We’ve combed through every UK supermarket’s rum listings to bring you a definitive guide to the best value rums on sale today. You don’t need to be a pirate on the seven seas to enjoy these, BUT PRAISE YE GODS OF THE DEPTHS IT SURE DOES HELP ME HEARTIES. Tesco boasts the best choice for good value rum, with 6 of the 20 best value bottles available there. ASDA features the 2nd most frequently and Sainsbury’s 3rd. ASDA, Sainsbury’s and Tesco are also clear winners when it comes to top value rum – ASDA Captain Morgan bottles are the best value branded spirit in the UK, whilst all 3 have the joint best value 35cl and 1L bottles with their own brand range. Good old Aldi rules the roost in terms of value as you might expect – its own-brand Old Hopking range costs just 36p per measure. But if you thought opting for own-brand meant trading up on quality — think again. The Old Hopking Range won big at the recent Spirit Business Masters Awards, beating many of its more expensive rivals in this industry taste test.

The superior quality of Captain Morgan is firstly owed to the rum's provenance, as the Captain is a premium blend of five rum marques from three different Caribbean countries, allowing for greater complexity of flavour. Then the rum is distilled partly using the traditional 'pot stilled' process resulting in greater quality and fuller flavour. Finally the rum is aged for at least two years in charred oak barrels before the Ron Maestro (master blender) performs his art in the secret blending of the finished liquid. Method: Grab a glass, any glass. Fill it with plenty of ice. Now, add 50ml Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold. Fill again, this time with 150ml of lemonade. Squeeze in the lemon. Taste level 10 initiated. The legend of Captain Morgan began over 300 years ago. His infamous career included life as a buccaneer, Admiral of the Fleet and culminated in 1680 with his appointment as Governor General of Jamaica. At that time his interests turned to his sugar cane plantation and the perfection of a rum worthy to bear his name. The rich smooth flavour of Captain Morgan rum is enjoyed by anyone who seeks the true taste of the Caribbean.