20 Best Rums in 2024

3. Ron Zacapa Centenario Sistema Solera No. 23 Rum

Insider Monkey Score: 10

Matured in a mix of Bourbon and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, Zacapa 23 is a premium blended rum that instead of molasses, uses the so-called ‘virgin honey’, which is obtained from the first pressing of sugar cane.

With the veteran Master Distiller Lorena Vásquez taking the reins, Zacapa is one of the few female-led rum brands in a traditionally male-dominated industry. Co-owned by Diageo and Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala, the Guatemalan brand launched its first-ever global creative campaign – Lips to Soul –  last year, highlighting its women-centric approach.