Captain Morgan Rum

Captain Morgan Spiced Rum - Not just for pirates . . . A few years ago if anyone said to me rum, I was no thanks straight away. Especially if it happened to be white rum which is awful. Nowadays however I am much much open to the idea of rum and Captain Morgan is the reason for this. I found the drink over in America, where it is really quite popular, wheras I had never heard of it over here. The taste, well it not very nice straight, unless you are a pretty serious alcoholic. It has a very fruity taste, but not in an overly sweet way, it is nothing like I was expecting. As for drinking this out and about I reccomend you ...  Read the complete review

Now I don't drink very much these days - honest - it's not nice to have a hangover with a 3 year old getting you up at 6 in the morning but Morgans Spiced Rum is worth a tipple or two if you are indulging and I do sometimes have a couple if we have friends over or at a barbecue. Warms you up the way this summer has been. First of all it's 35% vol and you can buy the 70cl bottle for around £12.50 or if you really like it the 1 litre bottle sells for around £15.50 so not the cheapest alcohol on the go but worth it for the warming spicy flavour. On the bottle it advertises it as 'A blend of mellow spices and natural flavours, easy to mix and smooth to drink' and ...  Read the complete review

Captain Morgan Spiced Rum -------------------------- Rums are generally made by fermenting sugar cane byproducts such as molasses with water, the addition of yeast to this mixture will cause fermentation. They are then distilled, making a clear or straw colored liqueur, ranging in proof between 80 and 150. All rums are then “aged” in barrels formerly used to age whiskey or bourbon, anywhere from 1 to 30 years. In the case of dark rums, caramel coloring is sometimes added. Spiced rums have other flavorings added such as cinnamon and cloves. In the case of Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum, this is a golden rum in which both of ...  Read the complete review