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The Instacart buying guide to Gold rum

With so many brands on the market today, choosing a rum can seem overwhelming. Whether you are trying rum for the first time or just looking for a new favorite, our buying guides can help you find the perfect Gold rum for your needs. Buying Gold rum through Instacart is easy. Use the Instacart app to add your rum of choice to your cart, and our shoppers will take care of the rest. In many cases, you can have your order delivered in as little as 2 hours!

About Gold rum

Gold rum, also known as Amber rum, is aged in wooden barrels. Gold rum has a light gold color and sweet, rich flavors. Flavors in a Gold rum vary depending on the wood used in the aging barrels. Prominent flavors include citrus, caramel, almond, vanilla, and coconut. Gold rums might be a blend of rums, an aged rum, or a rum blended with other spirits and gold-colored additives.

When choosing a Gold rum, older isn't necessarily better. Aging time varies with location. Rums age faster in the tropical climate of the Caribbean than in the temperate United States. A young Caribbean rum can have flavors comparable to a much older American rum.

Bottom-shelf Gold rums typically cost about $10. Bacardi Gold, Ron Rico Gold, and Fernandes 19 Gold are popular bottom-shelf gold rums. If you are looking for a mid-shelf rum, expect to spend between $20 and $30. Examples of mid-shelf rums include Plantation Rum Grand Reserve, Tortuga Gold, and Goslings Bermuda Gold. Premium or top-shelf rums cost between $30 and $100. Sea Wynde, Rum Barbancourt 15 Year, and Mount Gay Eclipse are well-known top-shelf Gold rum brands.

How to serve Gold rum

With its rich flavor profile, Gold rum is often enjoyed neat or on the rocks. To fully enjoy the flavors and aromas, sip your Gold rum at room temperature, never chilled. Gold rum is used in many rum-based cocktails, such as the Daiquiri, Piña Colada, and Barracuda. Gold rum has also become a popular ingredient in adult popsicles. These spiked frozen treats are perfect for hot summer days. When making a boozy popsicle, add 4 ounces of juice to every ounce of rum.

Gold rum pairs well with chicken, pork, and steak dishes. It also complements desserts made from chocolate and tropical fruit. Gold rum also adds its distinct tropical flavors to caramels, sauces, and baked goods.

Gold Rum Near Me

Buy your favorite Gold Rum online with Instacart. Order Gold Rum from local and national retailers near you and enjoy on-demand, contactless delivery or pickup within 2 hours.

FAQs about Gold rum

To preserve its rich flavors and aromas, store your Gold rum in a pantry away from sunlight. Keep the bottle tightly closed after each use, and never store your rum with a pour spout. A pour spout allows your rum to evaporate and exposes it to oxidation. Both evaporation and oxidation will change the flavors in your rum over time. If you have a large bottle of rum with a lot of air space, it might be a good idea to move the rum to a tightly sealed smaller bottle. Properly stored, rum will maintain its signature flavors and aromas for many years.

Grocery stores in Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming allow liquor sales with a separate liquor license. If you reside in these states, be sure to check local restrictions regarding alcohol sales. 

In all other states, rum must be sold in a liquor store. Not sure where to buy rum in your state? Our Instacart app makes it easy to find participating retailers in your area!

If you are purchasing rum with us, please note the following restrictions:
  • We cannot take special requests for alcoholic items.
  • Gold rum cannot substitute for a nonalcoholic item.
  • If your preferred rum is out of stock, your shopper will work with you to find a suitable replacement. If a substitute is unavailable, your shopper will remove the item and refund your money.
  • Rum orders can only be placed by customers 21 years and older.
  • For your safety, Instacart shoppers cannot deliver rum if you are visibly intoxicated. 

Instacart accepts U.S. driver's licenses, state-issued ID cards, and military IDs. In many instances, your U.S. passport is also suitable for identification. U.S. passports cannot be used for identification if you are placing an order with Costco, Walmart, or within the state of California. 

You must present your ID card to your shopper when your order gets delivered. Your Instacart shopper will either scan your ID or manually enter your ID information. Costco, Walmart, and California do not allow manual entry of your ID information.