Strongest Rum Drinks

Highest ABV Snapshot For Rum

Built from the current ranking shortlist

Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score. Use the cards below to understand the baseline before you compare individual bottles, cans, or pours.

Tracked choices 98

Rum drinks included in this ranking family

Featured list size 36

The top shortlist shown on this page

Average carbs 0.0g

Average across the drinks featured on this page

Average calories 116

Average across the drinks featured on this page

Average score 100.0

Sorted by ABV (highest first), then score.

How To Use This Ranking

Use ABV as the first filter

This page is sorted to surface the strongest rum choices first. Start with the top ten, then compare score and calories.

Check serving size before you order

The current shortlist reaches a ceiling of 75.5% ABV, so confirm the pour size before treating a high-proof pick like a standard serving.

Cross-reference carbs separately

Strength and carbs move independently, so a high-ABV pick is not automatically low-carb. This shortlist still averages 0.0g carbs.

Strongest Rum Drinks List — Page 2

Use this ranking as a fast shortlist, then verify serving size and carbs before ordering.

37

Appleton Estate Signature Blend

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
38

El Dorado 5 Year

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
39

Doorly's 5 Year

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
40

Bacardi Black Rum

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
41

Goslings Black Seal Rum

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
42

Myers's Original Dark Rum

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
43

Cruzan Black Strap Rum

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
44

Coruba Dark Rum

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
45

Ron Zacapa 23

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
46

El Dorado 12 Year

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
47

Flor de Caña 12 Year

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
48

Flor de Caña 18 Year

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
49

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
50

Real McCoy 12 Year

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
51

Rhum Clément VSOP

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
52

Leblon Cachaça

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
53

Novo Fogo Silver Cachaça

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
54

Diplomático Mantuano

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
55

Diplomático Planas

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
56

Zacapa 23 Solera

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
57

Zacapa XO

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
58

Plantation Original Dark

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
59

Plantation 3 Stars

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
60

Plantation 5 Year Barbados

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
61

Pyrat XO Reserve

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
62

Mount Gay Black Barrel

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
63

Appleton Estate Signature

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
64

Santa Teresa 1796

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
65

Dictador 20 Year

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
66

Doorly's 12 Year

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
67

Doorly's XO

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
68

Flor de Cana 12 Year

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
69

Flor de Cana 18 Year

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
70

Flor de Cana 25 Year

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
71

Pusser's 15 Year Navy Rum

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100
72

Santa Teresa Selecto

Rum · 0.0g carbs · 98 calories · 40.0% ABV

100

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Rum Ranking FAQ

What is the strongest rum option?

This ranking sorts by ABV first, then score. The current shortlist tops out at 75.5% ABV, so use it to find the highest-proof rum drinks before checking carbs and calories separately.

Why compare rum by more than highest abv?

Because a drink can look strong in one metric and weak in another. Use this page for the primary goal, then open the sibling rankings to compare the same category by other constraints.