Rum Brand Reference - Who Makes and Owns the Brands
Rum Brand Reference - Who Makes and Owns the Brands
What follows is a list of hundreds of well-known rum brands currently in production. The primary focus is those big enough to be exported from their home countries, although there are examples to the contrary. Defunct brands and small brands with only local distribution aren’t the focus. If you feel strongly that a brand is missing, let me know.
Essential Notes
Brands appear in alphabetical order. However, for consistency, Ron and Rhum prefixes are omitted. Thus, Rhum J.M appears as J.M, and Ron Pepon appears as Pepon.
Try your browser’s page search function if you don’t find a brand where you’d expect it.
In a few cases, a brand name is used by two different companies in different regions, e.g., Havana Club. In such cases, there are separate entries for each.
If a producer makes several different brands, each brand appears separately. However, only the flagship brand has the full explanatory text. For example, the flagship brand of St. Lucia Distillers is Chairman’s Reserve, and that entry contains the explanatory text for all the company’s brands. The Admiral Rodney and Bounty entries will state: “See Chairman’s Reserve.”
Interpreting the Data
After each brand name is additional information in parenthesis:
Style of the brand, e.g., Original Producer, Private Label, etc. (See below.)
The country/region where the rum is believed to be primarily produced.
The nationality of the brand’s top-level owner.
For non-distilling producers, the production region is where aging and blending occur. If the brand is blended from multiple producers, the region stated is where blending occurs, e.g., the Netherlands.
Following the initial line is a short description with additional details about the brand, including who owns the brand and who produces the rum.
Brand Types
Original Producer – The company that makes the rum also owns the brand. For instance, Remy Cointreau owns both the Mount Gay distillery and the Mount Gay brand.
Non-Distilling Producer – The brand purchases unaged distillate and ages it. These brands are particularly prevalent in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean basin.
Private Label – These brands purchase finished rum from a distillery or broker/blender such as E&A Scheer. Most private label brands do not disclose who produced the rum.
Independent Bottler – These brands typically have a collection of limited-edition releases. For example, a single-cask Demerara rum distilled in 1998 and bottled at cask strength. Such rums are usually not available from the original distillery. Independent bottlers often purchase casks from brokers like Liverpool’s The Main Rum Company.
Polymorph – A brand that straddles two or more of the above category types, e.g., Plantation and Velier.
1423 / Cristóbal / S.B.S (Polymorph, Denmark, Denmark)
The Denmark-based company purchases a variety of rums to age in its warehouse and also functions as an independent bottler.
A1710 (Original Producer, Martinique, France)
A1710 is owned by and made at the A1710 distillery.
Abuelo (Original Producer, Panama, Panama)
Made by Varela Hermanos at the Hacienda San Isidro distillery.
Admiral Rodney (Original Producer, St. Lucia, France)
See Chairman’s Reserve.
Alto Grande (Original Producer, USA, USA)
See Club Caribe.
Angostura (Original Producer, Trinidad, Trinidad)
Made at Trinidad Distillers Ltd. Trinidad-based CL Financial owns the brand and distillery. Angostura also makes the Fernandes, Royal Oak, and Forres park brands.
Appleton Estate (Original Producer, Jamaica, Italy)
Made by J. Wray & Nephew, which owns the Appleton Estate and New Yarmouth distilleries. The Italian company Gruppo Campari owns J. Wray & Nephew. Other brands in the company’s portfolio include Coruba, Kingston 62, Captain Morgan (Jamaica only), Charley’s JB, and Conquering Lion.
Avuá Cachaça (Private Label, Brazil, USA)
Avuá Cachaça is made in Brazil. US-based Drifter Spirits own the brand.
Bacardi (Original Producer, multiple countries, Bermuda)
Bacardi rum is made at Bacardi distilleries in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and India. The brand is owned by Bermuda-based Bacardi Limited, the world’s largest privately held spirits company.
Banks (Private Label, Netherlands, Bermuda)
Bacardi acquired the Banks brand in 2015. The various expressions are multi-country rums blended in Amsterdam.
Barbancourt (Original Producer, Haiti, Haiti)
Barbancourt is made at the Barbancourt distillery. The Barbancourt family has owned the brand and distillery for hundreds of years.
Barceló (Original Producer, Dominican Republic, UK)
The family-owned brand also partially owns the Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos distillery in the DR, which distills the base rum used by Barceló.
Beenleigh (Original Producer, Australia, Australia)
Beenleigh rum is made at the Beenleigh distillery.
Bellevue (Original Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
Bellevue is made at the Bellevue distillery in Marie-Galante.
Bermúdez (Non-Distilling Producer, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic)
The Bermúdez brand is owned by the Dominican Republic-based J. Armando Bermudez & Co.
