Red Leg Vanilla Ginger & Pineapple Spiced

Pineapple

Red leg but basically with pineapple flavouring
Better than the original red leg spiced

Well it’s a ‘spiced cane spirit’ but alas. You can smell the pineapple and ginger for sure. Maybe a little bit of the cane spirit, but mostly just super sweet fruit on the nose. The first sip is a bit odd, I think it’s the vanilla and ginger combination that really doesn’t go together well. The subsequent sips are better, though not great. The same pineapple scent is strong on the palette as well, then some spices join the mix too. It reminds me of Plantation Stiggin Fancy with a ton of low quality spices. After yet another sample, it’s actually not bad on its own— that is, for a spiced “rum”. It’s got a certain funk (not Jamaican, but a funk all to itself) and I must admit that it is growing on me. Surprisingly fun to sip on once you know what you’re in for. Especially if you like different.
Now that’s on the sipping side, and this clearly wasn’t made to be a sipper, (one has to try though).
When mixing with ginger beer, it makes quite a heavenly concoction. Very refreshing and not too sweet. Highly recommend this bottle for that.

Enjoyed this rum in a martini style cocktail, with pineapple juice, lime juice, sugar syrup and lemonade, with sugar rim. Prefer original red leg though

A REDLEG SPICED RUM után rendeltem, mivel az annyira kedvencé vált, hogy gondoltam a változatosság kedvéért ezt is megkóstoljuk. Kicsit csalódást okozott, egy lényegesen lágyabb, "hígabb" ital mint a tesója. Inkább tűnik egy erősebb koktélnak, mint rumnak. A csajok kedvence lett.

Lovely smooth rum I tried it with lemonade and was rushed back to my childhood eating pineapple cubes.
Recommend as an everyday long drink.

Would say the standard red leg spiced does enough and I would rate it slightly better. This tastes very artificial and seems like a ploy to branch out. At around $50AUD its not a bad buy considering there are worse rums costing more. Wouldnt buy this again - If you like pineapple rum, go for Plantation pineapple instead.