The Duppy Share XO Caribbean Rum

The Duppy Share XO Caribbean Rum is a multi-distillery blend with a Barbados accent, column distilled, aged eight and a half years in ex-bourbon oak and bottled at a soft 40%. It sits firmly in the easy-drinking, value category, a smooth and accessible rum that leans sweet and aims to please a broad audience rather than challenge experienced palates.

The profile centres on caramel, chocolate, dried fruit and coconut, with light citrus, mint and gentle spice rounding it out and a sweet, chocolatey finish. Maturation in bourbon casks supplies the vanilla and oak frame, while the overall character recalls soft, sweeter rums like Zacapa or Don Papa, just in a more Barbados-styled, affordable form. The sweetness is clear and it makes no pretence of being a dry sipper. Easy-drinking and well-priced, it works nicely as a relaxed neat pour for newcomers or alongside simple mixers, a comfortable crowd-pleaser more than a serious sipper's cask.