Lemon Hart Blackpool Spiced

It reminds me the El Dorado 12 years which I gave an 8/10, but with a way too much present cheap vanilla flavour that completely ruins the taste for me. You must love vanilla to enjoy it. Much creamy than spicy. Really smooth though, not burning. It’s the only positive aspect of this rum.

A bold and flavorful spiced rum - this one easily outclasses other big brand offerings like Captain Morgan and Kraken in terms of depth of flavor. However, I found the base spirit to be much harsher than the other Lemon Hart expressions I’ve tried, and would even go so far as to say that this bottle is tougher to drink on it’s own than the 151. Further, I found the spiced version to have less complexity than the 151. A decent buy, but not something I’d ring for again given my preferences

Out of the gate, I am not a big fan of spiced rum and know little about it, but have had some that I have liked. This, however, tasted like cough syrup straight and mixed, just a bit better.

Great nose of vanilla and nutmeg, but flat taste a bit rancid finish. Not much burn only at end

Cloying vanilla on the nose and palate. The vanilla is overpowering and dominates whether neat or in a cocktail. Where is the rum? All I can taste is birthday cake.