Sir Bonnet Rum

Sir Bonnet Rum

Sir Bonnet is a Caribbean spiced and flavoured rum brand named after Major Stede Bonnet — the infamous "Gentleman Pirate" of Barbados. Unlike the career criminals and seafaring outlaws of the Golden Age of Piracy, Bonnet was a wealthy plantation owner and educated gentleman who abandoned his comfortable life in Barbados to become a pirate, buying his own ship and setting sail in 1717. He had no sailing experience, no naval training, and no particular reason to go — just an irresistible urge for adventure. He became one of history's most unlikely and colourful pirates, sailing alongside Blackbeard before eventually being captured and hanged in Charleston in 1718. It's a story of a man who chose the bold life over the comfortable one — and it's the spirit the brand carries into every bottle.

The rum itself is distilled and aged in oak in the Caribbean, then infused with natural whole spices and flavourings to create a range that's designed to be approachable, versatile and genuinely flavourful. The core lineup spans four expressions: the Original Spiced (the flagship, built on cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and vanilla for a full-bodied, traditional spiced rum profile), Salted Caramel (rich, silky, balanced by sea salt), Ginger & Honey (lively ginger heat rounded by natural honey), and Hazelnut & Caramel (the most indulgent, dessert-forward expression in the range). Each one is made with natural ingredients, designed to work across multiple serve occasions — neat over ice, in cocktails, in coffee, or as a shortcut to complex flavour in mixed drinks — and priced to sit in the accessible premium tier where flavoured rum is growing fastest.