Baron Samedi Spiced

With a nice colour and a cool bottle, I picked up a bottle of Baron Samedi as a random pick to add to the collection for mixing.

As with all the bottles I grab, I tried a glass near, and it shocked me! This is a really robust, flavoursome and smooth rum to drink on the rocks. Sure it's nice as a mixer and has plenty (almost too much) flavouring - particularly vanilla - but it's a fantastic rum for the price to sip at or to add one part blackcurrant and one part Baron Samedi to.

Enjoy!

Lovely on the palate with a nice sweetness. Add a twist of lime and two cubes of ice and watch the world go by.

A nice change from the standard spiced mixers like Captain Morgan and its cheaper knockoffs. A little bit more spiciness and less vanilla and sweetness. Harsh for drinking alone.

Affordable and doesn't give me headaches like Sailor Jerry, though I prefer the flavor(s) of Sailor Jerry.

Si on le bois sans glace, très puissant dans la gorge.
Si vous etes une personne qui fait facilement du reflux gastrique, ce n'est pas pour vous.
Je trouve que sa entre dans la meme catégorie que le Kraken.
Pas cher, mais tres bon avec une coke.

Surprised me that it was as good as it was. Goes excellent with coke. Wouldn’t be my first choice to sip, but was decent enough to do that.

As a mixer, this rum will never let you down. It has an interesting, distinctive flavor. It's not amazing, but it's pretty good. It can be sipped, too, although it's not a great sipper

Nice flavors of vanilla and cinnamon. Works well as a mixer but not as a sipper.

Hefty tones of Vanilla, both on the nose and the mouth, accented with an offset almost saltiness prefacing the back of the tongue. Comes through strong with the common harshness of a black rum, for those who enjoy it. Definitely something different here. Would recommend a splash of cola as a compliment to the flavors present.

I was very reluctant to try this spiced rum with the gimmick labeling. When I saw that none of the present 36 reviews rated it below a 6, that caught my attention. Being one to not trust reviewers who are still in the single digits, I found five reviews from those who are in the top 100 (at least 68 reviews). This really caught my attention. After further reading, I found out that what sets this spiced rum apart from it's competition is Haitian vetiver grass (with health benefits) and rich pot still rum. Since the bottle and many reviews claim cinnamon being included, I figured that this would be a good substitute for cinnamon syrup in Tiki drinks. Well, not really! I can barely taste the cinnamon. It is mostly smooth tasting vanilla and caramel with almost no burn. The exotic spices show their colors going down the old Aesop Hagus. At 90 proof, how they do it is a miracle in itself. I plan to use this bottle as a seasoning for drinks, but it is smooth enough to drink on the rocks or with cola.