You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Privateers at that time in history were essentially ‘legal pirates’ who were allowed to attack and loot enemies of the state reaping the rewards from their plunder in lieu of pay. In fact, it’s a really nice sipper for the newbie who wants to get away from mixers without losing the body and taste. Deep amber colour; slightly spirity, sweet dark fruit, subtle spice and molasses aromas; slightly sweet, medium bodied, with rich, generous palate, with soft spice and candied fruit flavours; warm and satisfying finish. His early life (including how he made his way to the Caribbean) is largely unknown, but we do know that by the 1660’s Morgan was captain of a privateer ship charged with capturing Spanish ships in the Caribbean.

Update: The rum has now been reclassified (by me) as a spiced rum due to the overwhelming vanilla profile…and the fact that it’s now acknowledged as being added-to. In general, rum is produced by first combining molasses or sugar with water and yeast to produce a fermented mildly alcoholic mixture.Right from the get go I must mention that I’ve given Captain Morgan a wide berth thus far, simply because it always had a reputation as a low- to mid-level mixer. I always interesting to hear a different perspective on what was my gateway rum into the world of sipping rums and to this day remains my stand by spirit of choice. When the rum finds a certain cohesion, it gains a classic and round register, on vanilla, sugar and grenadine. Additional info: you can check the additional and more detailed info about the data protection here: https://www. In fact, the Captain Morgan Rum Company traces its history back to 1945 when Seagram’s CEO, Samuel Bronfman, negotiated the purchase of the Long Pond Distillery from the Jamaican Government and formed the Captain Morgan Rum Company.

Having bored you to tears with all of this tedious history and trivia, the question remains, is it any good? The brand’s trademark taste is achieved through a unique recipe blend - with spices innate to the Caribbean Islands - for the final part of the process. In the standard edition of Captain Morgan, the spirit falls apart at this point, with the sweetness and the baking spices being all that remained. It’s better than most young blended rums and may even serve as a sly intro to sippers if one’s tastes run that way. Morgan is best known because of a memoir published by former French shipmate Alexandre Exquemelin, which recounts Morgan’s exploits as a privateer.In making common hooch to appeal to the widest possible audience and lowest common denominator (the US consumer), some of the quality is lost in the quest for sales.

But I can see how it would be overwhelming to someone who doesn’t favor a stronger vanilla flavor in their rums. These original works may not be copied, quoted or reused in any way whatsoever without the permission of the author Lance Surujbally. An award-winning tribute to the Welsh buccaneer himself, the base of this exclusive experience is Puerto Rican rum matured in oak barrels for two years. I tried lots of ice which helped to bring the sweetness level down but, I still tasted nothing but Vanilla.While the locals of Caribbean islands such as Jamaica squeezed the sweet sugar cane juices to produce, ferment, disture, and aging to a dark rum, they kept their fluid in Cuba and Puerto Rico during a very short aging period after distillation.

The above noted alcohol content may differ from the alcohol content displayed on the bottle label due to the timing of changes in vintage dates or production lot codes.Morgan would continue to be a figure in Caribbean politics, acting as governor of Jamaica before his death in 1688.