Captain Morgan
The spiced rum with the captain on the bottle. Everything about the flavor, the difference between Spiced Gold and Black Spiced, Captain Morgan cola and the glass it belongs in.
Rum with spices, named after a pirate
Captain Morgan is a spiced rum brand named after Sir Henry Morgan, the Welsh privateer who terrorized the Caribbean in the seventeenth century and later became governor of Jamaica. The brand was founded by Seagram in 1944 and is now part of Diageo. The best-known bottle, Spiced Gold, is Caribbean rum aged in oak for at least a year and then flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, clove and caramel.
At 35% ABV, Spiced Gold is milder than regular rum, and its sweet spices make it ideal for mixing. Captain Morgan with cola is one of the most frequently ordered long drinks in Dutch bars. Alongside Spiced Gold, there is a bolder Black Spiced (40%), an unspiced Dark Rum and White Rum, and fruity variants such as Tiki and Sliced Apple.
In brief
What types of Captain Morgan are there?
Captain Morgan Spiced Gold
The original and bestseller: golden rum with vanilla, cinnamon and caramel. Sweet, smooth and made for cola.
Captain Morgan Black Spiced
Darker, stronger and spicier: clove, cinnamon and cassia, aged in charred barrels. For those who find the regular one too sweet.
Captain Morgan Dark Rum
Not spiced but genuine dark rum, aged for seven years in oak. Full-bodied and smooth, with caramel and wood notes.
Captain Morgan White Rum
Light, fresh white rum, aged for more than a year. The basis for Mojito, Daiquiri and Piña Colada.
Captain Morgan Tiki
Tropical variant with pineapple and mango. Sweet and fruity, with soda or juice in a tiki glass.
Captain Morgan Sliced Apple
Spiced rum with juicy apple and a hint of ginger. Fresh and light, delicious with ginger ale or tonic.
Spiced Gold 1 litre
The one-litre bottle for parties and the home bar. Also available in 1.5 litres.
For Captain cola, choose Spiced Gold; if you want more spice and less sweetness, choose Black Spiced.
Sweet, warm and full of vanilla
Vanilla & cinnamon
Sweet vanilla, caramel and cinnamon, with a hint of clove and toasted wood.
Smooth and sweet
Round and slightly syrupy, with vanilla and brown sugar. The 35% alcohol is barely noticeable.
Warm and spicy
A short, warm finish of cinnamon and clove. Black Spiced is drier and longer.
Flavor profile of Captain Morgan Spiced Gold. Black Spiced is bolder and less sweet, Dark Rum more woody.
Three ways to drink Captain Morgan
Captain Morgan is made for mixing. It's best known with cola, but ginger beer and a simple Old Fashioned showcase the spices better.
Captain Morgan cola
50 ml Spiced Gold with 150 ml cola in a highball glass full of ice, finished with a lime wedge. The classic, in the Netherlands often simply called 'Captain cola'.
Glass: highball glass →Captain & ginger beer
50 ml Black Spiced with 150 ml ginger beer and the juice of half a lime in a mule mug with ice. Spicy, refreshing and much less sweet than with cola.
Dark 'n Stormy recipe →Spiced Old Fashioned
60 ml Spiced Gold, half a teaspoon of sugar syrup and two dashes of Angostura, stirred in a tumbler over a large ice cube with an orange zest.
Old Fashioned recipe →The best cocktails with Captain Morgan
Cuba Libre
Rum, cola and lime. With Spiced Gold, it becomes a Captain cola with a refreshing twist.
Dark 'n Stormy
Dark rum, ginger beer and lime. With Black Spiced or Dark Rum for extra depth.
Mojito
White rum, mint, lime, sugar and soda. With Captain Morgan White Rum.
Rum cocktails
All rum cocktails in one overview, from Piña Colada to Mai Tai.The right glass for Captain Morgan
A sturdy long drink glass for Captain cola, a mule mug for ginger beer, a tumbler for drinks on the rocks, and a tiki glass for the tropical variants. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
Everything you still wanted to know about Captain Morgan
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