Our Favorite Coconut Rum Brands

Malibu Coconut Rum combines its white rum, packed full of sweetness, with coconut liqueur to create the best-selling coconut-flavored Caribbean rum. One of the reasons Malibu is a top seller is the clean, smooth finish with a touch of lingering tropical notes. A perfect spirit for mixing, this rum brightens up drinks, adding a strong but not overwhelming taste of coconut.

A spirit from the island of Puerto Rico, Bacardi Coconut Rum adds natural flavors to add a coconut flavor to its rum. This example of the best coconut rum is made from sugarcane molasses fermented with yeast and water. By following this centuries-old style of rum making, Bacardi creates a liquor with a clean finish.

Before Cruzan Coconut Rum hits your palate, you’ll be intrigued by the refreshing tropical notes in the aroma of this spirit. The taste of coconut highlights the origins of this smooth rum, the island of St. Croix. Cruzan donates part of the proceeds from this rum to The Island Spirit Fund, which supports St. Croix’s hurricane recovery efforts.

Another Puerto Rican spirit, Don Q Coco Rum, has earned multiple awards in the flavored rum category over the years. The brand starts with aged rum and adds natural essential flavor and extraction of real coconut for a heightened tropical taste. This rum is the perfect choice for mixing drinks full of flavor!

Siesta Key Toasted Coconut is a small-batch spirit from Florida with a darker color and higher abv percent than other rums on this list. Something else that sets this spirit apart is the real ingredients used to bring out the flavor in the rum, like spice and toasted coconut flakes. More complex than most flavored rums, serve this spirit neat or on the rocks for the best experience.

From St. Kitt’s, Brinley Shipwreck Coconut Rum has been handcrafted from a molasses base and island coconuts. This rum’s most notable feature is the rich flavor with no bite from artificial ingredients. The brand also makes a Coconut Rum Cream full of spice notes, perfect for swapping out coconut cream if you don’t have any on hand.

While most of these rums come from the Caribbean, this spirit comes from Hawaii. Kōloa Coconut Rum is a white rum with a slight green hue and an intense nose with multiple coconut layers. Coconut is also present on the palate, with bright citrus hints at the finish. With a 40% abv, this spirit starts a little dry but gives way to a rich tropical taste.