Rumours Rum Bar is a rum-focused bar at 64 Taranaki St in Aro Valley, Wellington, holding a 5.0 rating on Google.
A good rum bar does more than mix the odd daiquiri: rum is the most regionally varied of the great spirits, spanning funky Jamaican pot-still pours, grassy French-Caribbean agricoles and smooth, long-aged styles from Barbados and Demerara. Expect a back bar organised by origin or age, staff who can talk you through the difference, and the chance to try something neat before it vanishes into a cocktail. Regulars know a properly made daiquiri is the usual test of a serious rum list, and that asking for a flight beats ordering by familiar label.
For Aro Valley locals and anyone walking down Taranaki Street, Rumours is a dedicated spot to explore all of that.