Bielle (Original Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
The Rameaux family makes Bielle in Guadeloupe.
Black Cat (Original Producer, Suriname, Suriname)
Black Cat is made and owned by Suriname Alcoholic Beverages.
Black Tears (Partnership, Cuba, Norway/Spain)
See Vigía.
Black Tot (Private Label, UK, UK)
Black Tot is blended in the UK by Elixir Spirits, which also owns the brand.
Blackwell (Private Label, Jamaica, Jamaica)
Blackwell is made by J. Wray & Nephew. The brand’s founder, Chris Blackwell, is a member of the Lindo family, which once owned J. Wray & Nephew.
Bologne (Original Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
Bologne is made at the Bologne distillery.
Borgoe (Original Producer, Suriname, Suriname)
Borgoe is made and owned by Suriname Alcoholic Beverages.
Botran (Original Producer, Guatemala, Guatemala)
Botran is made at Destiladora de Alcoholes y Rones. The Botran family owns the brand and distillery. See also: Zacapa.
Bounty (Original Producer, St. Lucia, France)
See Chairman’s Reserve.
Bounty (Original Producer, Fiji, Fiji)
Bounty Fiji rum is made at South Pacific Distilleries Ltd in Fiji. The brand is owned by Rum Co. of Fiji, which is part of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners.
Bristol Classic Rum (Independent Bottler, UK, UK)
Bristol Classic Rum is a UK-based independent bottler owned by John Barrett.
Brugal (Original Producer, Dominican Republic, UK)
Brugal is made at the Brugal distillery, which the Brugal family oversees. The UK-based Edrington Group owns the brand.
Bumbu (Private Label, Barbados/Panama, USA)
Bumbu is part of Sovereign Brands, owned by the Berish brothers. Their father was once Jim Beam’s Chairman. In 2022, Pernod Ricard announced plans to take a majority stake in Sovereign Brands. The West Indies Rum Distillery makes Bumbu Original (a liqueur) in Barbados. Bumbu XO rum is made in Panama by CLNSA, better known as the Las Cabras distillery.
Bundaberg (Original Producer, Australia, UK)
Bundaberg Distilling Co. makes Bundaberg in Australia. The brand is owned by UK-Based Diageo.
Cacique (Private Label, Venezuela, UK)
Cacique rum is made by Destilerías Unidas S.A (aka DUSA), which also makes Diplomatico. However, the Cacique brand is owned by Diageo Venezuela, a subsidiary of the UK-based Diageo.
Cane Island (Private Label, Netherlands, Netherlands)
Cane Island rum is blended in Amsterdam by Infinity Spirits. Hein Smit, a former blender for E&A Scheer, founded the brand.
Canerock (Original Producer, Jamaica, France)
Canerock is a spiced rum made in Jamaica with rum from National Rums of Jamaica. The Cane Rock brand is owned by Maison Ferrand/Plantation Rum, which owns 1/3rd of National Rums of Jamaica.
Captain Bligh (Original Producer, St. Vincent, St. Vincent)
Captain Bligh rum is made at St. Vincent Distillers, which the Greaves family owns.
Captain Morgan (Private Label, USVI/Jamaica, UK)
Outside of Jamaica, the Captain Morgan brand is owned by UK-based Diageo. Rum for Captain Morgan products sold within the US is made at Diageo’s distillery in St. Croix. Rum for Captain Morgan Jamaican rum (available outside of the US) is made by National Rums of Jamaica. In 2018, Diageo announced a plan to make Captain Morgan rum for certain African markets at its Nairobi facility.
Captain Morgan (Original Producer, Jamaica, Italy)
Within Jamaica, J. Wray and Nephew retains the rights to the Captain Morgan brand, per an agreement dating to 1960 — see Modern Caribbean Rum p. 326. The J. Wray Captain Morgan has nothing in common with Diageo’s Captain Morgan rum.
Cartavio (Original Producer, Peru, Peru)
Cartavio is made in Peru by Destilerías Unidas, S.A.C, not to be confused with Venezuela’s Destilerías Unidas S.A.
Carúpano (Non-Distilling Producer, Venezuela, Venezuela)
Carúpano purchases unaged rum distillate to age in Venezuela. The Morrison family owns the brand and production facility.
Castillo (Original Producer, Puerto Rico, Bermuda)
See Bacardi.
Cavalier (Original Producer, Antigua, Antigua)
See English Harbour.
Centenario (Non-Distilling Producer, Costa Rica, Costa Rica)
The Centenario brand ages rum purchased from Fabrica National de Liquor (FANAL), which Costa Rica’s government owns.
