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Thank you so much for making all these excellent Rum videos 👍 I'm very lucky to have a huge liquor discount chain in my small South Australian town, it has a range of more than 20 Rum varieties👍 Ratu 5yr, Santiago de Cuba Añejo & Dead Man's Fingers Spiced are my favorites !
Guess I am in for a treat, just had a couple to bring in 2022, and it feels nice and warm going down. I thought it would taste rubbish but it is good stuff. Happy 2022.
Kraken produces their own dark, spiced ginger beer to use as a mixer. When this is used and a wedge of lime added the drink is called a ‘Perfect Storm’. Unfortunately their ginger beer is not available everywhere but can be found at some online retailers.
Wasn't aware they made their own! I've tried lime and lemon juice and find it tastes a bit better to me with lemon. I "stole" the idea originally from my local coffee shop that does the same
Personally i never was a rum guy, but gotta say that i loved Kraken and like 99% of time time i drink it as a shot, with slice of lime and brown sugar, you just dip lime in to the sugar, drink and then bite the lime, enjoy !
I agree with you re the Dark and Stormy. For me, that's it's only use though. It's okay with Coke, but not brilliant. Deffo wouldn't serve it up in a Mojito though.
I prefer my Kraken over ice with a wedge or two of lime squeezed into the glass then dropped in it to infuse, Then add cold Full fat Coke (none of that zero sugar rubbish), The lime just adds that little extra something to it, To my mind it’s the only way to drink this wonderful rum.
Any cola will mix well - including the Pepsi family. They all work fine. Supermarket brand colas are an interesting choice for more variety. I have tried it with Dr. Pepper, which is okay and a certainly palatable adventure, but stick with the regular cola types for the best enjoyment.
1/4 mix for Rum and Coke is about right. I use 3 fl oz of rum and a can (12 fl oz) US of diet cola in a pint glass with a cube or two of ice (the cola is chilled). This rum, despite the high alcohol content, does not detract at all from the flavor, and actually adds vanilla notes which are quite welcome! One of my favorites.
I have to say I usually like rums with coke or punch but kraken I always drink neat such a nice drink I feel any mixer just gets rid of the flavour and it’s like having coke vanilla rather than rum
My favorite way to drink one of these (make sure you haven't had a lot of sugar)- mix 4 ounces of rum with a vanilla Pepsi nitro and use the resulting cocktail as a chaser for shots it'll have you going places in no time.
I love Kraken Spiced Rum. My daughter has converted too. Gonna have to try this. I was a Pussers drinker but was gifted a Black Spiced Rum and never looked back!
Never had a dark and stormy ,however I am a mule fan and my favorite ginger beer is fever tree by a long shot. Fever tree is by far the spiciest, most flavorful ginger beer that I've tried
Ok, I've been drinking dark rum and dark spices rum for about 12 months now (in fact I think it is my pandemic drink!), anyway once people know you're into rum you always get asked what you think to Kraken! So after a year today was my first taste of it. I have to say that right off the bat I didn't like it (but Lidls Liberte is my fave in this price bracket), but after a few glasses (and I only drink them neat unless they are particularly bad rums) I actually started to enjoy it. Not as sweet as I like and I don't get too much vanilla, but I do get the hot spices (ginger, pepper and cinnamon). One of my top 5 though (but still lots more to try).
I drink Old Hopking, with cinnamon Coca Cola, a sliced up lime, on large rocks. Or Fentimans with a sliced up lime, on the rocks with a dark stormy, black cloud of Old Hopking, on top.
This was my first spiced rum I tried, I really like it straight because of the black pepper kick is there any spiced rums that you would recommend that have the same type of kick to the chest
It depends where you are?!! I keep recommending loads of stuff, but if you’re not UK you won’t get them. Something tells me you’re not UK, cos you certainly won’t get a “pepper kick” from the UK Kraken. It’s good, I like it, but there’s nothing complex about it.
