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Posted
1 year ago
This is my go to rum for cocktails that require a basic rum. Flavorful.
Posted
over 1 year ago
Harsh nose but let it sit, add a bit of ice to calm it and sip slowly. Not great but not bad.
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over 1 year ago
Tasted at Laka Lono on 1/26/22. Pours a clear pale yellow. Aroma of faint cotton candy. Mild palate with a pleasant sucrose finish. Mid point cardboard. This is a mixed bag.
Posted
almost 2 years ago
This is $9.00 in my area - great mixing rum for sure. Makes a surprisingly decent Daiquiri. I get hints of vanilla and coconut, light sweetness. I don't get the alcohol on the nose that some others report. It is definitely there, more so in the mouth, but not bad as taste goes. It is a bit warm going down, but very doable. Short finish as I would expect. Wow, you could do a lot worse than this for more money but probably not much better for the price! I'm impressed for what you get and recommend trying it out.
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almost 2 years ago
Hadn't actually tried this one until I flew across the USA a few months back. The inflight crew operating the beverage cart had only this rum to chose from.
It was sweet, clean, and easily drinkable. Some unpleasant aromas and flavors. Ethanol and a weird fake fruit smell.
I ordered a double Cruzan with ginger ale and two lime packets. It was a great choice considering it was the only rum available.
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over 2 years ago
Light rum is pretty much garbage and I've never been a fan. It's used because it keeps drinks alcoholic while still looking "pretty" but it usually tastes awful by itself. I wouldn't say this product is good alone but I would say it's at least reasonable and it's way better than it's competition. First off, it's aged, making it smoother than any light rum I've had. It also has a real flavor (not a great one but decent.) There's also a slight sweetness that again, others don't have. While this may sound underwhelming (and it is,) at least it doesn't smell and taste like kerosene, like MOST light rum does. If you're wanting a clear rum, accept no substitute!
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over 2 years ago
I will be completely honest, I would not drink this straight, but as a mixer, I wouldn't drink anything else. I have no idea why, but Cruzan just seems to mix well in almost anything I use it for. Pina coladas, Cuba libres, what have you, it just goes well.
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over 2 years ago
One of the best whites Ive had. Barely any funk, not expensive and flavours are kept under control to allow it to be drank readily without that twitching if the face. Likely the best white Ive had so I shall get some more to be used as a go to mixer.
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over 2 years ago
Light taste would be good with Pepsi as a mixer. Not my type of sipping rum. A little bite at the end.
Posted
3 years ago
This is my go to for a rail rum for mixed drink, and it is better than bacardi as a mixer.
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I've been experimenting with white/light/silver rums lately because I wanted to narrow down a list of go-tos for stocking the bar with good, everyday mixers. Cruzan's Light Rum always seems to be in constant rotational sales with other popular and mass produced selections, so I gave it a go. Most recently, I've been mixing with light rums from Don Q, Bacardi and Capt. Morgan. All of those offer their own very distinctive personalities and I will get into those in their own reviews.
The Cruzan Light rum offers the best balance out of the ones above. Its lively but not overpowering in cocktails. The nose is rich with vanilla, toasted almond and toasted coconut with a little earthy-nuttiness. The alcohol has a strong presence that isn't overly astringent or detergent. In the mouth, my initial impression was of those candy isle marshmallows coated in toasted coconut. The body is light and crisp with a slight alcohol burn on the backend that fades relatively quick but left me mostly refreshed. To sum things up, the Cruzan makes lively cocktails and offers minimal astringency with toasty almond and coconut notes, mild sweetness and is still crisp but more mellow than it's price category rivals.