Review: Blackheart Premium Spiced Rum
Blackheart Premium Spiced Rum was introduced in 2010. It is made with Caribbean rum, with spice, caramel, and other natural flavors added. It is bottled in Bardstown Kentucky at 93 proof by the Heavan Hills Distillery. The rum is named for the sultry siren of the high seas pictured on the bottles label. Read more 
Review: Cruzan 9 Spiced Rum
Cruzan 9 Spiced Rum was introduced September 9, 2010. They start with a rum base made with tropical rain water and high quality molasses shipped from their sugar plantations. An exclusive five column distillation process is used to remove the impurities. Once distilled the rum is aged in charred American oak barrels. Unlike most spiced rums that provide a vague description of the spices used in creating their rum, Cruzan lists on the bottles label the 9 spices used in crafting their rum. Those 9 spices include allspice, vanilla, cinnamon, pepper, ginger, nutmeg, clove, mace, and juniper berry. Read more
Review: Bacardi Oakheart Spiced Rum
Bacardi Oakheart Spiced Rum was introduced September 2011. For years Bacardi and Captain Morgan, the two best selling rum brands, each stayed on their side of the fence. Captain Morgan produced spiced rum, and Bacardi produced non spiced rum. Bacardi fired the first shot across the bow with Oakheart. Captain Morgan has since fired back with their Captain Morgan White rum. Oakheart Spiced rum is made with molassess, purified water, and a single strain of yeast, Le Levadura Bacardi. After fermenting and distilling the rum, it is aged in heavily charred American oak barrels for 1-3 years. Natural flavors and spice including maple, cinnamon, honey and vanilla are added before filtering and bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum
Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum may not have been the first spiced rum created, but they were the first to bottle their spiced rum at 92 proof. Several spiced rums launched after Sailor Jerry have followed their 92 proof lead, along with an ingredient list that includes spice, caramel, and natural flavors. It is named for Sailor Norman aka Jerry Collins, possibly the most famous tattoo artist of all time. After joining the Navy in 1930, Jerry ended up opening a tattoo shop in Hawaii where many a sailor left his shop, and the island wearing some of his original art on their skin. The Hawaiian Hula Girl picture on the bottles label is an actual picture of a tattoo he created. Sailor Jerry Spiced rum is made with Virgin Island rum, spice, caramel, and other natural flavors. Read more
Review: Sugar Island Spiced Rum
Sugar Island Spiced Rum was introduced with their Coconut Rum September 2013. It was created by the Trinchero Family Estates, the family behind over 27 brands of wine, including their first, Sutter Home. Sugar Island Spiced Rum is made with Caribbean sugar cane rum sourced from the West Indies and Barbados. Spices, caramel, and natural flavors are blended with the rum in California before bottling at 92 proof. Read more
Review: Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum was first produced in 1944 by the Seagram Company. It was introduced in 1984 in the US, and is now owned by Diageo. Captain Morgan had been produced in Puerto Rico, but it 2012, production was moved to St. Croix. Captain Morgan is now the number two selling spirit brand in the US, only trailing Diageo stable mate Smirnoff Vodka. It is made with Caribbean sugar cane molasses, and it is distilled in a continuous still and aged for 1 year in oak barrels. A Proprietary blend of Caribbean spice is added before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Captain Morgan Cannon Blast
Captain Morgan Cannon Blast was just introduced. This brings the current Captain Morgan family of products up to 9. There have been many more limited release products, and I’m sure there will be more to follow. Cannon Ball is described on their cannon ball shaped bottles label, as an intensely delicious shot. This description, plus an ingredient list that starts with Captain Morgan rum, and includes a unique spice blend of Caribbean Citrus, with chipotle and jalapeno pepper, positions the product to compete with the cinnamon whiskeys, lead by Fireball. While rum is typically not thought of as a shooter, Captain Morgan hopes to change that. Read more