Cruzan Gold

This rum is light in body and in taste. Like drinking straight alcohol. Needs to be heavily mixed to be tolerable.

Typical rack liquor in the USVI. It gets a 7 because it not only taste better than Bacardi but its cheaper. The go to mixer is the best I can $ay.

Its fairly mellow, working great in mixed drinks. There is a nice sweet finish of molasses and vanilla. Also used this in an aged eggnog recipe with gosling's rum (as well as with whiskey and cognac) and the final product was superb.

Smooth body and finish for the price would definently buy again .. good for mixing too .

Not sure why to choose the white over this rum at the same price. Much better for classic mixing drinks. Holds up slightly higher in sipping also.

Cruzan Gold is my favorite all around rum, mainly for mixing. Smooth, flavorful, and nice aroma, without braking the bank. I have paid between $13 and $16 per 750 or liter, depending where I buy it. I make Mai Tais with Cruzan Gold and Coruba dark (see my review of Coruba). Not enough flavor, in my opinion, for sipping, as I like the darker rums for that, but not bad in a pinch, especially with an ice cube to mellow out the bite. Awesome with cola. It gets an 7 for being the best I've found so far in it's price range.

In the handy jug. Tasted regularly but rated on 8-31-24. Pours standard dark gold. Aroma mild sweetness but also a grain and straw scent. Nice initial honey sweetness followed by a salty bitter bit. Finished with a medium palate tingle. This is a working rum- neither bad nor great. I keep it on hand for recipes calling for a generic gold rum. IMO, this works better than Bacardi gold and is typically lower in price.

It has a nice flavor, but has a bit of a bite at the end.

More tasty and a bit smoother than Cruzan Light Rum. But still not very flavorful or smooth. Mixes well enough. Affordable.

Smells of spice, cinnamon and vanilla. Flavor profile much the same. Heat at the beginning, mellows with cinnamon and vanilla.