Review: Blue Chair Bay Coconut Spiced Rum Cream
Blue Chair Bay Coconut Spiced Rum Cream was just introduced and it will only be available for a limited time. Every bottle they created has already been sold to their distributors and once its gone, it’s gone. It joins the four year round rums created by country music star Kenny Chesney and Mike Booth, the Master Distiller at The West Indies rum Distillery in Barbados. They start with their Coconut rum and add real cream, with island and holiday spices before bottling at 30 proof in a holiday red bottle even Santa would approve of. Read more
Review: Cruzan Black Cherry Rum
Cruzan Black Cherry rum was introduced in 2007. It is one of 15 rum flavors Cruzan creates with rum distilled in St. Croix with tropical rain water and high quality molasses. They use a five column distillation process and they remove the heads and fusel oils before aging in oak barrels. The rum is then shipped to the Florida Carabbean Distillers in Auburndale Florida where natural black cherry flavor is added before bottling at 55 proof. Read more
Review: Bacardi Razz Rum
Bacardi Razz Rum was introduced in 2003. Bacardi also launched their Coco and Vanilla flavors that year, but have since discontinued their vanilla flavor. Razz is one of 15 flavored rums they create in Puerto Rico. It is made with molasses and a single strain of yeast, Le Levadura Bacardi. Bacardi ages their rum in lightly charred American white oak barrels before being filtered through a mix of charcoal made from tropical woods and coconut shells before being infused with natural raspberry flavor. Read more
Review: Captain Morgan Parrot Bay Mango Rum
Captain Morgan Parrot Bay Mango rum was introduced May 2004. It is one of seven rum flavors they create with white rum distilled in St. Croix. Natural mango flavor is added before bottling at 21% alcohol. Read more
Review: Calico Jack Cake Rum
Calico Jack Cake rum is one of nine rum flavors Beam Suntory creates under the Calico Jack label. It was originally named Cake Jack rum. It is made with rum distilled at the Cruzan Rum distillery in St. Croix. Natural and artificial flavor is added in Frankfort Kentucky where it is bottled at 42 proof. Calico Jack rum is named after Jack Rackham who was nicknamed Calico Jack. He is best known as the Caribbean pirate who designed the skull and cross bones flag. Read more
Review: Bacardi Black Razz Rum
Bacardi Black Razz rum was introduced in June 2012 in a temperature activated bottle. The berry on the label turns red when cold. It is one of 15 flavored rums they create in Puerto Rico. It is made with molasses and a single strain of yeast, Le Levadura Bacardi. Bacardi ages their rum in lightly charred American white oak barrels before being filtered through a mix of charcoal made from tropical woods and coconut shells before being infused with natural raspberry and black sapote. Black sapote is native to Mexico and Guatemala. It is a member of the persimmon family and is nick named a chocolate putting fruit. It is green in color and looks similar to a green tomato. Read more
Review: Cruzan Mango Rum
Cruzan Mango rum was introduced in 2003. It is one of 15 flavored rums Cruzan creates with rum distilled in St. Croix with tropical rain water and high quality molasses. They use a five column distillation process and remove the heads and fusel oils before aging in oak barrels. The rum is then shipped to the Florida Caribbean Distillers in Auburndale Florida where natural mango flavor is added before bottling at 54 proof. Read more
Review: Cruzan Pineapple Rum
Cruzan Pineapple rum was introduced in 2002. It is one of 15 flavored rums Cruzan creates with rum distilled in St. Croix with tropical rain water and high quality molasses. They use a five column distillation process and remove the heads and fusel oils before aging in oak barrels. The rum is then shipped to the Florida Caribbean Distillers in Auburndale Florida where natural pineapple flavor is added before bottling at 55 proof. Read more
Review: Malibu Mango Rum
Malibu Mango rum was introduced with their Pineapple rum May 2004. They were the first two flavors they released after the success of their Original Malibu Coconut rum. It is one of 13 flavors they now create with triple filtered rum from the West Indies Distillery in Barbados. Natural Mango flavor is added in Canada, where it is bottled at 42 proof. Read more
Review: Malibu Peach Sparkler
Malibu Peach Sparkler was introduced February 2014 along with their Rum Sparkler. It is made with Caribbean rum, coconut water, and natural peach and coconut flavor. Carbonation is then infused before bottling at 22 proof. Because of the carbonation this is a bottle that should be finished in one evening, or sealed with a wine stopper. You are not getting that cork back in the bottle, I tried. Read more