Vanilla & caramel
Warm spice
Roast coffee

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Kraken Black Spiced Rum

Name: Kraken Black Spiced Rum 700ml
SKU: 105847
Price: 69.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Rum · Caribbean · 700ml · 37.5%

$69.99each

What it tastes like

Vanilla · spice · caramel

Kraken Black Spiced Rum is a bold Caribbean rum infused with a secret blend of spices. Rich molasses, vanilla and cinnamon notes combine with dark caramel and subtle coffee undertones. The finish is smooth, warming and slightly sweet. Perfect with cola or in spiced cocktails.

Vanilla & caramel
Warm spice
Roast coffee

Additional information

Rum
Style: Caribbean
Origin: 700ml
Size: 37.5% ABV
Alcohol: 2.1 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Kraken Black Spiced Rum

Kraken looks like nothing else on the rum shelf. The bottle is styled after a Victorian rum bottle with two loop handles, and the label carries a giant squid with its scientific name, Architeuthis dux. The brand came out in 2010 and is owned by Proximo Spirits of Jersey City in the United States.

The story on the label, of a sea monster that attacks ships carrying barrels of Caribbean rum, is marketing, but the liquid is a real spiced rum. It is a Caribbean rum made from molasses, blended with spices that include cinnamon, ginger and clove. The colour is close to black, with brown showing when held up to the light.

In the glass the vanilla comes first, then ginger and peppercorn, with a lingering spicy finish. It is a sweet, dark rum that is meant to be mixed.

Cola is the plain answer, with a squeeze of lime. For something with more bite, top it with ginger beer over plenty of ice, which pushes the ginger and pepper forward.