Chairman’s Reserve (Original Producer, St. Lucia, France)
Chairman’s Reserve is the flagship brand of St. Lucia Distillers. The brand and distillery are owned by Spiribam, a unit of the France-based GBH (Groupe Bernard Hayot). GBH also owns the Fonds-Préville distillery on Martinique and the Clément and J.M brands.
Charley’s JB (Original Producer, Jamaica, Italy)
Charley’s J.B. is made by J. Wray and Nephew and sold only in Jamaica. See also: Appleton Estate.
Clarke’s Court (Original Producer, Grenada, Grenada)
Clarke’s Court is made at Grenada Distillers Ltd. Grenada native Leroy Neckles owns the distillery and brand.
Clément (Non-Distilling Producer, Martinique, France)
Clément acquires unaged rum from Martinique distilleries (most recently, Fonds-Préville) for aging at Habitation Clément. The brand and Habitation Clément are owned by Spiribam, a division of France’s GBH (Groupe Bernard Hayot). GBH also owns the Fonds-Préville distillery, the Clément and J.M brands, St. Lucia Distillers, and its associated brands.
Club Caribe (Original Producer, Puerto Rico, USA)
Club Caribe is made at the Club Caribe distillery. The brand and distillery are part of CC1 Companies, owned by Carlos M. de la Cruz Sr. CC1 also own the US-based Florida Caribbean Distillers and Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers.
Conquering Lion (Original Producer, Jamaica, Italy)
See Appleton Estate.
Contessa (Original Producer, India, India)
Contessa is owned and made by Radico Khaitan in India.
Copalli (Original Producer, Belize, USA)
Copalli is made at the Copal Tree distillery. The brand and distillery are majority owned by the American Todd Robinson.
Coruba (Original Producer, Jamaica, Italy)
See Appleton Estate.
Cruzan (Original Producer, USVI, Japan)
Cruzan is made at the Cruzan distillery in St. Croix. Japanese spirits conglomerate Beam Suntory owns the brand.
Cubaney (Non-Distilling Producer, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic)
See Opthimus.
Cubay (Original Producer, Cuba, Cuba)
Cubay is made by Cuba Ron S.A., Cuba’s government-owned rum company.
Damoiseau (Original Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
Damoiseau is made at the Bellevue au Moule distillery. The Damoiseau family owns the distillery and brand.
Darboussier (Original Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
The Darboussier brand is owned by the Guadeloupe-based Liquoristerie Madras, which the Bichara family owns.
Ron del Barrilito (Non-Distilling Producer, Puerto Rico, USA)
Ron del Barrilito is aged and blended at Hacienda Santa Ana in Puerto Rico. Both are owned by Edmundo B. Fernández, Inc. In 2017, a team of investors purchased the company from the Fernández family. The investment team is led by Joaquin Bacardi III, who was formerly the CEO of Bacardi’s Puerto Rico operations.
Denizen (Private Label, Netherlands, USA)
Denizen rums are multi-country blends assembled in Amsterdam by E&A Scheer. The brand is owned by USA-based Hotaling & Co.
Denros (Original Producer, St. Lucia, France)
See Chairman’s Reserve.
Depaz (Original Producer, Martinique, France)
Depaz is made at the Depaz distillery. The brand and distillery are owned by the French spirit conglomerate La Martiniquaise/COFEPP, France’s second-largest spirits group after Pernod Ricard.
Diamond Reserve (Original Producer, Guyana, Guyana)
See El Dorado.
Dictador (Non-Distilling Producer, Colombia, Poland)
Dictador states that it produces its rum at Destilería Colombiana. Polish entrepreneur Mariusz Jawoszek purchased the brand in 2009. Jawoszek also owns Esotiq & Henderson, a Polish retailer of lingerie and cosmetics similar to Victoria’s Secret.
Dillon (Original Producer, Martinique, France)
See Depaz.
Diplomatico (Original Producer, Venezuela, USA)
Diplomatico is made by Destilerías Unidas S.A. (DUSA). USA-based Brown-Forman purchased the Diplomatico brand in 2022, so one could say it’s now a private label brand.
Domaine de Bellevue (Original Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
Domaine de Bellevue is made at the Bellevue Marie-Galante distillery. The distillery and brand are owned by Bardinet/COFEPP, France’s second-largest spirits group after Pernod Ricard.
Don Papa (Private Label, Philippines, UK)
Don Papa is made in the Philippines by Ginebra San Miguel. The brand was started in 2013 by Stephen Carroll, a former executive at Diageo, LVMH and Rémy Cointreau, who incorporated the business as the Bleeding Hear Rum Company. UK-based Diago purchased the brand in 2023.
