Post #676037 by Hale Tiki on Tue, Apr 30, 2013 6:49 AM

To clarify, there are good low end rums, and bad low end rums. Here's a list of good low end rums:

Anything by Cruzan (not including flavored rums)
Anything by Appleton (I know they make high end rums, but most of their rums are under $24 here, which is great.)
Coruba (Cheaper than Myers's, and tastes better.)
Shellback (Decent, and can be cheap depending on your locale.)
Anything by Mount Gay
Gosling's

I'm sure there's a few I'm missing, but these are all sub-$20, and often sub-$15 rums. They're good to stock your bar with to start, and will provide a contrast to things like Smith & Cross, Flora de Cana, LH151, El Dorado, et cetera.

And it's vanilla and cherry that you're smelling in the Sailor Jerry. It's a shite rum, if you ask me. Never been a fan. Kraken and Trader Vic's Spiced rum have been my go-to's, with Oakheart and the seriously cheap Calico Jack as my backups for Rum & Coke.