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Kraken Black Spiced Rum
Most tasters land in the same middle zone: a dark, gloopy spiced rum that drinks closer to a sweet coffee-vanilla liqueur than a sipping rum. Expect vanilla, brown sugar, marzipan, clove and a glace-cherry note, with a hint of glue on the nose. One reviewer nailed the finish as sweetened iced latte. Fine neat for some, better in cola or a mule for most.
The community says- Vanilla and spice
- But: High sugar content
- But: Liqueur-like
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How does Kraken Black Spiced Rum taste?
Aggregated from 56 community reviews.
Sweet, spiced, more mixer than sipper Middling scores and a clear message: it's sweet, spiced and a bit liqueur-like. A few sip it happily, but most treat it as a cola or baking companion.
People who like sweet, spiced rum in cola or cocktails
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting a dry, sipping rum
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RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.3 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 21% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 19% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
59% rate it between 6 and 8. 12 selected write-ups from 56 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by LukaŽiga
6:On the nose, this is indeed a spiced rum. Spices and licorice are present, but vanilla is even more so. There's also a hint of cherry. 6,4:Sweet on the palate. The ever-present spices (clove) are joined this time by orange. Vanilla is also present.. 6:The finish is sweet, on spices and vanilla. Drinkable also neat.... Edit:1.8.25
Review by w00tAN
Quite simple and, as expected, quite sweet on the finish
Review by Émile Shevek
Dolce e pungente con una consistenza corposa
Review by C Ap Adam
50ml sample Gloopy and the colour of cola Nose: Not very strong but Battenberg cake with glace cherries Some spices which you'll find in a normal aged rum Mouth: Who hasn't ordered a vanilla mocha with three teaspoons of brown sugar? Again, there's spice Finish: Very sugary coffee, chocolate with some spice thrown in. It's the same mouth feel you get after a sweetened iced latte. As such, lasts fairly long. Impression: Not massively offensive either way, which probably explains it's popularity. I think there's hope for fans of this rum to move on to different rums, though it's closer to a liqueur, particularly in the finish.
Review by Mark Tibbo
Another decent rum as long as it’s mixed with cola
Review by Jakob Deiner
Kein schlechter Spiced-Rum für Vanille und Gewürz Fans. Im Geschmack kommt die Vanille weniger durch als im Geruch. Definiv süß - aber nicht zu süß im Geschmack. Weit weniger als z. B. Don Papa Baroko. Im Mule kommt die Vanille-Note leicht durch, ganz interessante Kombination mit der Schärfe des Ginger Beer. Drinks: - Pur: 3.5/5 - Rum Cola: 3/5 (Vanilla-Coke, etwas künstlich) - Rum Mule: 3.5/5
Review by H1ldegunst
Nicht schlecht aber auch nicht mein Favorit zum puren trinken. Als Backzutat im Christstollen ist er allerdings wirklich eine Wucht und als "Cola-Rum" ebenfalls in Ordnung. Eindeutig der bessere Mixer als Skipper.
Review by Olivier CABOT
No interest
Review by Anonymous
Spicy, from the better style.
Review by christian
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Review by Xerdo
Not a subtle rum with lots of spicing and caramel/vanilla flavour. Mixes perfectly with Pepsi.
Review by Lupo Alberto
A distinctive, spicy rum, as the writing on the label says. With a very dark amber color, very pronounced, even spicy, hints of spice are immediately felt both on the nose and palate, including licorice, which persist even in the sufficiently long finish. It is not exactly a meditation Rum, but then again, that is what can be expected after reading the label. A rum, therefore, to be drunk lightheartedly in company and in merriment, which may also appeal to the female audience given its sweetness. Chocolate not recommended, if you want you can use it for a Rum and Coke. Very low price.
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Auction results 26 € – 26 €
from 2 sales, latest 11/2024
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Avg. community purchase price 25 €
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Details about Kraken Black Spiced Rum
A spirit drink on a rum base from Trinidad, at 40%.
Community purchases
169 bottles logged by 150 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
33% opened, 17 emptied and repurchased.
What does Kraken Black Spiced Rum cost?
Community paid 18–31 €.
Current best price: 19.28 € – within the typical community range.
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+7 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
169 purchased · 61 tasted · 15 wishlist · as of
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