Dark Matter Spiced

At first I wasn't too sure what to make of Dark matter. At first I felt it had too much going on but after a while I have really grown fond of it.

A very unique tasting rum. First you get a strong cloves smell/taste, but then when you swallow you get a big after taste of spicy pepper, there is no alcohol burn but you do get a warm tingle on the tongue from the spices afterwards.

N- Reduced root-beer syrup infused with star anise and caraway. Dark caramelize apricot, subtle ashy tobacco notes and tangy mashed ginger underlay. Sweet but not cloying. (86/20)

P- Bold, heavily ginger with spiciness that excites, chewy ginger flower fragrant. May not taste in the gene of rum and more of a liqueur, but in a good way. Nicely infused with upfront and earthy character. (87/21)

F- Long, heavily infused, macadamia with spicy mix, sweet liquorice, warming molasses ginger syrup. Stir in some pure honey and this would make a rather 'healthy' booze in a cold Scottish night. (89/22)

B/B- 87/21

Weighted Rate- 84pt
— at The Rum Bar KL.

what a surprise this was. Was recommended it as “something special that’ll surprise you”. Surprised I was. As noted below, the rum is quite smooth, even though you’d expect otherwise from the aroma. But the spice. Chilli, peppery, gives you a warm inside feel. very peculiar and great for it

I mix this with ginger beer and a dash of lime. I enjoy both the colour and the flavour, a bit of punch in the spice.

The marmite of the rum world. Guy who recommended it at our local spirit and wine shop compared it to spicy Hot Cross Bunswhile his brother stated that he hates it. The smell is overwhelming as if the rum is going to be very harsh. Surprisingly, there is no burn at all but leaves a very warm tingly belly. It has a bug taste of cloves and the spicy hot cross buns reference was actually accurate.

I think you just need to try this rum and not rely on reviews as much as on other rums as it is very divisive. However, I am interested to see what more this new distillery produces over the coming years

Had a vanilla hint, was a good rum with ginger. Not amazing but still good

I don't know if I got caught on a bad day or I poured heavy measures but It was going down pretty well but I don't normally get a bad head drinking rum but this stuff certainly gave me a sore head the next day lol. Will try it again tho

Having read several of the reviews on here that pan this rum, I was not expecting to like it, imagining it to be a weaker brother to Chairman's Reserve Spiced with all the subtlety of a flying brick. In fact the flavours of the two only have one thing in common - they will both remind you of Christmas. I was therefore pleasantly suprised to find that the overwhelming flavours I got from this were not clove and clove! Yes, there is clove in this as in most spiced rums, but actually what this mainly tastes of is aniseed and cinnamon. After that, I'd say cardamon and a sort of toasted raisin. Next would indeed come clove.
I can see why some people say it's a bit like a hot-cross bun - that's the cinnamon, mainly and maybe the fruity-raisin. It's best with a drop of water or an ice cube rather than totally neat.

It's subtler than the Chairman's. That one screams Christmas at you, whilst this one sings it. It's also smoother and the rum base is a tad smoother here too. They are both nice rums if you like spiced rums to be strongly spiced rather than weakly (like the new Sailor Jerrys), but this is has a more original taste.
It has originality and smoothness and I like those qualities. It would make a good sipper for winter months, but I would drink it occasionally rather than as as a regular.

Nice golden color. Strong aroma. Seems like it will be harsh. Smells strongly of cloves, ginger, maybe cardamom. Spicy.

At the first sip, surprisingly smooth. Peppery taste lingers. Gingery bite. (Wonder how it would be in a dark and stormy?). Obviously flavored, you almost miss the alcohol in it. I'm sure it's young rums, but it's not harsh at all. Very interesting. This is a very tasty sipper. I didn't try mixing it, especially not with Coke.

Not a sweet rum. But very tasty. Would be delicious in sauces. But if you like spicy, and cloves, cardamom, ginger... This is very worth trying.