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Alfred Lamb's Spiced Rum
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Vanilla runs the whole show here — sweet, soft, and heavy enough that one taster called it "like drinking sweetened vanilla extract." A few pick up pineapple and spice under it, and fans use it as an easy everyday sipper with a little ice. Others find the vanilla too much and closer to a liqueur than a rum. Cheap, smooth, divisive.
The community says- Soft and smooth
- Easy sipping
- Less suitable for: Anyone wanting a dry, complex rum without heavy vanilla
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How does Alfred Lamb's Spiced Rum taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Sweet, vanilla-heavy spiced sipper People split hard on this one. Sweet-vanilla drinkers call it a soft go-to sipper; others find it one-note and too much like a flavored liqueur.
Is it right for you?
People who like sweet, soft, vanilla-driven sippers
Anyone wanting a dry, complex rum without heavy vanilla
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18 community reviews
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Review by Smashed Cherries
Most helpful positive review
WOW... Highly underated. I took one sip of this hidden gem and blew me away. It shocked my pallet with it's perfectly rounded balanced blend of pineapple, vanilla and spices. So smooth that it makes for a great sipper or mixer. I have rums in my collection that are 10 times the hype and 3 times the cost that don't even come close to any balance. They are either to sweet, to artificial, to strong (burns) one ingredient overpowering another, labeling it spiced and it just another rum and the #1 complaint you always hear is the overkill on vanilla. My perfect goto rum was right in front me and under my nose in abundance this whole time.
Review by Aaron Fisher
Most helpful critical review
Like drinking sweetened vanilla extract
Review by pomrules@hotmail.com
Good on its own. Not for mixing
Review by Lloyd McBride
One of my go to rum’s. Decent price where I’m located and really great price. Quite sweet. Nice and soft on the palette.
Review by Anonymous
Slightly sweet finish, but probably my favourite. I drink it near with a little ice
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted 19-01-2016 Very heavy on vanilla technically a liquor.
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- 15 bottles on the shelf, owned by 13 members
- 18 tastings
- 6 wishlists
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10 of 15 bottles are still sealed.
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- 5 open
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Details about Alfred Lamb's Spiced Rum
A spirit drink on a rum base from Multiple countries, at 40%.
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