@@StevetheBarmanUK I live in the United States, I agree with you that it's a very mild flavored rum, but as soon as you get it in your mouth it's spicy like black pepper then it mellows out then as you swallow you get the black pepper kick again and that's the first drink that I experienced that with would you have any recommendations of any other rums that do that, even if you don't think we can get it, I can special order it through my licor store because they are very good people who put their customers first
Im kinda just an alcoholic so I drink it straight from the bottle and chase it with coke assuming I don’t gag, but im sure this stuff is amazing for mixing
+D Med 😂 I’m obv UK based and Kraken is very much 40% ABV here. I’ll be honest, I didn’t know it was a different ABV in the US, that makes no sense to me as it’d be a completely different product. 42% I could understand but not 47%. That now makes some of the other comments on the video Male more sense. Perhaps it is drinkable neat at a higher ABV?? Because our version in the UK, deffo not a Sipping Rum!! 😳🙈
@@StevetheBarmanUK For some reason a lot of high proof spiced rums are proofed down in the UK, but most people don't consider Kraken a sipping rum so it's probably much the same in flavor (then again a lot of people into sipping rums are kinda snobby).
Oh good lots of alcohol in this rum. I made my first batch of vanilla extract with this Kraken rum back in Sept of 2020. But I'll try the Foursquare next.
Already done the video about 500 Cuts. Did it before Christmas last year. It’s lovely. Acquired taste and not a day to day rum. But in the winter it’s great.
Hey Mate... so you have to very clear on why you like Whiskey and Bourbon. First off... if you are that way inclined, DON'T start with a Spiced Rum. It'll probably be too sweet for you. Kraken is a Spiced Rum obviously. so you want to start with a real Rum, anything like Chairmans Reserve, Doorlys, Plantation Rum, Bacardi 4//8yo, Havana 7yo, Pussers etc etc. DON'T start with a Jamaica, that may be a bit too hardcore for you when you're just starting. But just get on the journey. This video may help; th-cam.com/video/VOMSoOvwUqc/w-d-xo.html
Kraken is pretty trash. It has lots of added sugar, colour and flavouring. Very sweet and bland. Fine for mixing. If you like bourbon then you'll probably appreciate Jamaican rum. Try Appleton Estate for an inexpensive, easily found and decent sipper. Smith and Cross for higher end, Hampden Estate at the top end is sensational.
@@Bobble86 thanks for the reply. Well today at a local ABC liquor store i was given the recommendation of El Dorado age 12 years of wich i am about to try a small sample and after that pour a glass and pair with one of my favorite cigars
I love how there's already a couple of ounces missing from that bottle. I wouldn't be able to help myself either. Do you have any idea how good that stuff is?!?!
This is my favorite, especially with Coke or ginger. I will say that the last few smaller bottles that I've had don't taste the same...seems heavier on the caramel, likes it's been formulated differently. Big bottles still taste the same. At least that's my excuse for buying them.
As a daily drinker and alcoholic your not wrong. Nips and little pint sized bottles typically taste a little weaker to me than when it comes out the big bottle. I'm convinced it's a little more concentrated.
@@warrenpeace8729 Went ok, had almost half a bottle lol In terms of taste, quality, think I had better experience and pleasure from Captain Morgans black spiced, I remember it as more refined, just my opinion of course and don't remember my head hurting so badly the next day !
@@irishroverandthecrew omg your insane lol I’ve thrown up on Cap kraken never does that to me but to each their own I actually just bought Mount Gay for the first time One of the oldest Rums
Mark...Mate. I think Coca-Cola have delisted it. Thats not official, but i have it from reliable sources. Basically, i think its an AWESOME product, but (a) Coke/Schweppes are TERRIBLE at Marketing products. They never do marketing...like no one knew about this whole 1783 Tonic range apart from industry. and (b) They simply released it 2 years early. They expected Rum and Whiskey to pop much earlier than it has done. Whiskey was being touted for 2020, but i actually think it'll be more close to 2022 if at all. Look at the US... Jim Beam, JD and Crown Jewel are all over flavoured Whiskey. but with the exception of a few Lines, JD & JB in the UK aren't. Same with Rum. Spiced Rum just hasn't exploded yet. I started my reviews back in June 2019. I expected it to hit in the Winter, it just hasn't. And not because of Corona either. The Market has just been slow. But now DMF are dropping new flavours like its Christmas, There is potential Rum could kick off this Autumn. Anyways.... that doesn't help the Muscovado Mixer. RIP. But i think thats done for good.
