Cruzan Single Barrel Rum
Cruzan Single Barrel Rum is a 40% ABV (80 proof) sipping rum from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands — a blend of vintage rums aged 5 to 12 years, mingled and then matured about one additional year in a single new American oak barrel. Distilled via Cruzan's five-column process at the Estate Diamond distillery, it comes in a 1L bottle. Order premium rum online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 1L
- Age: 5–12 years, then ~1 year second maturation in new American oak
- Origin: Estate Diamond distillery, St. Croix, USVI
- Distillation: Five-column distillation process
Cruzan's Most Decorated Rum
This is the flagship of the Cruzan range — and the trophy cabinet agrees. After their initial aging, vintage rums between 5 and 12 years old are selected, blended, and barreled a second time in new American oak for roughly another year, a double-maturation more commonly associated with Scotch. The result earned "World's Best Rum" plus double gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition in both 2000 and 2010, "Rum Master" in the Super-Premium category at the 2015 Rum Masters, and a Platinum 96-point "Superlative" rating from the Beverage Tasting Institute in 2009. The brand's own note: rich and complex, deep oak tones and honey sweetness with smoke, chocolate, roasted nut, cinnamon, and cherry on the nose; round wood notes with coffee, nut, vanilla, and honey on a buttery, medium-to-full-bodied palate. Compare with its stablemate in the Cruzan collection or explore more aged styles in the rum collection.
Tasting Notes
Rich and complex. Deep oak and honey sweetness lead, with smoke, chocolate, roasted nut, cinnamon, and cherry; the palate is round and buttery — coffee, nut, vanilla, honey — over medium-to-full body. Best neat or on the rocks, per the distillery.
How to Enjoy
Neat in a rocks glass, or over one large cube. The second oak maturation gives it enough structure to stand up to a cigar, and enough polish to convert whiskey drinkers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does "Single Barrel" mean for Cruzan?
The blended vintage rums are matured a second time together in one new American oak barrel for about a year — the "single barrel" is the finishing cask.
How old is Cruzan Single Barrel?
The blend contains rums aged 5 to 12 years before the additional year of finishing.
What awards has Cruzan Single Barrel won?
"World's Best Rum" and double gold at the SFWSC (2000 and 2010), Rum Master at the 2015 Rum Masters, and 96 points Platinum from the Beverage Tasting Institute (2009).
For St. Croix's most awarded rum, buy Cruzan Single Barrel Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor — available for pickup or delivery in San Diego, CA.