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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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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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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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Crusoe Organic Spiced Rum
Distiller Score 92
Pretty orange aromas, along with undertones of clove, dominate the nose; the remaining spices reveal themselves more slowly. A Cointreau-like orange flavor continues to characterize the palate, allspice picks up power, and spark of cinnamon heat continues into a long, spicy finish.
Reviewed by Ron Bechtol
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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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Siesta Key Distiller's Reserve Spiced
Distiller Score 92
The aroma is dominated by a strong cinnamon presence followed by ginger, allspice, vanilla and cloves. The first sip has a surprising ginger-forward note, followed by vanilla, cinnamon, honey and clove. The oak tannins present a nice cocoa influence to the flavors.
Reviewed by Paul Senft
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Don Q Oak Barrel Spiced Rum
Distiller Score 87
The aroma of the rum presents initial notes of cinnamon and vanilla. As the glass rests additional aromas manifest of lightly spiced dried fruit and nutmeg. The first sip coats the palate and is dominated by a dark vanilla note that carries through to the finish. Spice notes of nutmeg, cloves, baking spices, and cinnamon are present along with flavors of toasted almonds and dry apricots. Sweet caramel and oak tannins dominate the spice notes and linger in a long rich finish.
Reviewed by Paul Senft
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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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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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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
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Breckenridge Spiced Rum
Distiller Score 89
Colorado rum with spices and brown sugar, such an understatement. The nose is full of warm baking spices, tropical earthiness, oak, and brown bread. The flavors enter dry with citrus, baking chocolate woven with cinnamon, nutmeg, bourbon hints, and so much goodness. The sugared nuances of molasses, toffee, vanilla, and honey candy persist with spices throughout the finish.
Reviewed by Forrest Cokely
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Liberty Call San Diego County Spiced Rum
Distiller Score 94
Frisky aromas of clove-forward spice bound from the glass as a dog chasing a ball; there's a hint of heat on the palate, but it only aids and abets the beautifully integrated spice--clove and peppercorn now at the fore. The spice is not gratuitous here, nor is the restrained sweetness--a welcome exception for a spiced rum product.
Reviewed by Ron Bechtol