Cruzan Black Strap

The overwhelming molasses kick makes it a rare use. However, it is smashing in a Cuba Libre or, of course, a Jungle Bird.

A solid mixing rum. Somewhat sweet and artificial tasting. No replacement for a dark Jamaican rum

Just a guy who likes good rum or whiskey over good crushed ice. Black Strap is a bit of an acquired taste but this is pretty smooth and I am not rich. Cheers!

Bought it because I was looking for the blackstrap molasses taste, but would have preferred a more subtle version. Best for mixing, cooking or any situation in which its potent molasses flavor is desired.

I bought this to make dark and stormys, but wound up using it to give a nice switch up to a cup of java. It shines when mixed in this fashion. There is plenty of "rum" to experience and the molasses comes toward the finish and the coffee notes enhance the whole drink nicely. I am someone who loves the flavor of blackstrap molasses and could eat it by the spoon, and have. I would not recommend this to anyone who doesn't appreciate the savoury character of a rich molasses, even though by taste it is rather sweet. That sweetness will not ever be enough to distract you from the ever present smells and flavors that one can only get in this type of rum, be it Gosling's, Kraken, or any other in the category. Not the kind of rum to be enjoyed on it's own unless you really want to go for the gusto and experience that full flavor, so I give it a solid 6.

I got this to try because it caught my eye a while ago. I didn't really expect much, but I found a smooth sipping black liquid. I think it delivers its flavors very well. Begins with sweetness then moves on to a molasses like flavor, almost maple syrup like, then finishes with sweet syrup taste. I never noticed much of a burn, and it is a smooth taste for sipping. I believe this is much better than kracken, as the kracken is just too sweet vanilla flavor to sip on. I usually have a bit of Thomas tew then finish the night with this. If tew was available in my state I wouldn't need to do that though..........

Good flavor. Nice aroma. Goes great with coke. I could sit down with this and a friend and empty the bottle. Didn't think I would like Black strap rum. I was wrong.

Excellent rum for mixing in dark & stormy or a simple rum & coke. Makes a great jungle bird too!

You are using this to make a Dark & Stormy right? I'm not sure what else you would want to do with it. However, if you like molasses and Dark & Stormy's this works well. Personally I like Cruzan's 151 better, but this is definitely the darker of the two.

First, off, a big Dark & Stormy is my drink of choice (not a purist, I do muddle in lime and occasionally cilantro. Yes, cilantro. If you're a person who likes the stuff, give it a whirl sometime, it adds an electric zing.), and this is probably the best rum I've found for them that costs less than $20 per bottle. Some may find it too sweet, but that and the citrus can help to balance out hotter and bolder ginger beers. It is somewhat sweet, with a warm rich taste reminiscent of late-season maple syrup, with hints of vanilla, and is quite smooth.

IMO, it makes a better D&S than other $20 and less black rums like Gosling's (Sacrilege!), Kraken, and Bacardi, though Captain Morgan is about on par with this one.