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Trinidad and Tobago | Spiced | 40% ABV | Column Still (1-4) Distilled
Kraken Black Spiced Rum was first introduced by Proximo Spirits in 2010 . The dark rum is infused with 11 “secret” spices, caramel and other natural flavors.
The rum gets its name after the mythical sea creature 'The Kraken'. As legend has it, this terrifying creature attacked ships at sea during the 18th and 19th centuries - possibly for all the rum on board.
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Posted
over 9 years ago
Its easily the best presentation and the flavor is rich and drinks like a much more expensive rum
Propably most overrated ~25 euro rum in the world. Havana 7 years and Plantation Original Dark are so much better.
Posted
over 6 years ago
I tried this because I found it in a small bottle. I found it didn't have much of an aroma, maybe slightly sweet syrup. I was expecting a captain morgan nasty flavor, but I was pleasantly surprised. The spices are subtle and it actually sips decently. I got some nutmeg, vanilla, maybe some pepper? Makes an awesome rum and coke, and in a pinch isn't terrible neat or on the rocks.
Posted
over 8 years ago
I'm guessing that they start with cheap, bulk rum and then add Worcestershire sauce or something, plus a ton of hair dye for color. This is not a delicious product. Their marketing department should get the credit for this rum's success, but it could just as easily be vodka.
Posted
over 9 years ago
Alkohol: 40 %
Původ: neupřesněný Karibik
Aroma: Příjemně uhlazená, sametová vůně s broušenou kůží, melasou, lesním medem, marcipánem a kávou. (85 b)
Chuť: Chuť zprvu lehce nasládlá, kávová, pendreková, v dozvuku spíš do sucha. Zakončení je hodně melasové. (83 b)
Body: 84
Shrnutí: Solidní kořeněný rum, o vzorek od Nethara jsem musel bojovat, protože jsem dal ochutnat přítelkyni a tu velmi zaujal.
Not to sweet, not to dry, nice rum spiced for every day.
Posted
almost 10 years ago
Good 1:1 with ginger and smooth enough to drink straight but not enough depth of flavour and very sweet. Overall a decent rum for the price tag.
Posted
over 1 year ago
It is dry, cant drink it without additive (ie cola) it has a suger crunch
Posted
over 2 years ago
This has been my go to for a while now. Something affordable that tastes good. Good for a dark and stormy or neat depending on my mood.
Posted
almost 4 years ago
When you want the Best in Fake, Go with Kraken, atleast the additives are natural so they say. You could make you're own brew with a standard aged rum and add spices yourself and would probably be awesome but not many would so hence this market. Enjoy if it's your thing. I didn't mind this one but prefer my rum unadulterated and wouldn't buy again.
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The brilliant and hilarious website is much better than the rum
4
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First off, I am not a fan of spiced rums. Having seen large quantities of this stuff on the grocery shelves for years also put me off from trying it. Then one day, I was looking for a rum between the standard 80 proof and overproof. I actually picked up a bottle to read the back of the label. As soon as I saw that it came from the northern part of the USA, I put it back on the shelf. Then I found out that it is very dark rum from Trinidad aged only 1-2 years with added spices. In other words, rot gut rum with spices was then shipped to the USA for distribution. I finally gave in and bought my only bottle about a month ago.
It is similar to the black Navy standard rums like Goslings Black Seal and Pussers, and I happen to hate both of them. I only drank this stuff on the rocks and was not impressed with it at all. But someone should have told me, "Hey stupid! Spiced rums with kicks are only to be mixed.". The next day, it always did a number on my system, which proves to me that it is rot gut in disguise. Eventually, that bottle was gone with me swearing never again.
I finally went to their website to learn more about it. There are lots of brilliant and hilarious videos about the Kraken sea monster that inspired it, as well as an equally brilliant and hilarious test to join their League Of Darkness. There are even giant hand painted murals in NYC and Chicago. Talk about a great marketing campaign. But leave it to me to find about anything many years later after becoming a hit. I plead guilty to being held down by a Kraken far below the surface and feeding it my own supply of rum to spare it from killing me.