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"Mixed with coke is about the only way to enjoy this," as one member puts it — and that's the honest summary. Expect big artificial vanilla, caramel and toffee, a thin body and a lot of sugar. At 35% it's light and sweet, spiced with cinnamon. Plenty of people started their rum life here, but almost nobody sips it neat.
The community says- Reliable cola mixer
- But: Contains added sugar
- But: Tastes artificial
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How does Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold taste?
Summarized by AI from community reviews.
Sweet, artificial spiced mixer for cola Loved as a cheap cola mixer and a lot of people's first rum, but tasters find it thin, very sweet and artificial. Neat, it doesn't work for most.
Aroma profilePeople who want a cheap, sweet spiced base for rum and cola
Anyone who sips neat or dislikes sweet, artificial flavor
Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertCocktails & mixing
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322 community reviews
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Review by DAG-YT_DSS-YT
Most helpful positive review
A good tasty rum. Smell has a lot of sweetness where the taste has the oposite where the spices and the wood comes forward. Good rum during a dinner evening instead of dessert as a finisher. Arrr matey’s,
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Most helpful critical review
Enjoyable with Coke
Review by LukaŽiga
4,9:Right from the start, the nose reveals a fairly frank alcohol that evaporates and doesn't return. What follows is a great wave of vanilla mixed with sweet spices. This vanilla is extremely present, sweetened and coated like a candy. The indulgence continues with a little milk chocolate. It's very light in flavor, simple but not unpleasant when you love vanilla!On aeration, guess who steals the show once again? More vanilla, for an even sweeter sensation. The candy aspect is now reminiscent of a large packet of marshmallows. The sweet spices are still present, represented by cinnamon. The longer you wait, the more the vanilla fades in favor of sugar, but this rum isn't meant to wait in a glass, as it's more of a cocktail product. 5,5:On the palate, as you'd expect, it's round and very light. A hint of caramel precedes the avalanche of vanilla and marshmallows. The palate, too, is very simple. 4,5:The finish is short, with vanilla, sweetness and a drying finish.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Good for making cocktails. Smooth impractical!
Review by Imagol Ronmantico
I know the valuation may be excessive, but this rum evokes all my youth and although it is not the best rum in the world I can drink it and enjoy every mix with Coca Cola as from the first day.
Review by Nicofr
A low-end, over-spiced rum. It's undrinkable neat and made especially for cocktails, but even then its spicy taste takes over too much. For the same price, it's better to choose a Cuban rum that won't distort the cocktail.
Review by Chrischi78
Captain Morgan Spice Gold? Cardboard-sweet artificial syrup with cheap vanilla flavoring and artificial spice. More sugar than flavor, more marketing than quality. Has nothing to do with good rum. Better to drink something real.
Review by zabo
Edit: Now that I mix pretty much every rum I can get my hands on and am looking for the ultimate CubaLibre, I have to say that the Captain is no longer my cup of tea. Somehow I find it very artificial in taste. On its own, it doesn't go down my throat at all. I used to like it in cola, but now it's even too sweet for a rum and coke.
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
And the palette of entry-level (rums) continues. Lots of added aromas. Vanilla with an extreme sweetness. With plenty of cola it somehow works.
Review by cigares
The nose is almost correct, with roast, spices and a hint of sake. On the palate, however, weakness is evident from the outset with a hollow mouthfeel, then some aromas appear with caramel and yogurt. The finish is minimal, but not unpleasant. A "rum" that doesn't dare call itself rum (because of the 35%?) or because of the additives? But all in all, a pleasant drink.
Review by Rumantisch
Captain Morgen, what can you say about it? It's simply the perfect entry point even though it's not rum. It doesn't really convince on its own; it's mild and sweet, but that also sums up all the advantages for a beginner. It's not really tasty. It goes well in cola if you like that, but I'd advise everyone to get something decent.
