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Bacardi sits alongside Havana Club from Cuba, Brugal from the Dominican Republic, El Dorado from Guyana and Flor de Cana from Nicaragua. Bati from Fiji and Lunatic & Lover from New Zealand add Pacific choice.

Styles of White Rum

  • Light mixing rums: clean and crisp, made for cocktails, such as Bacardi White.
  • Aged and filtered whites: rums with time in oak, then filtered to remove most of the colour, such as El Dorado 3 Year Old Silver and Diplomatico Planas.
  • Cachaca: Brazil's sugarcane spirit, including Cachaca 51 and Sagatiba Pura.

For more oak and colour, compare Gold Rum or browse all Rum.

How to Choose White Rum

For a mojito or daiquiri, a dry, light rum lets the lime and mint lead. Aged whites with an age statement bring a little more vanilla and body, which suits a rum and soda or sipping over ice. If you are making a caipirinha, reach for cachaca rather than rum.

White Rum FAQs

Is silver rum the same as white rum?

Yes, silver rum is another name for white rum. Labels may also say blanco, plata or light rum. All describe a clear, light-bodied rum that is unaged or aged briefly and filtered, and they can be used the same way in cocktails.

What is cachaca?

Cachaca is a Brazilian spirit distilled from fresh sugarcane juice, rather than the molasses used for most rum. That gives it a grassy, fruity flavour. It is the base of the caipirinha, made with muddled lime, sugar and ice.

Can you drink white rum neat?

Yes, white rum can be sipped neat or over ice, especially aged and filtered styles such as Havana Club 3 Year Old or Flor de Cana 4 Year Old Extra Seco. These keep some vanilla and oak while staying light.