Pineapple rum is always a one-trick pony in the sense that you can’t mix it with much other than the basics. Certainly a good rum for what it aims to be, but the green coloring and the artificial nature of it really desensitizes the rum factor of your beverage. It’s a specialty rum, so you should know what to expect from it.
I like using this as a sub for an ounce of pineapple juice in almost any cocktail. But it doesn’t taste like rum and is indeed too sweet for any other purpose.
Picked up a bottle in Grand Cayman after a sampling at the Tortuga store while on a cruise. Really good flavor without a lot of burn or harshness. Can almost be drank straight, but really not a sipper as it's just too sweet to me. However, it mixes very well in most any drink where a bit of pineapple flavor is wanted. My wife loves it in OJ with an extra shot of good rum or tequila. Really wish I'd picked up more as it's not available in the US. Might be time to book another cruise....
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Limiting but Friendly 4 out of 10
Pineapple rum is always a one-trick pony in the sense that you can’t mix it with much other than the basics. Certainly a good rum for what it aims to be, but the green coloring and the artificial nature of it really desensitizes the rum factor of your beverage. It’s a specialty rum, so you should know what to expect from it.