Hello friends,
Going back and forth from the tiki bar to the turntable all night long really makes you work up a mean, mean thirst!
Tonight we're taking a break from record reviews and instead we're focusing our attention on one of the world's most delicious (and misunderstood) libations-- RUM.
Described by Marco Polo in the 14th Century as "very good wine made of sugar", the history of rum is as interesting and complex as the drink itself. The story of Rum is the story of slavery, of pirates, of Navies, of the New World, of exploration, colonization, capitalism, rebellion and of course, hot, drunk college girls on Spring Break!
YO HO HO, indeed!
KRAKEN BLACK SPICED RUM
Country: USA (Lawrenceburg, IN)
Cost: $24.00
Proof: 94
Size: 750 ml
Description: Imported Caribbean Rums blended with Spice, Caramel and various other flavorings.
Ned Tugent says: "Surprisingly good, ink-black, spiced rum with hints of blackberry and licorice. Grade: B"
Tiki T says: "A pleasant aroma of cream soda. Notes of cane sugar and molasses from start to finish. Nice, warm ending but a little too sweet for me! Grade: C+"
A big part of the fun of Kraken Rum is their packaging and marketing. Usually anything with this elaborate of an ad campaign is more about image than it is about quality, but that's not really the case here! Kraken is a good, albeit, unusual rum. Not as versatile, perhaps, as some others but will handily replace Goslings in a "Dark & Stormy" and would enhance a mug of hot cider rather nicely! (Tiki T. would like to warn of a monster hangover that might accompany the latter!)
Check out their website, its a fun one!
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