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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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Decent enough rum, popular and easy to pick up. Quite a short aftertaste
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over 2 years ago
This is way too sweet and spiced for any serious rum lover. More of a liqueur almost, with a distinct taste of aniseed and licorish.
This stuff is really spiced up. Not for me at all but the bottle is nice
Just a heinous wave of sweet Purell-tasting liquid. I suspect it’s very popular because of the excellent branding. Made in Indiana which explains a lot…. No offense to anyone from Indiana though.
If you are out and have no other choice in the pub Kraken has your back. Usually found in every venue it is a strong staple.
My go-to pick for a better quality rum that's not too expensive.
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over 2 years ago
Real pirate design, you feel the seven seas immediately. it has good characteristics among cheap rums
Love the taste, color and smell. One of my favorites
Not so bad for an average rum : not too sweet, not too black, not too spiced, not too tasty, just good enough...
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over 2 years ago
Just Alcohol to the nose.
Poor taste with an extended cheap artificial vanilla taste.
Poor body, bitter, again artificial, aftertaste. Very bad choice for sipping. Maybe it is ok just for a cake or for cooking, but still remains overpriced.
The only good about that rum is the bottle and the overall marketing.
Far more better optinions on the price range for coce or pina colada.
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The brilliant and hilarious website is much better than the rum
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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.