Companero Elixir Extra (Jamaica - Panama)
Companero
Companero Elixir Extra (Jamaica - Panama)7.9/10 (38 reviews)
Orange · Dark chocolate · Honey
Best Spiced Rums
Spiced rums layer vanilla, cinnamon, citrus and warm baking spice over a rum base — easy-going, aromatic, and great on the rocks or in a highball. These are the highest-rated spiced rums you can buy now.
Rums in this list
Best for: dessert-rum fans and sweet-tooth drinkers
Most enjoy it as a sweet chocolate-orange dessert pour, and the strength hides well. The recurring caveat: it's very sweet and reads more like a liqueur than rum.
Wagemut Ida van der Ille
WagemutWagemut Ida van der Ille7.5/10 (121 reviews)Vanilla · Caramel · Burnt sugarBest for: People who love sweet vanilla and dessert sippers
Loved by anyone with a sweet tooth for its genuine, rounded vanilla. Most agree the rum base almost disappears and it drinks like a soft liqueur — too sweet for dedicated rum drinkers.
Clarendon Canerock (Jamaica)
CanerockClarendon Canerock (Jamaica)7.5/10 (322 reviews)Vanilla · Caramel · CoconutBest for: People who like sweet, creamy spiced rums and dessert sippers
People are divided: sweet-tooth drinkers find it a smooth, creamy vanilla-coconut treat, while others call the vanilla artificial and the whole thing far too sweet to read as real rum.
Chairman's Reserve Spiced Original
Chairman's ReserveChairman's Reserve Spiced Original7.4/10 (109 reviews)Cinnamon · Orange · Orange peelBest for: People who enjoy sweet, spice-forward rums and festive mixers
Most agree it's one of the better spiced rums — balanced spice, real orange, and not cloying. The catch: it's clearly sweet and the orange can overpower, and purists find it drifts toward liqueur.
Black Magic Spiced
Black MagicBlack Magic Spiced7.5/10 (35 reviews)Butterscotch · CaramelizedBest for: People who like sweet, vanilla-heavy spiced rums
Most find it a sweet, vanilla-and-caramel spiced sipper that's pleasant but overly sugary; a few enjoy it neat, others think it belongs in a glass of cola.
Botran Miracielo Reserva Especial Spiced
Industrias Licoreras de GuatemalaBotran Miracielo Reserva Especial Spiced7.4/10 (44 reviews)Vanilla · SpiceBest for: People who like sweet, soft, easy sippers
Sweet, dried-fruit and vanilla soft-sipper that's easy to like but light on depth. Fans of sweet rum enjoy it; enthusiasts find it plain and not really spiced.
Ron / Old Barco de Cargas
Ron / Old Barco de Cargas7.4/10 (103 reviews)Vanilla · Caramel · BarrelBest for: Beginners who like sweet, mild, easy-drinking rum
Beginners rate it a mild, sweet, well-priced first bottle. More experienced drinkers find it too sugary and flat, with little fruit or complexity and a short finish.
The Demon's Share La Reserva Del Diablo
The Demon's ShareThe Demon's Share La Reserva Del Diablo7.0/10 (231 reviews)Orange · Vanilla · SugarBest for: Fans of sweet, orange-forward rums like Don Papa
Divisive. Sweet-rum and Don Papa fans enjoy the candied orange and vanilla, especially on ice or in a highball; others find it too artificial and one-note to sip seriously.
Sydney Rum Distillery John Frum's Cargo Cult Navy Strength Rum
John Frum'sSydney Rum Distillery John Frum's Cargo Cult Navy Strength Rum7.4/10 (52 reviews)Banana · Vanilla · Tropical fruitsBest for: Fans of Fiji or Jamaican pot-still funk who mix and sip
Loved for its wildly aromatic nose and value, though scores swing hard: the palate runs hot and peppery, and a few find it sharp or too iodine-heavy neat.
Foursquare Spiced Rum
FoursquareFoursquare Spiced Rum7.1/10 (52 reviews)Cinnamon · Vanilla · GingerBest for: People who want a spiced rum that isn't sugary or artificial
Widely seen as spiced rum done restrained and natural, heavy on cinnamon and gingerbread. The catch: low strength keeps it thin, and for some the cinnamon runs too hot.
Bumbu The Original
BumbuBumbu The Original7.0/10 (1,056 reviews)Banana · Vanilla · CaramelBest for: People who like sweet, soft, banana-forward sippers and rum newcomers
Loved by beginners, dismissed by veterans. Massive banana-vanilla-caramel sweetness that many find artificial and cloying; best over ice or in a sweet cocktail rather than analyzed neat.
Don Papa Masskara 2018
Don PapaDon Papa Masskara 20187.0/10 (502 reviews)Honey · Orange · CaramelBest for: Beginners who like very sweet, fruity rums
Deeply split. Sweet-rum newcomers enjoy the honey-orange candy character; seasoned drinkers find it artificial, syrupy and barely rum-like. Short finish, lots of added sweetness.
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