Steve the Barman no worries, knew my eldest son was buying me Kraken for Father’s Day so went out to get your top recommendation, a bit of a wild goose chase but got me out the house for a good hour and half 🙈🤣
I left a comment a few months ago why I liked Captain Morgan, and you were quite nice to thumbs up that comment.... I had just started having some drinks.....anyways, I work at a grocery store so I prefer to find good options for liquor to buy after I get done working......what has evolved for me is that my 'go-to' is Wild Turkey 101, and I don't like Captain Morgan spiced run so much anymore. I like it just fine, but I would prefer something with more flavor and more alcohol. Sailor Jerry's is good enough but I tried Kraken today. Obviously this grocery store that I work at does not carry the very best spiced rums, but I can get Kraken there. I liked it okay although ---- it was so much different than Captain Morgan/Sailor Jerry's vanilla dominant spiced rums. Kraken is at least more interesting, and does not taste so much like 'candy' that Captain Morgan does. I probably will be drinking more Kraken spiced rum.
Just to keep things balanced, I think the Whiskey club needs a brand with a similar origin story as Kraken....maybe Bigfoot Bourbon where the Bug Guy captured an old west Cargo wagon full of Whiskey crossing the frontier.........
My favorite drink is the dark and stormy but I use Captain Morgan Special Reserve and Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer with a lime wedge or lime twist served over a clear large single ice cube.
It was delisted a good 2 years ago now... great Product, just launched 4 years too early. If it was released now in the UK with the huge Spiced Rum Boom, it'd fly. But unfortunately, in true Schweppes style, great concept, wrong execution!
Steve please do a video on blackstrap Rum? I have been enjoying Cruzan blackstrap, love it and only drink it on the rocks. As far as I'm aware it's pirate rum, made young. But would love to hear your spin on it! Cheers
Not a big drinker, actually more of a smoker; but Kraken with Coke is amazing. Since I’ve first tried it, I’ve been obsessed. Recently bought my 2nd bottle, great video
You can actually taste vanilla through all of that? Your palette is much more refined than mine. I get the cinnamon, and other than that, it tastes like black licorice to me..........undoubtedly there is an enourmous amount of flavor there !!!!!!!
Depends where you are. As i've said MANY times in the comments over the last few years... UK Kraken is VERY different to US Kraken! same as Sailor and Captains. Totally different Rums over here in UK
Hello from Canada. I like Kraken quite a bit, though I am interested in “pure” or “proper” rum particularly. Selection is limited in my region, but I’m always on the lookout. I know nothing about online liquor shopping, is that even a thing? Anyway, this is fun, I’ll be watching more, thanks.
Sean, if you stop by on a Sunday Night Live Show, I have LOADS of Canadian Viewers! A really great bunch. Depends which part of the country your in, it'll either be 3-4pm or 1pm your time. (8pm UK)
I've heard of LLB.... and i've also been present when Bartenders have tried to replicate it here in the UK, but they say they can never get the same taste... even though it is just Lemon, Lime and Bitters!
At the liquor store close by my house, they sell little shooter bottles of this for around a buck fifty. My buddy drinks this paired with original Dr Pepper and says it's pretty good, but you are not a pirate if you drink your rum paired with something. DRINK IT RAW LIKE A MAN.
Man, I'm going to have to get some Kraken in the U.S. Just so I can shout, "Release the Kraken!" Yeah, I'd also just like to try some. I'm afraid my spiced rum experience is limited to Bacardi Oakheart. Kind of the Jim Beam of spiced rums. Suggestion for a good, but not brutally expensive sipping rum? I enjoy Knob Creek Bourbon and Glenmorangie Single Malt, so I'm not a total heathen. (Monte Python echo in there somewhere.)
Sooooo many options. BUT. If you're already a neat Whiskey/Bourbon fan, i suggest maybe Barbados to start. Doorlys 5/XO/12 are great starting points. XO and 12 are better than the 5. Then Maybe even Mount Gay. Not the Eclipse, but maybe the Black Barrel... I'm about to test that myself. But also, do you know what, Havana 7yo may not be a bad shout either. A lot drier and less "rich" compared to Bacardi 4/8.
