Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Top 100 Rums That Cost Less Than $100Number One



Number One on the List
     The Houston Chronicle has issued its top 100 rums list that cost less than $100.00.  I find the list very interesting, but I cant believe there are several rums like Ron Zacapa 23 Solera, Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, Havana Club Seven Year Old and a few others that were not included.   It is great to have such a list available for us to view and a catalog to go to for ideas for the purchase of some good rums.

     Tired of drinking standard Captain Morgan, but don’t quite have the budget to splurge for the good stuff on the top shelf? Not to worry — when it comes to rum, there’s plenty of affordable middle ground.
UnderTheLabel used our Smart Rating system, which combines expert reviews and liquor competition results, to find the 100 best rums for under $100. We included the average price, Smart Rating and category (dark, spiced, cachaca, et al.) of each rum.
Every bottle on this list has a Smart Rating of at least 91, so if you’re craving a drink but can’t justify spending too much, there’s plenty of quality out there for the penny-pinching connoisseur.

#100. Atlantico Platino  Price: $20  Category: White  Smart Rating: 91

#99. ILC Aguardiente Tradicional  Price: $7  Category: Cachaca  Smart Rating: 91

#98. El Dorado Rum 12 Year Old  Price: $30  Category: Aged, Dark, Flavored  Smart Rating: 91

#97. Savanna 8 Ans Traditionel Rum  Price: $25  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 91

#96. Roble Viejo Ultra Añejo Rum Aged 10 Years  Price: $55  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 91

#95. Stone Rum  Price: $23  Category: White  Smart Rating: 91

#94. Stolen Dark Rum  Price: $18  Category: Dark  Smart Rating: 91

#93. Real McCoy 3 Year Old  Price: $20  Category: White  Smart Rating: 91

#92. Rusticator Rum  Price: $40  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 91

#91. Pampero Especial Rum  Price: $20  Category: Dark  Smart Rating: 91

#90. Plantation Original Dark Rum  Price: $35  Category: Dark  Smart Rating: 91

#89. Mount Gay Black Barrel Rum  Price: $30  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 91

#88. Debonaire Very Special Reserve Rum  Price: $38  Category: Premium, Aged  Smart Rating: 91

#87. Malahat Spirits Spiced  Price: $40  Category: Spiced  Smart Rating: 91

#86. Cruzan Single Barrel Rum  Price: $30  Category: Premium  Smart Rating: 91

#85. 3 Praias Agricole Rum  Price: $44  Category: Cachaca, Gold  Smart Rating: 91

#84. Hum Botanical Spirit  Price: $40  Category: Overproof, Spiced  Smart Rating: 91

#83. Screech Rum  Price: $26  Category: Dark, Aged  Smart Rating: 92

#82. Ron Abuelo Añejo Rum  Price: $13  Category: Dark  Smart Rating: 92

#81. Stolen Gold Rum  Price: $30  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 92

#80. La Mauny VSOP Old Agricole Rum  Price: $49  Category: Dark  Smart Rating: 92

#79. El Dorado 15 Year Old Rum  Price: $30  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 92

#78. Sagatiba Cachaca Brazilian  Price: $28  Category: Cachaca  Smart Rating: 92


#77. Murray McDavid Guyana Rum 1990  Price: $76  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 92

#76. Zafra Master Reserve Rum  Aged 21 Years  Price: $40  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 92

#75. Centenario Fundacion XX Años Rum  Price: $44  Category: Aged, Premium  Smart Rating: 93

#74. Captain Morgan Rum 1671  Price: $20  Category: Flavored  Smart Rating: 93

#73. Gosling’s Family Reserve Old Rum  Price: $80  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 93

#72. Angostura 5 Year Anejo Rum  Price: $24  Category: Aged, Flavored, Gold  Smart Rating: 93

#71. Tommy Bahama White Sand Rum  Price: $24  Category: White  Smart Rating: 93

#70. Cruzan Aged Dark Rum  Price: $16  Category: Aged, Dark  Smart Rating: 93

#69. Ron Botran 1893 Solera Rum  Price: $71  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 93

#68. Clement Rhum Agricole VSOP  Price: $42  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 93

#67. Appleton Estate V/X  Price: $20  Category: Dark, Gold  Smart Rating: 93

#66. Diplomático Añejo Rum  Price: $14  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 93

#65. Havana Club Selecciíon de Maestros  Price: $62  Category: Aged, Overproof, Premium
Smart Rating: 93

#64. Plantation 1998 Old Reserve Rum  Price: $35  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 93

#63. Rhum J.M. Vieux 1997 Rum  Price: $90  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 93

#62. Plantation Rum Grande Reserve  Price: $20  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 93

#61. Single Cask Rhum Agricole  Price: $62  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 93

#60. Diplomatico Reserva Rum  Price: $20  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 93

#59. Kirk and Sweeney 12 Year   Price: $40  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 93

#58. Clement Créole Shrubb  Price: $35  Category: Spiced  Smart Rating: 93

#57. Admiral Rodney 12 Year Old Rum  Price: $35  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 94

#56. Castries Rum Cream  Price: $30  Category: Flavored  Smart Rating: 94

#55. English Harbour 5 Year Old Antigua Rum  Price: $30  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 94

#54. Rhum J.M. White Rum  Price: $38  Category: White  Smart Rating: 94

#53. Phraya Extra-1  Price: $50  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 94