Domaine de Séverin (Original Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
Domaine de Séverin is made at the Séverin distillery in Guadeloupe.
Don Q (Original Producer, Puerto Rico, USA)
Don Q is made at Destilería Serrallés. The brand and distillery are owned by the Serrallés family, which started making rum in 1862.
Doorly’s (Original Producer, Barbados, Barbados)
See Foursquare.
Dos Maderas (Non-Distilling Producer, Spain, Spain)
The Dos Maderas brand is owned by Bodegas Williams and Humbert, which purchases aged Caribbean rum and further ages it in sherry casks at the company’s bodega in Jerez, Spain.
Duppy Share (Private Label, Netherlands, UK)
Duppy Share is a multi-country rum blended in Amsterdam by E&A Scheer. The brand was founded in 2013 by UK-natives Jessica Swinfen and George Frost, the youngest son of British broadcaster Sir David Frost. In 2022 the brand’s ownership expanded to additional investors.
Duquesne (Original Producer, Martinique, Italy)
See La Mauny.
El Dorado (Original Producer, Guyana, Guyana)
El Dorado is made at the Diamond Distillery. Demerara Distillers Ltd, a publicly traded Guyanese company, owns the distillery and brand. The company also makes Diamond Reserve.
Eminente (Private Label, Cuba, France)
Eminente rum is made in Cuba by Cuba Ron SA. The brand was created in 2020 by Moët Hennessy, the Wines & Spirits division of LVMH.
English Harbour (Original Producer, Antigua, Antigua)
English Harbour is made at Antigua Distillery Ltd. The Bento family owns the distillery and brand.
Equiano (Private Label, Barbados/Netherlands, UK)
The Equiano brand was launched in 2020 by the British quartet of Amanda Kakembo, Oli Bartlam, Aaisha Dadral, and Ian Burrell. The brand’s initial expression is a blend of Mauritius and Barbados rum blended in Barbados. The second expression, Equiano Light, is blended in Amsterdam and also fuses African and Caribbean rum.
ESA Field (Original Producer, Barbados, Barbados)
See Foursquare.
Facundo (Original Producer, Puerto Rico, Bermuda)
See Bacardi.
Fernandes (Original Producer, Trinidad, Trinidad)
See Angostura.
Flor de Caña (Original Producer, Nicaragua, Nicaragua)
Flor de Caña is by Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua in Nicaragua. The brand and distillery are part of Grupo Pellas, owned by Billionaire Carlos Pellas.
Forres Park (Original Producer, Trinidad, Trinidad)
See Angostura.
Foursquare (Original Producer, Barbados, Barbados)
Foursquare is made at Foursquare Rum Distillery. The distillery and brand are part of the Barbados-based R. L. Seale & Co. Ltd. The company also owns and makes Doorly’s, E.S.A. Field, and Old Brigand.
Golden Devil (Independent Bottler, Scotland, UK)
See Kill Devil.
Goslings (Private Label, Bermuda, France)
Goslings sources distillate from various Caribbean islands, which the firm blends and ages in Bermuda. The brand is owned by the Gosling family, though exclusive distribution rights were acquired in 2019 by Pernod Ricard as part of Pernod’s purchase of Castle Brands.
Grander (Private Label, Panama, USA)
Grander is made in Panama by Consorcio Licorero Nacional SA, better known as the Las Cabras distillery. The American Dan DeHart owns the brand.
Gunroom (Private Label, Netherlands, Sweden)
Gunroom Spirits’ rum is blended in Amsterdam by E&A Scheer. Swedish company Renbjer & Magnusson owns the brand.
Hacienda Santa Ana (Non-Distilling Producer, Puerto Rico, USA)
See Ron del Barrilito.
Hamilton/Ministry of Rum Collection (Polymorph, multiple countries, USA)
American Ed Hamilton has released many rums via his Caribbean Spirits Inc. Some rums are single-country private labels; others are multi-country blends. Hamilton has recently released some single-cask rums that fall squarely in independent bottler territory. He also is the US importer for several brands from Martinique/Guadeloupe.
Hampden Estate (Original Producer, Jamaica, Jamaica)
The Hampden Estate distillery and brand are owned by the Hussey family, who purchased the distillery in 2009. The Jamaican family also owns Everglades Farms Ltd.
Havana Club (Partnership, Cuba, Cuba/France)
The Cuban-made Havana Club brand is a partnership between Pernod Ricard and the government-owned Cuba Ron SA. The partnership is embodied by the company known as Havana Club International SA. In brief, Cuba Ron makes the rum, and Pernod Ricard markets it worldwide except for the US.
Havana Club (Original Producer, Puerto Rico, Bermuda)
Bacardi makes the Puerto Rican-made Havana Club rum, which is only sold within the United States.
