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Siesta Key Toasted Coconut
Distiller Score 90
The aroma of the rum is that of freshly-cut coconut cream pie. As this fades, slight honey-vanilla and spice notes linger. The flavor of the rum is dominated by the rich toasted coconut notes. Vanilla, baking spices, and honey augment the finish.
Reviewed by Paul Senft
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Beach House Spiced Rum
Distiller Score 88
More fruity than spicy, this rum is what it must be like to sip Carmen Miranda's hat, sort of an all-in-one bottled punch. Intense fruitiness cha-chas onto the palate with mango, apricot, peach, passion-fruit, papaya, banana and a note of bubblegum. There is a strong orange element - with both blood orange and navel orange added to the mix, as well as the zest. Hints of cinnamon and allspice come in only at the finish. For those who aren't typically fans of spiced rums, this might finally be one to make peace with. Best served on the rocks.
Reviewed by Amanda Schuster
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Canerock Jamaican Spiced Rum
Distiller Score 85
Vanilla beans, buttercream and sherry combine in an almost spiked eggnog fashion on the nose. The palate is sweet and rich, with coconut cream and shavings emerging strongest towards the back and finish. Closing notes also include the appearance of the rum backbone, with molasses, oak tannins, and spice. Altogether, almost drinks like a bottled tropical rum Old Fashioned.
Reviewed by Jake Emen
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Pink Pigeon Vanilla Spiced Rum
Distiller Score 92
This rum is high on the sweet scale with heaps of vanilla extract, marshmallows, and cookie dough. Rich and oily on your palate, the flavors are the same as what you find on the nose. The finish ends ever so slightly spicy so as not to make the rum completely unctuous. You're going to want to mix this one to cut the sweet, preferably with some citrus.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno
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Twenty Boat Cape Cod Spiced Rum
Distiller Score 90
The full bouquet of spices immediately show on the nose. Most predominately, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and chai. The palate has a more, and much heavier, welcoming spice. It is finished with a hint of black pepper that invites another sip. The spice blend was clearly meticulously selected, because everything is in harmony here. Thankfully, there's not a bit of cloying sweetness. Skip the rum and Coke and sip this one neat or with a bit of ice and a lime wedge.
Reviewed by Paul Belbusti
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Maggie's Farm Pineapple-Infused 50/50 Rum
Distiller Score 86
With a dark yellow gold color, this rum has a sweet aroma similar to what you might expect from a pineapple gummy bear (you know, the clear ones). The pinapple flavor is soft on the palate at first, slowly developing into a richer fruitiness. It's slightly bitter as well, perhaps from the oils extracted from the pineapple bark during distillation. The longer you sip on this rum, the nicer a fresh pineapple flavor develops on your palate.
Reviewed by Anna Archibald
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Plantation Pineapple Stiggins' Fancy Rum
Distiller Score 92
The pineapple is upfront on the nose, but not overpowering. Other notes include dried fruit, banana and vanilla. The rich, buttery palate continues with pineapple, as well as citrus peel, vanilla, and notes of hogo and oak. The tropical fruit lingers well into the finish, along with spice notes and hints of sugarcane and oak.
Reviewed by Daniel Djang
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SelvaRey Chocolate Rum
Distiller Score 88
Most flavored rums tend to be cloyingly sweet and overbearing, but this one is well-balanced. True flavors of dark and malty chocolate fan out elegantly while allowing the rum-ness of the spirit to do its thing. It's a rare exception of a flavored rum one could sip neat, although it would make a fine addition to cocktails calling for chocolate flavors, or even a winter toddy.
Reviewed by Amanda Schuster
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Petty's Island Driftwood Dream Spiced Rum
Distiller Score 90
Aromas of vanilla, molasses and pumpkin pie spice (nutmeg, clove and ginger more than cinnamon) leap out of the glass to announce this unique blend. The palate wraps them all in more molasses, light pepper and a sweet, mellow woodiness accented with vanilla. It's pumpkin pie in a glass with the benefit of being far less filling.
Reviewed by Ron Bechtol
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The Devil's Own Spiced Rum
Distiller Score 91
The attention-getting nose exhibits bold honey-spice (dried ginger and allspice dominate), along with grilled pineapple. On the palate, toasty coconut, more spice and orange honey emerge; the flavors are unabashedly full-blown without ever being totally over-the-top. Toasty coconut reappears on the finish.
Reviewed by Ron Bechtol
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Black Coral Spiced Rum
Distiller Score 85
The aroma provides notes of molasses, cinnamon, allspice, and a light note of anise. Sipping the rum delivers notes of vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, with a pleasant mocha note coming in as well as a subtle mineral filled finish. The flavor profile of this rum is by designed to go well with cola, but would do nicely in other spiked coffee drinks as well.
Reviewed by Paul Senft
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Green Island Spiced Gold Rum
Distiller Score 90
Winter holidays come to mind with gingerbread, iced sugar cookies, and milk punch. Vanilla, orange zest, and brown sugar are the standout aromas. The sweetness is tamed on the palate making the rum a much more balanced experience than you might presume judging from the aroma alone. This is actually a spiced rum you may want to just sip as is, but go ahead and mix with it if you must.
Reviewed by Stephanie Moreno