George Ocean Spiced Rum

George Ocean Spiced Rum tastes overwhelmingly of icing sugar. There are a few caramel notes and some spice is present, but there really aren't any good flavors in here. The slightly low alcohol content makes it less harsh than other time, but it also tastes watery. I would not sip this and I'm having trouble figuring out what to mix it with too. There is a bit of a conundrum here though. Licor 43 is outrageously sweet, so if you drink some of that first, the depth of George Ocean comes through. When that happens, a caramel sweetness is offset by some ginger heat mixed with wood and a bit of lemon. The flavor, is rich and sweet with substantial depth, if not a lot of variation over time. There is no icing sugar present. Under these conditions, George Ocean becomes drinkable to the point of being kind of good. This is a disgusting combination of sickeningly sweet and strongly alcoholic. There is a little bit of flavor, but it is strongly overwhelmed. Even if you are just looking to get drunk, you can get something better (e.g. Cuervo Gold) for less than this. That slight slight hint of imagined caramel with some spices is nice, but otherwise this is gross.

Butterscotch

Strong notes of vanilla with some cinnamon. A bit of a harsh alcohol aroma, but that doesn't show so much in the taste. Can't be beat for the price!