Brinley Shipwreck Rum
St. Kitts rum, aged four years, spiced with real island ingredients.
The story behind Brinley Shipwreck
Brinley Shipwreck Rum comes off the island of St. Kitts, the smallest independent country in the Western Hemisphere. Bob Brinley planted the family flag there in 1985 and 1986 with a medical supply manufacturing business; when that facility closed, his son Zach left Wall Street in 2002 and the family turned to rum. The Shipwreck name honors a British troopship that went down off St. Kitts in 1782, and there is a handwritten message tucked inside the front label that you can read once the bottle runs dry.
What separates Brinley Shipwreck from the flavored rum shelf is aged stock and real ingredients. The Spiced Rum spends four years in once-charred American oak before a two week infusion of Madagascar vanilla, Grenada nutmeg, orange peel and clove. No artificial shortcuts.
Explore the Brinley Shipwreck range
Four expressions reach our Commack shelves, all molasses based, all built on aged Caribbean rum rather than neutral spirit. Here is how they line up.
| Expression | Type | Proof / ABV | Tasting notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brinley Shipwreck White Rum 750mL | White rum | 80 proof | Charcoal filtered, molasses base, light tropical fruit and oak |
| Brinley Shipwreck Spiced Rum 750mL | Spiced rum | 72 proof | Four years American oak, vanilla, nutmeg, clove, orange peel |
| Brinley Shipwreck Vanilla Rum 750mL | Flavored rum | 72 proof | Two years aged, real Madagascar vanilla beans, soft finish |
| Brinley Shipwreck Coconut Rum 750mL | Flavored rum | 72 proof | Island grown coconut, toasted and viscous, 91 points BTI |
| Brinley Shipwreck Vanilla Rum 750mL | Flavored rum | 72 proof | Wine Enthusiast 93 points, dessert leaning, warm vanilla |
Which Brinley Shipwreck is right for you?
Pricing here runs from $20.99 for the White Rum to $26.99 for the Coconut, with the Spiced and Vanilla both at $24.99 per 750mL. That puts Brinley Shipwreck a notch above the mass market spiced labels and well under aged sipping rums, which is fair for four year oak aging and real botanical infusions. If you want to buy Brinley Shipwreck online, order through the site and we will confirm stock before you drive out. Spirits move by local delivery and in store pickup, plus shipping to the states where it is legal, no shipping.
Four years of oak and real spice hold up against ginger beer without turning sweet.
Toasted coconut and 91 points from BTI make it a serious mixer, not a candy pour.
Two years in oak and real Madagascar vanilla, easy over one large cube.