Cockspur Fine Rum
Cockspur Fine Rum is a 40% ABV, 750mL gently aged amber rum from Barbados — "the perfect marriage of smooth and sweet," distilled and blended at the West Indies Rum Distillery in St. Michael. It opens with a distinct brown-sugar taste, develops into a smooth, round, buttery blend, and finishes with warm, spicy oak. An easygoing everyday Bajan rum at an easygoing price, available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Style: gently aged amber rum (no declared age statement)
- Origin: Barbados — West Indies Rum Distillery (WIRD), St. Michael
- Brand: owned by Woodland Radicle since 2017
Smooth, Sweet, Everyday Barbados
Where VSOR is the occasion bottle, Fine Rum is the house bottle: the same Bajan blending craft — column and pot-still molasses rums in ex-bourbon oak — tuned for approachability. Brown sugar up front, buttery roundness through the middle, warm spice at the end. See more Barbados rum and the Cockspur range.
Tasting Notes
Per brand-attributed retailer copy: distinct brown sugar taste at first, developing into a smooth, round, buttery blend that leaves a warm, spicy oak taste on the palate.
How to Enjoy
A natural mixer — built for rum & cola, dark & stormy riffs, and daiquiris — but smooth enough to sip over ice with a lime twist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Cockspur Fine Rum aged?
It is gently aged in oak; the brand declares no age statement.
What is the difference between Fine Rum and VSOR?
Fine Rum is the approachable everyday amber; VSOR (Very Special Old Reserve) is the longer-aged premium centenary expression.
Where is it made?
Barbados, at the West Indies Rum Distillery.
Your everyday Barbados bottle — order Cockspur Fine Rum online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.