LCBO Food & Drink Travel 2026

Funky Caribbean Rum Because most rum bottlings were historically blended from many different spirits, blenders required light, fruity base rums but also intensely aromatic, concentrated flavouring rums. Jamaica, especially, became known for what is sometimes called a High Ester style of rum, trailblazing techniques to amp up the fruity and floral compounds that form mainly during the fermentation of molasses. The bold aromas of this style of rum can be reminiscent of very ripe tropical fruit. Often bottled dry, they pair well with sweet, decadent bites, and shine in our signature serve featuring a dipped ice cube that releases heavenly aromas as it warms and melts.

SIGNATURE SERVE DESSERT RUM, P. 99 Pouring bold rum over a big ice cube coated with chocolate enhances creamy and tropical-fruit notes.

“Plummer and Wedderburn” on the Smith & Cross Traditional Jamaican Rum (LCBO 402834, $49) label refers to an old rum-classification term for this pungent and high-proof (57 per cent ABV) spirit.

The makers of the world’s most famous cocktail bitters are behind Angostura 7 Year Old Rum (LCBO 19821, $44) from Trinidad and Tobago. Expect minerally dark

maple and bitter espresso flavours.

DESSERT PAIRING Literally meaning milk three ways, this Tres Leches Layer Cake stacks three layers of goodness, enhanced by these bold sipping rums, especially when chilled with a special, coated ice cube.

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