El Pasador de Oro Rum XO, from Guatemala of all places. https://www.totalwine.com/spirits/ru...xo/p/169725750 I was poking around the rum aisle of my local Total Wine and an employee suggested it. Apparently the staff had just gotten a bottle to sample, and to a person they all went crazy over it. Any time I buy a bottle, the employee at the checkout raves about the stuff. It's smooth enough to sip, affordable enough to mix, and very, very sweet. Maybe it's because I don't drink a lot of rum, but this is my go-to, and there's no need for me to look elsewhere.
I do enjoy sipping rum neat, as well as a rum and Coke, but as ridiculous as it sounds, one of my favorite summer drinks is rum and root beer: a 16 oz glass with ice, about a double shot of rum, (just enough so that a 12 oz can of A&W fills the glass to the rim) really hits the spot, especially when you're in the pool on an day where it's above 110.