Holmes Cay (Independent Bottler, USA)
Holmes Cay is an American independent bottler owned by the husband-and-wife team of Eric Kaye and Maura Gedid.
Isautier (Original Producer, Reunion Island, France)
The Isautier family makes the rum at their Reunion Island distillery.
HSE (Non-Distilling Producer, Martinique, France)
HSE (previously known as Habitation Saint-Etienne) is aged in Martinique at the estate of the same name. The brand is owned by the branch of the Hayot family that also owns the Simon distillery.
J. Bally (Original Producer, Martinique, France)
See Saint-James.
J.M (Original Producer, Martinique, France)
Rhum J.M is made in Martinique at Fonds-Préville. The brand and distillery are owned by Spiribam, a unit of the France-based GBH (Groupe Bernard Hayot). GBH also owns the Clément brand, St. Lucia Distillers, and its associated brands.
Jung & Wulff (Private Label, multiple countries, USA)
Jung & Wulff are private label, single-country rums. Sazerac owns the brand as well as the Myers’s brand.
Kaniche (Private Label, Barbados, France)
See Plantation.
Karukera (Non-Distilling Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
Karukera ages its rhum agricole at Rhumerie Karukera in Guadeloupe. The brand is owned by Grégoire Hayot.
Kasama (Private Label, Philippines/Poland, USA)
Kasama rum is distilled in the Philippines and blended/bottled in Poland. The brand is owned by Alexandra Dorda, whose father, Tad Dorda, owns Belvedere and Chopin vodkas. Kasama is likely blended/bottled alongside the vodkas above.
Kill Devil/Golden Devil (Independent Bottler, Scotland, UK)
Kill Devil rum is the rum brand from Scotch Whisky independent bottler Hunter Laing. In the United States, the Golden Devil brand name is used to avoid conflict with an American distillery using the Kill Devil brand name.
Kingston 62 (Original Producer, Jamaica, Italy)
See Appleton Estate.
Kō Hana (Original Producer, Hawaii, USA)
Kō Hana is made in Hawaii at the distillery of the same name. The Americans Robert Dawson and Jason Brand co-own the brand and distillery.
Kraken (Private Label, (unspecified), USA)
US-based Proximo Spirits own the Kraken brand. Proximo also owns Jose Cuervo, Bushmills, and Hangar 1. US import records suggest that at least some of the Kraken rum is distilled in the Dominican Republic.
La Belle Cabresse (Original Producer, French Guiana, France)
La Belle Cabresse is made in French Guiana by Rhums Saint Maurice. The Prévot family owns the distillery and brand.
La Cayennaise (Original Producer, French Guiana, France)
See La Belle Cabresse.
La Favorite (Original Producer, Martinique, France)
La Favorite is made at the distillery of the same name in Martinique. The Dormoy family owns both.
La Hechicera (Non-Distilling Producer, Colombia, France)
La Hechicera rum is aged in Colombia at La Hechicera’s facility. Pernod Ricard purchased a majority stake in the brand in 2021.
La Mauny (Original Producer, Martinique, Italy)
La Mauny is distilled at the La Mauny distillery in Martinique. In 2019, Italy’s Gruppo Campari purchased Bellonie, Bourdillon & Successeurs, who owned the brand and distillery. The acquisition also included the Trois Rivieres and Duquesne brands.
Lamb’s (Private Label, UK/Canada, France)
Lamb’s is blended/bottled in two locales. Canada’s Corby Spirit and Wine makes it for the North American market, while the UK’s Halewood International makes Lamb’s for the rest of the world. Corby, a Pernod Ricard subsidiary, owns the brand.
La Progressiva (Private Label, Cuba, Norway/Spain)
See Vigía.
Leblon (Original Producer, Brazil, Bermuda)
Leblon Cachaçais is made at Destillerie Maison Leblon in Brazil. Bacardi purchased the Leblon brand in 2015.
Le Coeur de Chauffe (Original Producer, French Guiana, France)
See La Belle Cabresse.
Le Galion (Original Producer, Martinique, France)
The Le Galion brand has three expressions, white, brown, and grand arôme. The grand arôme is distilled at the Le Galion distillery, while the others are made at Saint-James. The brand is owned by Société de Production et de Commercialisation des Rhums du Galion. It appears to be a subsidiary of the overall Le Galion operations, which are a public/private enterprise. The Martinique government is the largest shareholder, while COFEPP (see Saint-James, Depaz) is the largest minority shareholder.
Lemon Hart (Private Label, Canada, Canada)
Owned by Mosaiq (Canada), Made at DDL. Previously owned by Pernod Ricard.
