Anyone tried the Kraken yet? - Tiki Drinks and Food

S Sunny&Rummy Member Melbourne, FL Joined: Jun 13, 2013 Posts: 601	S Sunny&Rummy Posted posted on Sat, Aug 24, 2013 7:16 AM Underwhelmed is the term I would use as well. Over the top vanilla spice sweetness that was hard to mix into anything more complicated than Rum & Coke/Cuba Libre. Egg nog probably would have been a good way to use up the bottle, and Hale Tiki's suggestion about using it as a base in homemade liqueurs is a good one. The one spiced rum I have really enjoyed is Old New Orleans Canun Spice. They take a totally different approach with this one and go for a very mild apple and pumpkin spice type of flavor profile (I have no idea what the apple spices are but those are the flavors I get) and it overall is really nice. Wish I had another bottle of that. The

Underwhelmed is the term I would use as well. Over the top vanilla spice sweetness that was hard to mix into anything more complicated than Rum & Coke/Cuba Libre. Egg nog probably would have been a good way to use up the bottle, and Hale Tiki's suggestion about using it as a base in homemade liqueurs is a good one.

The one spiced rum I have really enjoyed is Old New Orleans Canun Spice. They take a totally different approach with this one and go for a very mild apple and pumpkin spice type of flavor profile (I have no idea what the apple spices are but those are the flavors I get) and it overall is really nice. Wish I had another bottle of that.

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Post #691227 by Sunny&Rummy on Sat, Aug 24, 2013 7:16 AM