Cruzan Dark Rum Black Strap Estate Diamond

Cruzan Dark Rum Black Strap is a distinctive molasses-forward dark rum from the Estate Diamond Distillery on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Built around the thick, almost tar-like blackstrap molasses, it pours nearly opaque and leads with intense aromas of burnt sugar, espresso, dark chocolate, and dense molasses — a very different profile from lighter aged Cruzan rums.

On the palate expect bold molasses, coffee, dark brown sugar, bitter chocolate, and a touch of smoke, finishing long and rich. Cruzan Black Strap is a cocktail workhorse in the Tiki and modern rum worlds — it brings color and depth as a float on a Zombie or Corn 'n Oil (the signature Barbadian drink built around blackstrap rum and falernum), adds backbone to stirred rum cocktails, and stands up to bold mixers like ginger beer and cold brew coffee.

Cruzan Rum has been distilling on St. Croix since 1760, making it one of the longest continuously operating rum producers in the Caribbean. The Black Strap Estate Diamond bottling is a favorite among bartenders and home tiki enthusiasts for adding molasses depth to layered rum drinks.