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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 2 years ago
Sadly does not live up to expectations as advised by friends
Great depth of flavour. Smooth with coke and and enjoyable drink.
Posted
over 2 years ago
Bon rhum économique avec une dominante de vanille et d'épices.
Posted
over 2 years ago
Nice dark colour creates some mystery before tasting. But as you do so, dissappointment appears. Super sweet - definitely not for anyone's liking.
This was my real 1st rum taste which I thought was fantastic. Great for a jumping off into the world of rum
Posted
over 2 years ago
Good run for mixed drinks. It is a nice-looking bottle.
Posted
over 2 years ago
And a little bit better than a Captain Morgan Black.
Posted
over 2 years ago
Smell: Strong vanilla mixed with caramel and brown sugar, green grass, black pepper, candy liquor, some slight coffee notes, slight ripe bananas. Overall decent, interesting but you can tell that it is not a "genuine" rum smell in a way –it is somewhat artificial even if they tried to balance it well (it worked to some extend).
Taste: Medium sweet brown sugar, caramel and vanilla stand out and dominate, there are some other spices – black pepper definitely and some dark tea notes. Some harshness appears in the aftertaste (even burn) from the alcohol. Could be a good mixer with cola and it is doable as a sipper at most.
For around 22€ - discounted in the supermarket it is def worth a try - 5.5.
Posted
over 2 years ago
barva :tmavá do černa
vune karamel, sladkost, vanilka, barvivo
chut: lehce vanilková, umělá, citít sladidla
zaver : uměla pachut
hodnoceni 5,1
koupit ne
Alcohol 47 %
Deze rum is totaal niet te vergelijken met andere rumsoorten. Ik vind hem waterig met een smaakje, weinig afdronk. Voor mij een no go, misschien voor anderen wel. Wellicht dat het een goed is om mee te mixen?
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The brilliant and hilarious website is much better than the rum
4
/10
out of 10
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.