Not having traveled yet to the DR and therefore not yet having had the opportunity to sample the country's rum choices, I am curious to know which brand is generally recognized as the DR's best rum. There appears to be 3 major brands in contention: Brugal, Barcelo and Bermudez. I've noticed that the vast majority of mentions on DR1 seem to be about Brugal.
Is one of the 3 generally thought to be the premium brand? Does one have more prestige or cachet associated with it? Which one would be better received as a gift by someone in the DR?
Also within each brand what designation conveys the highest quality rum: anejo? extra viejo? gran reserva? or something else?
Thanks in advance to the rum experts for clarifying the ron landscape.
Is one of the 3 generally thought to be the premium brand? Does one have more prestige or cachet associated with it? Which one would be better received as a gift by someone in the DR?
Also within each brand what designation conveys the highest quality rum: anejo? extra viejo? gran reserva? or something else?
Thanks in advance to the rum experts for clarifying the ron landscape.