This robust and bold golden rum offers rich notes of spices, gingerbread, and toffee, and is well suited to your pina colada or tropical drink, such as a meld of crushed pineapple, simple syrup, and ice cubes. Also, if you’re having an issue stretching your budget, Mount Gay Eclipse is another suitable golden rum you could use for your mixology.

3. Wray and Nephew Overproof White Rum

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Iconic Jamaican rum brand Wray and Nephew topped our list of best white rums to try, and it’s also right near the top of our list to drink in a classic pina colada. This bottle is responsible for 90% of domestic Jamaican rum sales and is the pre-eminent “strong” overproof white rum sold worldwide.

Wray and Nephew is an overproof white rum that carries an extra wallop (at 63% ABV) and is designed with your party in mind. It has a natural, sugar-sweet aroma with overtones of fermented molasses. The palate is fruity, and the extra booze kick is tangible alongside notes of banana and a little oak.

The finish is long and filled with a flavor synonymous with Caribbean spiced rum. It’s a fruity, fiery white spirit for the rum lover who enjoys holding court in social situations, and its strength adds power and punch to the creaminess of your frozen cocktail.

4. Plantation Stiggins’ Fancy Pineapple Rum

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This deliciously unique sweet pineapple rum was originally never meant for sale and has since morphed into a much-loved craft distilled rum that sets tongues (and taste buds) wagging. Plantation cellar master Alexandre Gabriel and author David Wondrich created this rum to share during the Tales of the Cocktail conference, in honor of Reverend Stiggins, whose favorite drink was the pineapple rum in The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens.

The Fancy Pineapple Rum was such a hit that Plantation made it an official release, and it’s an outlier of great quality in the flavored rum market that is just perfect for a well-crafted pina colada.