Top 10 Rums for Pina Colada Drinks

This delicious dark rum is named for the Charles Dickens character, Reverend Stiggins. The pineapple-flavored rum is a blend of both Plantation’s signature 3 Stars rum and Plantation Original Dark rum, infused with pineapple fruit and bark.

This award-winning rum has a smokey pineapple aroma with intense flavors of banana and pineapple and a smokey finish.

Santa Teresa 1796 is a longstanding Venezuelan sugar plantation and distillery that was founded in 1796 and began producing rum in 1830. The Santa Teresa 1796 rum is a single-estate rum with a deep red-amber color that delivers a rich palate of nuts, leather, dried fruit, dark chocolate, cinnamon, and vanilla.

Established in 1703, Mount Gay Eclipse is a Barbadian rum producer founded by Sir John Gay Alleyne. Mount Gay Eclipse still uses the same well and sugar cane that Sir Alleyne built.

Mount Gay Eclipse features a variety of blended rum. The bold and robust Black Barrel rum offers a unique palate of gingerbread, lychee, and toffee to enrich a creamy Pina Colada.

The ultimate Pina Colada rum, Malibu Rum, is a coconut-flavored rum manufactured in the West Indies. Originating in the 1980s, Malibu has since become a gold standard for tropical fruit cocktails.

Malibu original coconut flavored rum uses coconut extract and sugar to create a rich coconut taste meant to be paired with pineapple.

Captain Morgan is a Jamaican rum producer named for the historic Welsh privateer whose picture dons the label of each bottle. Captain Morgan is known for its flavored and spiced rums.

They have a limited-edition tiki rum, which is a gold rum infused with pineapple flavor that is a popular addition to Pina Coladas and other rum cocktails.

Don Q is a Puerto Rican rum distillery from the famed Serralles sugar cane family. The Serralles family has owned and operated Don Q over multiple generations since 1865.

Don Q Gran Reserva is a high-end balance of rums aged between 9 and 50 years. It has a delicious balance of sweet and dry flavors that is as delicious neat as it is in a cocktail.

Ron Barcelo is named for Spanish immigrant and founder Julian Barcelo, who began producing rum upon immigrating to the Dominican Republic in 1930. 

Ron Barcelo Gran Platinum is a silver rum produced from sugar cane juice, instilling a floral, soft flavor. Its subtle, smooth flavor blends effortlessly into any cocktail.

Havana Club Rum is a Cuban favorite, offering authentic rum from Cuban master distillers that follow the strict rules of Cuban rum-making tradition. They make various aged rums in their signature collection.

The best Havana Club Rum for a pina colada is the 3-year-aged Havana Club 3, a white rum with a fruity, sugarcane flavor.

Named for founder Facundo Bacardi, a Spanish immigrant to Cuba, Bacardi is now one of the biggest spirits companies in the world. Bacardi Carta Blanca white rum is a household fixture in bars and home liquor cabinets around the world.

Their white rum has a harsh bite that works well with the creamy, sweet, nutty nature of a Pina Colada.

Founded by the Nelthropp family on their Estate Diamond in St. Croix, Cruzan uses the centuries-old well and sugar crop built by the family in the 1700s to create a line of delicious, blended rums.

Cruzan also offers a delicious coconut-flavored white rum that will create an even more powerful coconut flavor for your pina Coladas.