VS Distillers J. Gow Spiced Rum
An approachable spiced rum with pronounced cinnamon, vanilla and gingerbread notes over a fairly neutral 40% base. RumX members see it as a simple, Christmas‑style mixer more than a serious sipping rum.
- Warm baking spices
- Approachable sweetness
- Good for mixing
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How does VS Distillers J. Gow Spiced Rum taste?
Aggregated from 74 community reviews.
Simple, Christmas‑style spiced mixer An approachable spiced rum with pronounced cinnamon, vanilla and gingerbread notes over a fairly neutral 40% base. RumX members see it as a simple, Christmas‑style mixer more than a serious sipping rum.
Those who enjoy sweet, Christmas‑market style spiced spirits and want an easy, low‑ABV mixer with lots of cinnamon and vanilla.
Purists looking for clear rum character, dry profiles, or complex sipping experiences beyond added spices.
How is VS Distillers J. Gow Spiced Rum rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict — 5.8 lands squarely in the "Average" band. 13% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 28% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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Review by TheJackDrop
Plutôt sympa ! Dans l’esprit
Review by Robert Mallander
A grower For some reason I had a very cheep sweet hazelnut chocolatebar with and it changed to an almost religious experience, this will be added to my collection.
Review by rum_sk
23rd sample of 24 days of rum offers a pot still Scottish spiced rum containing less then 5 g of sugar per litre. 👃 reminds me of a home-made hooch/booze or pálenka (in our country) distilled from various kinds of fruits but with spices included in this one. We can distinguish pear, plum, raisins it is very fruity, aromatic and rich in flavor. 👅 is really sweet, I don't believe the claim that there is less than 5 g of sugar per litre. Taste is definitely better for me. It is slightly spicy, fruity (all mentioned above) sweet but the hints of home made booze is still there :) Long finish. Definitely one of better spiced rums that I had a chance to try and this is coming from someone who is not a big fan of spiced rums.
Review by Anonymous
Salt caramel, whiskey
Review by Gregor
beautiful spices that unlike most other spiced rums do not sting or burn
Review by Lutz Lungershausen
Spiced ... with what? Could also be any other flavored spirit
Review by Timo Groeger
Ein ganz normale spiced Rum. Ich finde diesen sogar ganz okay. Riecht und schmeckt natürlich würzig, Zimt kann man auf jeden Fall rausschmecken. Ist aber nicht so schlimm, dass schon Weihnachtsgefühle aufkommen :)
Review by Jo Hoo
Many different flavors in this spiced rum. Not necessarily bad. I like it neat, maybe something for a cocktail to play with the flavors.
Review by Michael Janek
24 rum 2022 I smell ginger in the aroma the taste is not very pronounced at the beginning, but later spicy, stays for a long time aroma 3/5 Taste 2,5/5
Review by MJ72
Cinnamon bomb, too overpowering and strong. Moderate sweetness in the mouth and cinnamon as the dominant aroma here too. Continues in the short finish.
Review by Robert Houba
Dry, pungent smell like cognac/ginger? Taste, too.
Review by Johannes
Sehr viel Zimt und Vanille.
Review by epicsune 🇸🇪
Sample no.23 of the 24 days of rum calendar 2022. Very artificial and christmas-y on the nose. Baking spices as cinnamon and gingerbread along with something fruity from cherries. Palate is just woody and alcoholic. Some very faint notes of the spices after a few seconds. As a spiced rum I guess it’s ok but nothing I would buy a bottle of.
Review by MarkF
Paradoxically, this sample is not easy to evaluate. The smell is Christmasy ordinary, it is like a Christmas market oder where the spices are too much. The artificiality bothers me a bit in the taste, but I can feel the hallmark a bit. Overall, I'm bothered by the low influence of the rum itself, it's more of a sharpened and flavoured vague alcohol.
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37 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 6 members.
About the VS Distillers distillery
The VS Distillers distillery is located in United Kingdom. Rums from VS Distillers have been reviewed 143 times with an average of 6.4/10.
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