Hi Steve great video, I'm a big Kraken fan and you have given me food for thought with the Molasses mixer. I drink my Kraken with Ben Shaw's Dandilion and Burdock. I find it really complements the spices in Krackenand its a lovely drink😋🍹
+ApocalypticCerberus Ooooo. Root Beer!! I’ve never tried that with Rum. It’s no that easy to grab in the UK, but I got a funny feeling my local massive Superstore May sell it. Thank you 🙏 👍
Some of the worst tasting rum i remember. Its been a couple years since ive had it though. Might have a different opinion now that my pallet is more attuned to rum
I mix it with Pepsi Max ... but I also drink it straight ( Neat ) ✌🏻🥃 I love your reviews Steve ... To me , you’re like the Jamie Oliver of the bar - lmao 😂 🤘🏻
I tried this Kraken rum today .I bought a bottle of it ,as Tesco stocked it .I don't like it , no taste of cinnamon at all .I was looking for a dark rum to drink straight or with a small amount of ice . A I enjoy whiskey straight no ice . I will have this bottle of Kraken for a long while yet , a disappointment to me . The only other dark rum I had was in Dominican Republic called Mamajuana .That was first class but I can't buy it here unfortunately .
It sounds more like you're a traditional Whiskey/Rum fan. More than a Spiced Rum fan. But keep going, becasue all Spiced Rums taste different, using all different Spices and Fruits.
Ooooo. Now there’s an idea! Confession though. Although I LOVE Dandelion & Burdock, I’m not a fan of Fentimans. I prefer the old school DnB Brand. Although, I haven’t seen that for ages!!
The reason I’m here is cause I’ve come to find that rum is the only drink I can have more than one of or a lot lol and have no acid reflux(gerd) unless I mix with red bull issues and kraken started it all....just looking for something like it but better the only things I see is bumbu and most of them don’t say if they’re spiced.....i like spiced because of the sweetness white rum is a no
+Truth Matters Nice to have you here my friend. Plenty of good stuff out there and on my channel! Yup Bumbu is Spiced. Anything with anything added could technically be called a spice. But Bumbu has plenty of Vanilla and Caramel.
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Thank you so much for making all these excellent Rum videos 👍
I'm very lucky to have a huge liquor discount chain in my small South Australian town, it has a range of more than 20 Rum varieties👍
Ratu 5yr, Santiago de Cuba Añejo & Dead Man's Fingers Spiced are my favorites !
I am drinking it right now, I can't feel my face
It's great.
Sweet! Me too!
Did I ever really have a face?
🤣🤣
Guess I am in for a treat, just had a couple to bring in 2022, and it feels nice and warm going down. I thought it would taste rubbish but it is good stuff. Happy 2022.
Kraken produces their own dark, spiced ginger beer to use as a mixer. When this is used and a wedge of lime added the drink is called a ‘Perfect Storm’. Unfortunately their ginger beer is not available everywhere but can be found at some online retailers.
Wasn't aware they made their own! I've tried lime and lemon juice and find it tastes a bit better to me with lemon. I "stole" the idea originally from my local coffee shop that does the same
Personally i never was a rum guy, but gotta say that i loved Kraken and like 99% of time time i drink it as a shot, with slice of lime and brown sugar, you just dip lime in to the sugar, drink and then bite the lime, enjoy !
Dark and stormy with kraken is my favorite drink period. A black mojito is really nice with this as well. Kraken is just a great liquor for the price.
I agree with you re the Dark and Stormy. For me, that's it's only use though. It's okay with Coke, but not brilliant. Deffo wouldn't serve it up in a Mojito though.
@@StevetheBarmanUK i like kraken with dr pepper, i feel it compliments each other nicely
Yeah agree, that is a really nice drink
Thanks for calling it liquor because rum it is not
I prefer my Kraken over ice with a wedge or two of lime squeezed into the glass then dropped in it to infuse, Then add cold Full fat Coke (none of that zero sugar rubbish), The lime just adds that little extra something to it, To my mind it’s the only way to drink this wonderful rum.
Isn't that just a cuba libre drink?
you just need some lemon that's all
@@seanfitzgerald8575 to be fair I wouldn't have a clue if he had said cuba libre
@@seanfitzgerald8575 you're overexplaining narcissism
Couldn’t agree more, lime and non Diet Coke for me too!
