Not sure how to please a rum lover? Don’t look for the best bottle, give them instead a home-tasting set of 7 rum samples so they can find their favourite. This adventurous gift will take their palate on a trip to Cuba, Panama and Barbados. All from the comfort of their own couch.

Contents of the home rum-tasting set:

• Abuelo 12 yo (0.02 l) – Panamanian rum, aged in bourbon barrels, delights with sweet notes and tastes of vanilla, caramel, and tropical fruit.
• Pacto Navio (0.02 l) – Cuban double-aged rum with distinctive fruity notes, which it gets when maturing in wine barrels.
• Malteco 15 yo (0.02 l) – Guatemalan rum that tastes best with dark chocolate.
• Plantation XO (0.02 l) – in many competitions this Barbadian rum with a delicate taste is among the highest-rated rums.
• Gold of Mauritius (0.02 l) – an intense rum from the archipelago next to Madagascar, it impresses with a taste reminiscent of bananas and nuts.
• Dos Maderas 5+5 (0.02 l) – Barbados triple-aged rum, very dark in colour, tastes sweet at first and finishes with a strong bitterness.
• Espero Elixir (0.02 l) – an elixir with 34% alcohol, with sweet fruity notes obtained by the maceration of raisins.

• procedure for home rum flavoring

• 15 % discount on purchase of DIY rum flavoring kit

*title photo is illustrative