Kirkland Spiced

After reading the reviews on here I thought oh no. Firstly I tried with coke and it's very nice, smooth. Now I try neat with ice. It's ok not as smooth as some but definitely drinkable. With ginger ale it's very good.

This is not one I can sip, but it is great in cocktails. Nice vanilla flavor in cola or root beer. And it's cheap.

Probably best as a mixer, but it’s smooth enough to sip, and a great value in that regard. Very strong on the vanilla if you like that.

Decent spiced rum. Not going to win any contests, but a decent bottle for mixing, and great at the price. I bought one bottle, and will happily drink it all, but probably won't replace it. No complaints, just not anything special, and for what it is (a cheap spiced rum), I prefer Captain.

Great for mixing with cola. Smoother than captain, a little sweeter too.

...or Goslings or any other $30+/fifth bottle of rum. But I don't think it's nearly as bad as some of the reviews I've read. I almost didn't buy it purely on the number of negative reviews. But then I realized many of the complaints were based on it having too much bite.

Just like anything I drink straight, I put a splash of water in it to knock down the alcohol. Doesn't matter if it's a $75 bottle of single malt scotch, or a $16 bottle of rum. Since this is higher alcohol content at 92 proof, I just put a little bigger splash in it. Once you knock down the alcohol content a bit, it's actually very smooth, mildly spicy, and has a strong vanilla overtone. No bad aftertaste. Certainly for $16 a bottle plus tax, it's a great value.

As a side note, I had a similar experience with Costco's blended scotch (not the 12 year stuff... that is quite good... I'm talking about the cheaper one). The first time I tried it, it was so harsh I almost returned it. But when I upped the water splash a bit, it took the bite away and left me with something inexpensive and pleasant to drink.

i will say I like This rum and it is my normal house brand to share with friends , priced right / proofed right / mixes well
Keep going back to this one , one tasty tasty rum 👍👍👍👍

It's probably just repackaged Cruzan Spiced, but when you've puked something up before you tend to not give it any benefits of doubt.

Is it a bottle of dosed, artificial flavors - yes. Did you know that going in - I hope so. It is cloyingly sweet with fruity notes of banana and undertones of vanilla. If you want to improve it at all, it is best to add ginger and cinnamon sticks in the bottle and give it some time.

At the end of the day, I prefer it to Captain Morgan and it's a higher proof. So it's perfect for easy sipping, cheap frozen daiquiris and painkillers. If you are a rum person it will last a year or two and do what you got it for.

At 92 proof and a strong vanilla flavor it is a great rum for under $15 at over 1.75L.