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Forbes
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Top Rums Crowned At The 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition
Three rum cocktails on the rocks. The San Francisco World Spirits Competition is one of the world's most important judgings of rum. Several hundred rum entries were evaluated at the 2025 SFWSC, and 18 of those rums, all Double Gold winners, are in the final round, contending for the best rum expression in their respective category and the crowning achievement of World's Best Rum. Below is a summary of the finalists in each of the major rum categories. The winners will be announced at the Top Shelf 2025 Awards Gala, a highly anticipated event in the beverage industry, on November 9 at Hotel Nikko in San Francisco. The Unaged/White Rum finalists from the 2025 SFWSC Burdekin Rum, Distillers Edition - Coral Sea Strength Rum, is crafted in Queensland, Australia. It's bottled at 54.5% ABV. 700 ml. Oak House, Silver Rum is crafted in Georgia, USA. It is bottled at 40% ABV. 750 ml Cotton & Reed, White Rum, is crafted in Washington, D.C., USA. It is bottled at 40% ABV. Ten To One, White Rum, Dominican Republic. It is bottled at 45% ABV. 750 ml. Planteray Rum, 3 Stars' Rum is crafted in St. Michael, Barbados. It is bottled at 40% ABV. For backgrounds and detailed tasting notes on the 2025 SFWSC Unaged Rum finalists, see The World's Best White Rums, According to the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The Aged Rum Finalists from the 2025 SFWSC Worthy Park, Select Rum is crafted in St. Catherine, Jamaica. It is bottled at 40% ABV. Worthy Park, 109 Rum is crafted in St. Catherine, Jamaica. It is bottled at 54.5% ABV. Diplomático, Planas Rum is crafted in Lara, Venezuela. It is bottled at 47% ABV. Kaniché Rum, Fiji Islands' Rum, is produced in Fiji. It is bottled at 40% ABV. Planteray Rum, Xaymaca Special Dry Rum is crafted in Jamaica. It is bottled at 43% ABV. For backgrounds and detailed tasting notes on the 2025 SFWSC Unaged Rum finalists, see The World's Best Aged Rum, According To The San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The Ultra Aged Rum Finalists from the 2025 SFWSC CARTAVIO, XO Rum is crafted in LA LIBERTAD, Peru. It is bottled at 40% ABV. Zacapa, No. 23 Rum is crafted in Guatemala. It is bottled at 40% ABV. Ten To One, Five Origin Select Rum is a blend of rums sourced from Guyana, Trinidad, Dominican Republic, and Barbados. It is bottled at 46% ABV. Planteray Rum, XO 20th Anniversary Rum, is crafted in St. Michael, Barbados. It is bottled at 40% ABV. Ron del Barrilito, 3 Stars Rum, is produced in Puerto Rico. It is bottled at 43% ABV. For backgrounds and detailed tasting notes on the 2025 SFWSC Unaged Rum finalists, see The World's Best Ultra Aged Rum, According To The San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Worthy Park Overproof Rum is crafted in St. Catherine, Jamaica. It is bottled at 63% ABV. Cap & Cane Spirits, Overproof Rum is crafted in North Carolina, USA. It is bottled at 63% ABV. Planteray Rum, OFTD Rum (Old Fashioned Traditional Rum) is produced in Barbados. It is bottled at 69% ABV. For backgrounds and detailed tasting notes on the 2025 SFWSC Unaged Rum finalists, see The World's Best Ultra Aged Rum, According To The San Francisco World Spirits Competition. There are thousands of rums produced in over 100 countries worldwide. These top rums from the 2025 SFWSC are among the world's best, worth contenders for the accolade of World's Best Rum. They include legacy producers whose pedigree extends back centuries, as well as new, up-and-coming craft producers. All of them are outstanding. If you love rum, whether it's in a rum cocktail or straight up, these rums are all worth exploring. You might find one or two worth adding to your home bar!
Straits Times
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Food Picks: Go with a strategy to the Sunday Cocktail Brunch at Manhattan bar
Food Picks: Go with a strategy to the Sunday Cocktail Brunch at Manhattan bar SINGAPORE – Say 'buffet' and my eyes glaze over. Say brunch with craft cocktails and please sign me up, immediately. Post Covid-19, Manhattan bar's adults-only, booze-soaked, three-hour-long Sunday brunch is back with a vengeance. It is priced at $168++ a person, with free flow of cocktails, wine and beer. Add $50++ a person for bubbles. I do not, because there is a lot to drink and eat. The food stations are set up in cosy corners throughout the 98-seat bar. Please go with a strategy. At the entrance, I skip the popcorn and have two foie gras pops swathed in cotton candy. Once inside, I start by getting a mezcal Bloody Mary and then head to the 'garnish room'. It is awe-inspiring. Wedges of citrus, pickled onions, gherkins, olives, vegetables, herbs and fruit are laid out as toppings. I go with fried chicken – yes, it goes with the cocktail. Also a caper berry, a spear of asparagus, some dill, a wedge of orange and a blackberry. It is over the top, the way Sunday brunch should be. Then, because life is short, I head to the dessert room, which in normal times, is the Andy Warhol-inspired East47 bar-within-a-bar. There, you can order boozy milkshakes made with Michter's Bourbon or Planteray Rum. I have a matcha one with bourbon, and top it with marshmallows and sprinkles. Naughty and nice. While there, I also get a Manhattan Banana Split with popping candy, nitro ice cream and caramelised banana. The NY Cheesecake is worth splitting with friends. Now that I have tackled the best two stations, I am ready to explore. The pancetta and gorgonzola from The Delicatessen are fantastic, especially with a spoonful of fig chutney. I get a couple slices of the Mezcal & Maple Syrup American Bacon from The Carvery, and have them with the mac and cheese, although next time, I might make a sandwich with bread and condiments from the Grazing Table. Throughout brunch, staff pop by to get cocktail orders and set dow n m ore food. Worth eating are the Cornbread, the Organic Purple Corn Chowder, the fantastic little hot dogs with very snappy sausage casings and the Manhattan Smashed Sliders, properly charred, with cheese and caramelised onions. There is also a salad bar. Why? Who knows. Of course, you can order any cocktail your heart desires. Mine desires the bar's excellent Hazelnut Espresso Martini, Boulevardier and I have to have a Barrel-Aged Manhattan. Of course. Garnish your own Bloody Mary at Manhattan bar's Sunday Cocktail Brunch. PHOTO: MANHATTAN BAR Where: Level 2 Conrad Singapore Orchard, 1 Cuscaden Road MRT: Orchard Open: Brunch is served on Sundays from noon to 3pm Info: Call 6725-3377 or e-mail Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
