Mr Daiquiri Ltd The Lovers Rum VI

Mr Daiquiri Ltd The Lovers Rum VI is a multi-origin molasses blend put together by a familiar face on the rum scene, bottled at an approachable 43% with no age statement. It sits in the friendly, fruit-forward end of the blended category, a pretty bottle built as much for a relaxed pour as for the cocktail shelf.

The profile centres on ripe pineapple, turning caramelised over oak, with cinnamon, ginger and a toffee-and-barrel sweetness rounding out the finish. Nose and palate sit a little in opposition, the aromatics leaning candied while the palate keeps more wood, but the overall effect is fruity, soft and easy to like. It makes a genuinely good showing in a daiquiri and blends happily with a drier Bajan rum, which is arguably where this style is most at home.