# need some good dark jamaican rum suggestions **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-good-dark-jamaican-rum-suggestions/688542 "2014-05-15T18:45:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jay4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@Jay4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay4)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-good-dark-jamaican-rum-suggestions/688542/1 "2014-05-15T18:45:00Z")
do they have any that are good for mixing for around 20 bucks.was thinkin yesterday myers is really the only dark jamaican rum ive ever drank ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-good-dark-jamaican-rum-suggestions/688542/2 "2014-05-15T18:51:50Z")
Appleton Estate is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-good-dark-jamaican-rum-suggestions/688542/3 "2014-05-15T18:52:16Z")
> [@Jay4](#): > > do they have any that are good for mixing for around 20 bucks.was thinkin yesterday myers is really the only dark jamaican rum ive ever drank [Here’s a guide](http://cocktails.about.com/od/spirits/tp/rum_brands.htm). Cruzan’s dark rum is pretty tasty. ---
**Author:** ![Jay4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@Jay4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay4)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-good-dark-jamaican-rum-suggestions/688542/4 "2014-05-15T19:04:21Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Appleton Estate is pretty good. i dont know,i recently bought appleton estate v/x and it just seems like ive gotten a stronger rum flavor out of darker rums when ive mixed them ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-good-dark-jamaican-rum-suggestions/688542/5 "2014-05-15T19:20:23Z")
If you aren’t wedded to Jamaica, there are dozens of good dark rums out there to try. My personal go-to for most everything is Mount Gay Eclipse. ---
**Author:** ![Jay4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@Jay4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay4)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-good-dark-jamaican-rum-suggestions/688542/6 "2014-05-15T19:26:30Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > If you aren’t wedded to Jamaica, there are dozens of good dark rums out there to try. My personal go-to for most everything is Mount Gay Eclipse. ya,i guess it doesnt specifically have to be a jamaican rum.ive had both cruzan blackstrap and goslings black seal which were also pretty good ---
**Author:** ![Jay4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f1d935/32.png) [@Jay4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay4)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-good-dark-jamaican-rum-suggestions/688542/7 "2014-05-15T19:42:20Z")
oh and mount gay eclipse i seemed to have the same problem i had with appleton estate v/x.it seems like there really smooth drank straight,but in terms of mixing it just seems like ive noticed a stronger rum flavor when ive mixed darker rums ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-good-dark-jamaican-rum-suggestions/688542/8 "2014-05-15T19:45:26Z")
Flor de Caña from Nicaragua is excellent. If you can find it, be sure to grab some.