#52. Captain Morgan Black Spiced Rum  Price: $22  Category: Spiced  Smart Rating: 94

#51. Flor de Cana 4 Year Old Gold Rum  Price: $15  Category: Flavored, Cachaca, Spiced
Smart Rating: 94



#50. Tíz White Gold Rum  Price: $26  Category: Premium  Smart Rating: 94

#49. Ron Fortuna 8 Year Old  Price: $22  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 94

#48. Ron Abuelo Añejo 7 Años Reserva Superior Rum  Price: $20  Category: Aged
Smart Rating: 94

#47. Cabana Cachaca Rum  Price: $35  Category: Cachaca  Smart Rating: 94

#46. Whaler’s Vanille Rum  Price: $13  Category: Flavored  Smart Rating: 94

#45. Rhum J.M. Rhum Agricole Millésime 2001  Price: $89  Category: Gold
Smart Rating: 94

#44. Coisa Nossa Cachaca Branca  Price: $15  Category: Cachaca  Smart Rating: 94

#43. Yaguara Cachaca  Price: $45  Category: Cachaca  Smart Rating: 94

#42. Don Rafael Cacao  Price: $40  Category: Flavored  Smart Rating: 94

#41. 1931 Rum  Price: $45  Category: Aged, Premium  Smart Rating: 94

#40. Coisa Nossa Cachaca Amadeirada  Price: $15  Category: Cachaca  Smart Rating: 94

#39. Kinkylux White  Price: $18  Category: White, Aged  Smart Rating: 94

#38. Bounty Overproof  Price: $13  Category: Overproof  Smart Rating: 94

#37. Kinkynero Dark  Price: $18  Category: Dark  Smart Rating: 94

#36. Real McCoy 5 Year Old  Price: $24  Category: Dark, Gold  Smart Rating: 94

#35. Sergeant Classick Gold Rum  Price: $22  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 94

#34. Caribbean Treasure Rumby Vanilla  Price: $35  Category: Flavored  Smart Rating: 94

#33. Murray McDavid Guyana Rum 1991  Price: $71  Category: Premium  Smart Rating: 94

#32. Facundo Rum Exquisito  Price: $90  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 94

#31. Appleton Estate 12 Year Old  Price: $30  Category: Aged, Gold  Smart Rating: 94

#30. Red Leg Spiced Rum  Price: $30  Category: Spiced  Smart Rating: 94 

#29. Rougaroux Sugarshine Rum  Price: $29  Category: Overproof  Smart Rating: 94

#28. Miami Club White Rum  Price: $28  Category: White  Smart Rating: 94

#27. Stolen Over-Proof White Rum  Price: $40  Category: Premium  Smart Rating: 94

#26. Rhum J.M. Rhum Agricole Blanc  Price: $32  Category: White  Smart Rating: 94

#25. Appleton Estate Reserve  Price: $27  Category: Dark  Smart Rating: 95

#24. Botran Añejo Reserva Rum  Price: $25  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 95



#23. Ron Cartavio XO Rum  Price: $80  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 95

#22. Pusser’s 15 Year Old Rum  Price: $60  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 95

#21. Ron Cartavio Solera Rum 12 Años  Price: $35  Category: Aged, Dark, Flavored, Spiced
Smart Rating: 95

#20. Inner Circle Green Spot Traditional Pot Still Rum  Price: $55  Category: Dark, Overproof
Smart Rating: 95

#19. Tanduay Silver Rum  Price: $20  Category: White  Smart Rating: 95 

#18. Vizcaya VXOP Cask 21  Price: $20  Category: Aged, Flavored, Premium, Spiced  Smart Rating: 96

#17. Tommy Bahama Golden Sun Rum  Price: $28  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 96

#16. Matusalem Gran Reserva 23 Year Old Rum  Price: $62  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 96

#15. Santa Teresa Araku Ron y Coffee Liqueur  Price: $22  Category: Flavored  Smart Rating: 96

#14. Angostura 7 Year Old Dark Rum  Price: $32  Category: Aged, Dark, Flavored, Premium
Smart Rating: 96

#13. Montecristo Rum  Price: $40  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 96

#12. Appleton Estate Extra Rum  Price: $37  Category: Aged, Dark  Smart Rating: 96

#11. Plantation XO 20th Anniversary Rum  Price: $60  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 96

#10. Berkshire Mountain Ragged Mountain Rum  Price: $26  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 97

#9. Pusser’s Rum  Price: $22  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 97

#8. Santa Teresa 1796 Ron Antiguo de Solera  Price: $40  Category: Gold  Smart Rating: 97

#7. Dictador 20 Rum  Price: $60  Category: Aged, Dark  Smart Rating: 98

#6. Ron Abuelo 7 Year Old Rum  Price: $25  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 98

#5. Pampero Aniversario Rum  Price: $30  Category: Aged, Dark  Smart Rating: 98

#4. Cruzan Single Barrel Extra-Aged Rum  Price: $16  Category: Aged, Premium  Smart Rating: 99

#3. Leblon Cachaca  Price: $30  Category: Cachaca  Smart Rating: 99

#2. Zaya Gran Reserva Rum  Price: $35  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 99

#1. Ron Abuelo 12 Year Old Rum  Price: $25  Category: Aged  Smart Rating: 100