Any cola will mix well - including the Pepsi family. They all work fine. Supermarket brand colas are an interesting choice for more variety. I have tried it with Dr. Pepper, which is okay and a certainly palatable adventure, but stick with the regular cola types for the best enjoyment.
regular coke mixes very nice with it
high natural sugar cola
Ah, first drink that ever got me drunk. Love this stuff.
Ha, glad you have good memories of it! Cheers for watching
Yeah I got absolutely screwed after a couple cups.
I usually just shot it
1/4 mix for Rum and Coke is about right. I use 3 fl oz of rum and a can (12 fl oz) US of diet cola in a pint glass with a cube or two of ice (the cola is chilled). This rum, despite the high alcohol content, does not detract at all from the flavor, and actually adds vanilla notes which are quite welcome! One of my favorites.
Cheers Shane!
I have to say I usually like rums with coke or punch but kraken I always drink neat such a nice drink I feel any mixer just gets rid of the flavour and it’s like having coke vanilla rather than rum
I love Kraken with either Dr. Pepper or root beer. One of my favorites for soda mixing.
gonna try it with root beer hope its as good as you hyped it up to be.
Yessss my boyfriend and I drink it with Dr. Pepper as well!
Yes!!!! I'm not alone!!! Dr Pepper + Kraken is perfect
My favorite way to drink one of these (make sure you haven't had a lot of sugar)- mix 4 ounces of rum with a vanilla Pepsi nitro and use the resulting cocktail as a chaser for shots it'll have you going places in no time.
I just discovered that Dr Pepper Cream soda and Kraken quite the combination!
Bought a bottle this afternoon it's my favourite rum right now, also people please drink responsibly don't over indulge.
I love Kraken Spiced Rum. My daughter has converted too. Gonna have to try this. I was a Pussers drinker but was gifted a Black Spiced Rum and never looked back!
I love the Kraken with coke zero. It reminds me of Dr. Pepper with the tiniest bite from the alcohol
I LOVE me some Doccy P!! Although my stomach is delicate these days, so have to have Doccy P Zero. But it's still lush!!
Malibu or any coconut rum and Dr. Pepper is delicious.
Never had a dark and stormy ,however I am a mule fan and my favorite ginger beer is fever tree by a long shot. Fever tree is by far the spiciest, most flavorful ginger beer that I've tried
You can try 1/4 with red bull as well. It tastes good with just about anything.
No. No. No. Hahaha. Anything and Red Bull is nasty!
@@StevetheBarmanUK whatchu talkin bout red bull is the nectar of the gods lol
Can never go wrong with vodka red
My favorite Kraken mixer is a few drops of fresh lemon, a slice in the glass as well, and a couple cubes of ice.
Nice! so nearly neat, but with a twist! Can't say that I've ever had that.
Absolutely wonderful review👍
How I drink my Kraken? Straight from the bottle.
Yep
Ok, I've been drinking dark rum and dark spices rum for about 12 months now (in fact I think it is my pandemic drink!), anyway once people know you're into rum you always get asked what you think to Kraken! So after a year today was my first taste of it. I have to say that right off the bat I didn't like it (but Lidls Liberte is my fave in this price bracket), but after a few glasses (and I only drink them neat unless they are particularly bad rums) I actually started to enjoy it. Not as sweet as I like and I don't get too much vanilla, but I do get the hot spices (ginger, pepper and cinnamon). One of my top 5 though (but still lots more to try).
Kind of agree. Kraken does the job for the mass market and is a staple choice for Pubs/Bars. But it doesn’t close close to my Top 25. 😉
I drink Old Hopking, with cinnamon Coca Cola, a sliced up lime, on large rocks.
Or Fentimans with a sliced up lime, on the rocks with a dark stormy, black cloud of Old Hopking, on top.
Cool. Not seen Cinnamon Coke this year.
This was my first spiced rum I tried, I really like it straight because of the black pepper kick is there any spiced rums that you would recommend that have the same type of kick to the chest
It depends where you are?!! I keep recommending loads of stuff, but if you’re not UK you won’t get them. Something tells me you’re not UK, cos you certainly won’t get a “pepper kick” from the UK Kraken. It’s good, I like it, but there’s nothing complex about it.