Long Pond (Original Producer, Jamaica, Jamaica/Guyana/France)
The Long Pond brand is made at the Long Pond distillery. The distillery and brand are owned by National Rums of Jamaica, which is co-owned by the Jamaican government, Demerara Distillers Ltd, and Plantation Rum. See also: Monymusk.
Longueteau (Original Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
Longueteau is made at Distillerie Espérance in Guadeloupe. Guadeloupe’s Longueteau family owns the distillery and brand.
Macorix (Non-Distilling Producer, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic)
Macorix is distilled and aged in the Dominican Republic. The brand is owned by the Dominican Republic firm Vinícola del Norte.
Macoucherie (Original Producer, Dominica, Dominica)
Macoucherie is made in Dominica at Shillingford Estates. The Shillingford family owns the distillery and brand.
Matusalem (Non-Distilling Producer, Dominican Republic, USA)
Ron Matusalem is owned by US-based Ron Matusalem & Matusa of Florida Inc. The rum is aged in the Dominican Republic.
McDowell’s (Original Producer, India, UK)
McDowell’s No. 1 Celebration rum is owned and made in India by United Spirits Limited, a subsidiary of UK-based Diageo.
Mezan (Independent Bottler, UK, UK)
Mezan is owned by UK-based Marussia Beverages, a subsidiary of the Swedish-owned Marussia Beverages Group.
Montanya (Original Producer, USA, USA)
Montanya rum is made in the United States at the Montanya distillery. The American Karen Hoskin owns the distillery and brand.
Montebello (Original Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
Montebello is made at the Montebello distillery. Guadeloupe’s Marsolle family owns the distillery and brand.
Monymusk (Original Producer, Jamaica, Jamaica/France/Guyana)
The Long Pond brand is made at the Long Pond distillery. The distillery and brand are owned by National Rums of Jamaica, which is co-owned by the Jamaican government, Demerara Distillers Ltd, and Plantation Rum. See also: Monymusk.
Mount Gay (Original Producer, Barbados, France)
Mount Gay is made at the Rum Refinery of Mount Gay in Barbados. France-based Rémy Cointreau owns the brand and distillery.
Myers’s (Private Label, (unknown), USA)
Myers’s is made in Jamaica by National Rums of Jamaica. The US-Based Sazerac Co. purchased Myers’s in 2018 from Diageo. Sazerac also owns Jung & Wulff.
Neisson (Original Producer, Martinique, France)
Neisson is made at the Neisson distillery in Martinique. The Neisson family owns the brand and distillery.
Novo Fogo (Original Producer, Brazil, USA)
Novo Fogo is made at the Agroecológica Marumbi distillery in Brazil. US-based Dragos Axinte owns the distillery and brand.
Old Brigand (Original Producer, Barbados, Barbados)
See Foursquare.
Old Monk (Original Producer, India, India)
Old Monk is owned by Mohan Meakin, which produces it at its India facilities.
Old Sam (Private Label, Guyana, Canada)
Old Sam is produced in Canada and bottled in Canada. The brand is owned by Rock Spirits, a subsidiary of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Commission.
Opthimus (Non-Distilling Producer, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic)
Opthimus is aged in the Dominican Republic by Oliver & Oliver. The company also owns and produces the Presidente, Quorhum, Punta Cana Club, Cubaney, and Unihq brands.
Origenes Don Pancho (Original Producer, Panama, Panama)
Origenes is made at the Las Cabras distillery in Panama. The brand ownership is unknown.
Palo Viejo (Original Producer, Puerto Rico, USA)
See Don Q.
Pampero (Original Producer, Venezuela, UK)
It is not clear exactly where Pampero is made in Venezuela. However, Diageo Venezuela owns the Pampero brand. See also: Cacique.
Panama Pacific (Private Label, Panama, USA)
Made in Panama as the Las Cabras distillery. The brand is own by US-based Terranova Spirits.
Papa Rouyo (Original Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
Papa Rouyo is made at the distillery of the same name. Several Guadeloupe residents jointly own the distillery and brand.
Papa’s Pilar (Original Producer, USA, USA)
Papa’s Pilar is made at two Florida rum distilleries. The US-based Hemingway Rum Company owns the brand and distilleries. Jay Maltby, a cofounder of Angel’s Envy Bourbon and formerly the CEO of Cruzan, founded Papa’s Pilar.
Pepón (Original Producer, Puerto Rico, USA)
Ron Pepón is made by San Juan Artisan Distillers. The Puerto Rico-based Alvarez family owns the distillery and brand.
Père Labat (Original Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
Père Labat is made at the Poisson distillery on Guadeloupe. The distillery and brand are owned by Guadeloupe native Jean-Cedric Brot.
