Best New Rum

This was one of our easier choices. The brand-new Papa’s Pilar Dark, a rum made in partnership with the estate of legendary adventurer Ernest Hemingway (and named after his famous boat), was a leading contender for Rum of the Year as well. It’s a solera blend of rums as old as 24 years from all over Central America and the Caribbean, aged in bourbon barrels and port wine casks, then finished in sherry casks. And it’s a stunner. What a debut for a rum we know will be around for a very long time.