Captain Morgan Deluxe Dark

Not for everyone but I like the molasses so I'm a fan.

Unique bottle for C. M. and a deep dark colour. Light nose with moderate alcohol smell. The taste is alcohol and fresh molasses with a short finish. Mixed with coke it is very nice and has enough flavour to stand up.

For something different I thought I would give Captain Morgan Deluxe Dark Rum a taste. In other reviews, I have mentioned that Captain Morgan dark rum is a satisfactory rum for a cocktail but not as a stand alone rum. This product is the same. If mixing with cola or in a cocktail it works. For drinking neat or over ice, I’ll pass. The bottle is fancy though. I am not in college on a budget. I can afford a more expensive rum. Life is too short to drink cheap rum. Reach for the top shelf.

I prefer to drink rum with cola. This is my "go-to" rum. I find it pleasant, easy to drink, a little bit sweeter than some (and I do have a sweet tooth). I will have to try this on the rocks and see what I think of that.

A slight step above the regular Cp'n Morgan Dark, and what I'd likely keep on hand for cheap sipping rum, as I'm a fan of molasses smell and taste.

That being said, there's not much body; it's molasses flavoured alcohol and not much else.

I think I prefer Screech as a cheap rum, but I like Jamaican styles the best anyway

The nose is nice, with wood, molasses and baking spices. It’s simple but quite pleasant! The palate is non-descript, with mild sweetness over top a molasses note, but pretty quickly in, an alcohol bite and burn appears that stays on the finish. It’s not a “black pepper” quality but one of alcohol heat. It’s rather harsh. This is probably quite passable as a mixer but that heat and burn excludes it from being a serious sipper. On account of the nice nose, I’m going to rate this as a 5 instead of 4.