Presidente (Non-Distilling Producer, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic)
See Opthimus.
Pitu (Original Producer, Brazil, Brazil)
Pitu is made and owned by Brazil’s Engarrafamento Pitú Ltda, co-owned by the Ferrer de Morais and Cândido Carneiro families.
Plantation (Polymorph, France/Barbados, France)
Plantation Rum is a polymorph brand, simultaneously a private label, independent bottler, and original producer via its ownership of the West Indies Rum Distillery. Plantation Rum is a subsidiary of the France-based Maison Ferrand. In addition to the Plantation brand, Ferrand also owns Stades, Canerock, and Kaniche.
Privateer (Original Producer, USA, USA)
Privateer rum is made in Massachusetts at the Privateer. The American Andrew Cabot owns the distillery and brand.
Providence (Original Producer, Haiti, Haiti)
Providence is made at Distillerie de Port-au-Prince. The distillery and brand are owned by the Barbancourt-Linge family.
Punta Cana Club (Non-Distilling Producer, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic)
See Opthimus.
Pusser’s (Private Label, Guyana, USA)
Demerara Distillers Ltd makes Pusser’s rum in Guyana. Charles Tobias founded the rum in the British Virgin Islands circa 1978. Pusser’s later branched out into hospitality and lifestyle markets. Circa 2012, Tobias sold the rum portions of Pusser’s to an American company but retained the rights to non-rum parts of the brand.
Pyrat (Private Label, Guyana, Bermuda)
Pyrat is produced in Guyana by Demerara Distillers Ltd. Patron Spirits started the brand circa 1997, and Bacardi purchased Patron Spirits in 2018.
Quetzalteca (Original Producer, Guatemala, Guatemala)
See Botran.
Quorhum (Non-Distilling Producer, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic)
See Opthimus.
Real McCoy (Private Label, Barbados, USA)
Real McCoy rum is made at the Foursquare Rum Distillery. The brand is owned by Real McCoy Spirits, which in turn is owned by American filmmaker Bailey Pryor.
Reimonenq (Original Producer, Guadeloupe, France)
Reimonenq is made at the Bellevue Sainte-Rose distillery in Guadeloupe. Guadeloupe’s Reimonenq family owns the distillery and brand.
Renegade (Original Producer, Grenada, UK)
Renegade Rum was an independent bottler that transformed into an original producer. Today, Renegade is made at Renegade Rum Distillery in Grenada. The distillery and brand are owned by Renegade Spirits, which also owns Ireland’s Waterford Whiskey distillery. Scotsman Mark Reynier heads the Renegade Spirits team.
Rivers Royale (Original Producer, Grenada, Grenada)
Rivers Royale is made at Grenada’s River Antoine Rum distillery. The distillery and brand are co-owned by a contingent of Grenadian citizens.
R.L. Seale (Original Producer, Barbados, Barbados)
See Foursquare
Riviere du Mat (Original Producer, Reunion Island, France)
Rivière du Mât is made at the distillery of the same name on Reunion Island. The brand and distillery are owned by the French spirit conglomerate La Martiniquaise/COFEPP, the second-largest spirits group in France after Pernod Ricard. See also: Saint-James, Depaz, and Domaine de Bellevue.
Royal Oak (Original Producer, Trinidad, Trinidad)
A Trinidad local brand made and owned by Angostura.
Rum Fire (Original Producer, Jamaica, Jamaica)
See Hampden Estate.
Rum-Bar (Original Producer, Jamaica, Jamaica)
See Worthy Park.
Sailor Jerry (Private Label, USVI, UK)
Sailor Jerry spiced is believed to be distilled in the USVI. The UK-based William Grant & Sons purchased the brand in 2008.
Saint-James (Original Producer, Martinique, France)
Saint-James is made at the Saint-James distillery in Martinique. The brand and distillery are owned by the French spirit conglomerate La Martiniquaise/COFEPP, the second-largest spirits group in France after Pernod Ricard.
Saison (Private Label, France, France)
Saison purchases Caribbean rum to further age in the Cognac region of France. The brand is produced and owned by Distillerie Tessendier, which also makes Park Cognac.
Santa Teresa (Original Producer, Venezuela, Venezuela)
Santa Teresa is made at Hacienda Santa Teresa in Venezuela. The Venezuelan Vollmer family owns the distillery and brand. Since 2017, Bacardi has been the international distributor for Santa Teresa outside of Venezuela.
Santiago de Cuba (Original Producer, Cuba, Cuba/UK)
Cuba Ron makes Santiago de Cuba. The brand is a joint venture between Cuba Ron and UK-based Diageo.