Review by Rumbaer
Just a spiced rum. Suitable for Rum Cola and conditionally for Cuba Libre. The old bottling of Captain with the old logo had a better taste than the new bottling with the "modern" logo. (My picture shows the old bottle) Nothing for drinking neat!
Review by Maik Schütte
For Captain Coke perfekt, pure not so good...
Review by Thomas Krippgans
Great value for money. I really like the vanilla note. Of course, it's not a proper rum. Still very drinkable for the price.
Review by Andi
Without cola, very thin and watery.
Review by Gregor
Too sweet, too flavored, and too little alcohol
Review by Blaidor
Smell 2,5/10 Taste 3/10 Aftertaste 3/10 Image 4/10 (info about rum, bottle, carton-box, sugar free, marketing....) Total impression 3/10 ------------------ BTL...
Review by IBzerbasteln
For something that is supposed to be a mixer it’s pretty good on its own. Touch of vanilla, nothing crazy, but definitely not a mix-or-toss.
Review by TheRhumhoe
What better after an Uitvlugt PM 1964 to start the new thousand rums tasted? Surely one of the most known, most tasted rums that got a lot of people started in the rum world (myself included, through hundreds of evenings my liver had to face). Also called Momo in the scene, this drink offers a nose faithful to what you can expect: lots of vanilla and caramel, tons of sweet notes (cola, toffee, nougat, crème brûlée, syrup, milk chocolate), the spiced rum comes out with cinnamon and some roasted notes. You mostly feel the alcoholic and synthetic side, as predictable as possible. Nothing fascinating or deep, that's not the goal. The palate reflects what was said for the nose. You feel the chemical vanilla, caramel, nougat, cola and toffee, it's so sweet it becomes cloying. Cinnamon and milk chocolate are fleeting, the profile is totally dominated by chemical aromas and this structure both syrupy and diluted. It's quite a gulp that goes well with a coke (and even then). Paradoxically the alcohol is a bit present. The finish is as short as tasteless and without much interest, you find sugar, caramel, vanilla and this diluted side, but also a very slightly bitter facet, the only rebound during the tasting. Well, you can't expect much from this rum and it's normal, it's liquid crap quality-wise, but it has sentimental value with all the evenings crossed in my early youth.
Review by Rumpalumpa
Yes, what can you say, people used to like drinking it, it's cheap too. But it's definitely far too sweet, because you have to mix it with cola (there's no other way, is there?) and that's even sweeter, which is just too much.
Review by Tim
I've probably drunk more of this rum than any other rum. Oops. A classic with cola and lime. Also tasty because of the vanilla in this combination, but rather less suitable for drinking neat.
Review by Dabou
One of the best with coke!
Review by Godspeed
The world’s most common spiced rum, very sweet but not badly integrated. Ah what to say, it’s just an inexpensive cocktail tool that does the job when you need a spiced rum.
Review by Ben Armessen
Morgan est il vraiment capitaine ?
Review by Ondra RumRunner
This won't be a rum I'd drink regularly. Adding it to drinks or eggnog is definitely possible. For drinking on its own, it's not for me. Seems very sweet and artificial. In the aroma besides vanilla, caramel, nougat, and chocolate there's something I can't identify.
Review by Djehey
Frankly, it's disgusting...
Review by Anonymous
Im no rum connoisseur, i don't drink expensive rums, or sit there smelling the glass and analyzing every key note, I'm simply an alcoholic. But despite my inexperience in professionally tasting rums, I still believe that Captain Morgans Gold Spiced Rum is a brilliant rum, i enjoy neat, and in coke. Hell its that good sometimes i dont even poor it into a glass. This rum is for absolutley anyone, it doesnt matter if you're an alcoholic like me or a professional rum taster, i'd recommend this do anyone to try.
