decline over the past century.