Savanna (Original Producer, Reunion Island, France)
Savanna is made at Distillerie De Savanna in Reunion Island. The brand, distillery, and associated sugar factory are privately owned.
Screech (Private Label, Jamaica, Canada)
See Old Sam.
Selvarey (Private Label, Panama, USA)
Selvarey is made at the Las Cabras distillery in Panama. Pacific Plate Spirits own the brand; musician Bruno Mars is a co-owner.
Smith and Cross (Private Label, Netherlands, UK)
E&A Scheer blends Smith and Cross in Amsterdam. The brand is owned (or co-owned) by UK-based Hayman Group Limited.
Sparrow’s (Original Producer, St. Vincent, St. Vincent)
See Captain Bligh.
St. Nicholas Abbey (Original Producer, Barbados, Barbados)
St Nicholas Abbey
Stade’s (Original Producer, Barbados, France)
Stade’s is made at the West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados. Maison Ferrand/Plantation Rum owns the distillery and brand.
Sunset (Original Producer, St. Vincent, St. Vincent)
See Captain Bligh.
Tamosi (Independent Bottler, Netherlands, Netherlands)
Tamosi is an independent bottler owned by Benjamin Boothe of the Netherlands.
Tanduay (Original Producer, Philippines, Philippines)
Tanduay is made in the Philippines by the Tanduay distillery. LT Group, a holding of Philippine businessman Lucio Tan, owns the distillery and brand. As of 2023, Tanduay is the world’s largest rum brand by case-sales volume.
Ten To One (Private Label, Netherlands(?), USA)
The brand’s mainstream releases are likely blended in Amsterdam, while their single cask release has come from Main Rum Company. Marc Farrell, a former VP at Starbucks, founded Cask 3 Inc., which owns Ten to One, in 2018. In 2021 the singer Ciara invested in Ten to One. Subsequent additional investment came from Pronghorn Investments, which invests in black-owned spirit brands.
Travellers (Original Producer, Belize, Belize)
Travellers rum is made in Belize by Travellers Liquors. The Perdomo family owns the distillery and brand.
Tresclavos (Non-Distilling Producer, Puerto Rico, USA)
Tresclavos is a brand of infused rums made in Puerto Rico by San Juan Artisan Distillers. Some or all of the base rums were distilled outside of Puerto Rico. See also: Pepon.
Trigo (Non-Distilling Producer, Puerto Rico, USA)
Trigo is aged in Puerto Rico by the Trigo Corporation.
Trois Rivières (Original Producer, Martinique, Italy)
See La Mauny
Unhiq (Non-Distilling Producer, Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic)
See Opthimus.
Velier (Polymorph, (multiple countries), Italy)
Velier is a Polymorph brand, straddling the lines between independent bottler, private label, and at a small scale, original producer. The Italian Luca Gargano owns the company, which is based in Genoa.
Venado (Original Producer, Guatemala, Guatemala)
Destiladora de Alcoholes y Rones
Veroes (Original Producer, Venezuela, Venezuela)
Veroes is made at the Destilería San Javier. The distillery and brand are family owned.
Viejo de Caldas (Non-Distilling Producer, Colombia, Colombia)
Ron Viejo de Caldas is aged in Colombia. The brand is Industria Licorera de Caldas, a Colombian company.
Vigia (Private Label, Cuba, Norway/Spain)
Ron Vigía is a partnership between Cuba-based Tecnoazucar and Norway-based Island Rum Brands AS. However, the partnership is recognized by the Spain-based Island Rum Brands SL. The La Progressiva and Black Tears brands are also part of the partnership.
Westerhall Plantation (Private Label, Grenada, Grenada)
Westerhall Estate – buys rum from Barbados.
White Oak (Original Producer, Trinidad, Trinidad)
See Angostura.
Wood’s (Private Label, Guyana, UK)
Wood’s is produced in Guyana by Demerara Distillers Ltd. The brand is owned by UK-based William Grant & Sons.
Worthy Park (Original Producer, Jamaica, Jamaica)
Worthy Park is made at Worthy Park Estate in Jamaica. The Clarke family of Jamaica owns the distillery and brand.
XL (Original Producer, Guatemala, Guatemala)
See Botran.
Zacapa (Original Producer, Guatemala, Guatemala/UK)
The Zacapa brand is co-owned (50%/50%) by the Botran family and Diageo. The rum is made at Destiladora de Alcoholes y Rones, which the Botran family owns.
Zafra (Private Label, Panama, USA)
Zafra is made in Panama at the Las Cabras distillery. The brand started in 2010 and is owned by US-Based Dana Wine & Spirits Importers.
Zaya (Private Label, Trinidad, USA)
Trinidad Distillers Ltd makes Zaya for the US-based Infinium spirits.