Review by Kelvin Peeters
Nice rum for mixing🤌
Review by Schnapsschuesse
I'm honest... surprised. The bottle just sits on the shelf. And I've learned a lot about rum in the last few months. So it's hugely surprising that the nose is nowhere near as terrible as expected today. Sure, sickly sweet and Christmas baking with butterscotch, vanillin, and co. - but somewhat pleasant. Then the taste is a total crash. Thin, enormously alcoholic and cloying. From halfway through the sip, everything is overwhelming sweetness and vanilla, with burnt sugar hanging over it all. Unspeakably unbalanced. But: with a decent, not too sweet cola and lime, it works far better than expected.
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
The nose is very sweet. There's a touch of being stood near a chlorinated pool about this. There's also a vanilla cake nearby. The palate is very sweet but there's sweeter out there. Nothing interesting or complex. Vanilla, caramelised ginger. The finish is short, sweet again. Reminds me of white chocolate cake icing. Honestly, not as bad as expected to drink neat. It's thin but that's the 35% ABV. Not good but I'm not offended.
Review by Dieter Herbert
Light pleasant spiced rum, sweet, soft and easy to drink. Also works neat. No idea why many bash it so much. It's nothing special, but totally fine.
Review by Nicolas Kröger
Mixing it with cola serves the purpose - but in no way is it a good product. Everything about it is artificial. Plus points for the cheap price and that nothing is pretended to the customer.
Review by Stan Hardy
Way too sweet and way too artificial. Didn’t even suit me as a teenager in cola.
Review by r___n___
Just okay. Used in eggnog mixed with other rum to balance the sweetness.
Review by Pierre-Antoine RVT
Let's say it’s a change from whisky to put in the coke in the evening...
Review by zockerleon426
What it should do, it does. With cola in a pub without much fuss or demands, you can definitely drink it.
Review by Oskar Lango
From the Captain series I started my adventure with rum, this one was definitely the favorite so the sentiment remains. It can be drunk in cocktails at a price of less than £ 50 an item that will get away, especially if one likes spiced
Review by Rum Schnacker Falk Redlich
No, not today and not tomorrow. You may like it, but it's still not good. Alcoholic note, vanilla. Basically DW. Like perfume on the tongue.
Review by Portman
I know, it doesn't claim to be a rum. It doesn't want to be. But even for a mixing base it's way too sweet for me and all the aromas seem completely artificial. I can't connect with it at all and can't understand the massive acceptance. Lidl's own brands are much better and cheaper and even closer to rum.
Review by Alvaro Mateos
Ron calidad precio bastante bueno. Sabor a vainilla y especias.
Review by Mateusz
Clearly tastes of artificial flavouring which is a great downside. Taster with Coke Zero and ginger beer. Vanilla comes through very strongly.
Review by Anton Krioukov
Very very slightly better than the white rum version . Very slightly.
Review by Mark Leggett
Smells of cinnamon and vanilla. Flavor follows the smell.
Review by anto31700
Mandatory with coke.
Review by Josh Word
The old go to from my military days. Not even sure if i would still like it but i used to love it with Dr Peppet or Rootbeer. Definitely not a sipper.
Review by atheos
Personally, I use it during evenings when we don’t count the glasses 😅
Review by Jo Hoo
25.05.2026: Drinkable, but only in long drinks and chilled with ice.
Review by Mark Tibbo
Mixed with coke is about the only way to enjoy this.
Review by Pepp
Only with cola
Review by Plato Potato
Not ideal. A standard cheap rum that I personally try to avoid. It's fine when you are already drinking heavily or dying, but the flavour is cheap, artificial and relies too much on it's sweetness to be a brand to crave. Wetherspoons do a cracking job, hence the extra tenth of a point, but to buy a full litre of the stuff would be dispiriting.
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849 bottles logged by 530 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
45% opened, 265 emptied.
What does Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold cost?
Community paid 9–21 €.
Current best price: 11.80 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 19 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
+30 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
849 purchased · 356 tasted · 41 wishlist · as of
Details about Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold
A spirit drink on a rum base from Multiple countries, at 35%.
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