Malibu Black

For a coconut rum, it is not as sweet as your typical Parrot Bay or Malibu, but is stronger at 70 proof. Goes pretty good with Coke, but I do prefer my coconut rum a little sweeter than this.

I like it much more than regular Malibu, still very sweet!

I was looking very forward to trying this rum. It's ok. The smell is nice...i can sound all technical and say "sweet coconut and vanilla on the nose with a hint of alcohol." That would be accurate. The taste is nice but something in the finish... There is a bitter taste like an artificial sweetener. The taste is good but the finish needs a bit of work to bring it home. On the other hand it is pretty awesome in DIET Pepsi. Forget what the bottle says about 2 parts cola to 1 part rum. Equal parts and some ice will do nicely. The bitter finish still lingers a bit. Would i buy it again? Probably not and that is only because of the finish..A really good effort to be a serious rum. Just needs needs a little tweaking.

I liked Malibu's coconut rum, but I found it to be lacking in flavor and really closer to coconut liqueur than any kind of rum. This rum fixes that - mostly (it's still lacking any kind of complexity)!

It's still a gimmick rum, but quite enjoyable in a rum & coke (do not use this for sipping or any other mixed drinks).

On its own this is not very drinkable, but for making some great frozen drinks it shines. Most coconut flavored rum is only ~40 proof so this is a great substitute in everything from a Pina Colada to a Rum Runner.

Alas, the greatest problem with Malibu seems to always have been that it is too much sugar, not enough booze. This problem has been solved with Malibu Black, sporting a 70% proof and a darker, more familiar color. And yet, the question remains, is it actually all that better? On the positive side, you can put this in Coke for a zing of coconut flavor without it becoming overwhelming. Consumed neat, however, this tastes rougher than you might hope. The alcohol in Malibu is cheap and its greater relative volume in this makes this problem much more apparent. Even though this should be more "drinkable" neat than regular Malibu, to do so is not an overwhelmingly pleasant experience. While regular Malibu will make you throw up from all the sugar long before you vomit with alcohol poisoning, here I'm not sure which would win the race to the puke-off. Malibu Black is better for simple mixed drinks with a coconut zing, but not as much for smoothies, in which regular Malibu packs the water, sugar, and booze you need to make one in an all-in-one elixir. It has its purpose, like Malibu. I don't think it's any better or worse than its original cousin; it's a cheap situational rum for when you want coconut in your drink but not THAT much coconut. And for that and the price, it's good enough.

Nothing special.

Not really something different from the original, slightly more alcoholic perception...tries to be adolescent.

Both are fine with Coke, yet there are better options...

Solid 5 like the smaller brother

35% DE ALCOHOL, LO HACEN UN PRODUCTO MAS REAL. AHORA SI ES UN RON CON SABOR A COCO. PERFECTO PARA LAS PIÑAS COLADAS!!!

Less sweet than its coconut brother with a lot more burn.
Good for a quick rum and coke