@@StevetheBarmanUK I live in the United States, I agree with you that it's a very mild flavored rum, but as soon as you get it in your mouth it's spicy like black pepper then it mellows out then as you swallow you get the black pepper kick again and that's the first drink that I experienced that with would you have any recommendations of any other rums that do that, even if you don't think we can get it, I can special order it through my licor store because they are very good people who put their customers first
Im kinda just an alcoholic so I drink it straight from the bottle and chase it with coke assuming I don’t gag, but im sure this stuff is amazing for mixing
That a boy same here.
I did 4 shots then put the fifth in my hot cocoa. For a brief time I had sea legs.
I love how this guy loves rum!
Dark and stormy is great but my favorite mixed is a daquri with a litte extra lime
Kraken is 47% ABV
U have it written 40% in the description. My utmost favorite drink though
+D Med 😂 I’m obv UK based and Kraken is very much 40% ABV here. I’ll be honest, I didn’t know it was a different ABV in the US, that makes no sense to me as it’d be a completely different product. 42% I could understand but not 47%. That now makes some of the other comments on the video Male more sense. Perhaps it is drinkable neat at a higher ABV?? Because our version in the UK, deffo not a Sipping Rum!! 😳🙈
@@StevetheBarmanUK For some reason a lot of high proof spiced rums are proofed down in the UK, but most people don't consider Kraken a sipping rum so it's probably much the same in flavor (then again a lot of people into sipping rums are kinda snobby).
Oh good lots of alcohol in this rum. I made my first batch of vanilla extract with this Kraken rum back in Sept of 2020. But I'll try the Foursquare next.
If you get the chance the 500 cuts rum distilled by brewdog mixed with fentimans ginger beer.
Already done the video about 500 Cuts. Did it before Christmas last year. It’s lovely. Acquired taste and not a day to day rum. But in the winter it’s great.
A video about the other versions of Kraken would be appreciated!!!
Trying to get some from the US 👍
Nice video man im gonna go buy a bottle of it now probably also try pick up some mixer.
Go for it! LEt me know what mixers you go for...
Though I'm a Whiskey and Bourbon drinker. Would you recommend this as a neat sipping rum? This rum has my curiosity
Hey Mate... so you have to very clear on why you like Whiskey and Bourbon. First off... if you are that way inclined, DON'T start with a Spiced Rum. It'll probably be too sweet for you. Kraken is a Spiced Rum obviously. so you want to start with a real Rum, anything like Chairmans Reserve, Doorlys, Plantation Rum, Bacardi 4//8yo, Havana 7yo, Pussers etc etc. DON'T start with a Jamaica, that may be a bit too hardcore for you when you're just starting. But just get on the journey. This video may help; th-cam.com/video/VOMSoOvwUqc/w-d-xo.html
@@StevetheBarmanUK well whiskey was my first drink at 19 years old now im 43 last year was my first Bourbon.
Kraken is pretty trash. It has lots of added sugar, colour and flavouring. Very sweet and bland. Fine for mixing. If you like bourbon then you'll probably appreciate Jamaican rum. Try Appleton Estate for an inexpensive, easily found and decent sipper. Smith and Cross for higher end, Hampden Estate at the top end is sensational.
@@Bobble86 thanks for the reply. Well today at a local ABC liquor store i was given the recommendation of El Dorado age 12 years of wich i am about to try a small sample and after that pour a glass and pair with one of my favorite cigars
@@Bobble86 kraken is the best rum what are you on about
I just drink it straight because it's much smoother than captain Morgan which is like drinking sandpaper.
In a Rita's Ice Gelati Blender (nee Misto Shake) with mango ice and vanilla gelato!
I love how there's already a couple of ounces missing from that bottle.
I wouldn't be able to help myself either.
Do you have any idea how good that stuff is?!?!
Funny enough…yeah!! 😉😂 It’s okay. Not epic. But solid. We’re lucky in the UK, we’ve got a few hundred now to choose from.
@@StevetheBarmanUK You guys in the UK actually have a less alcoholic version so if you try the American version it'll be much different.
This is my favorite, especially with Coke or ginger. I will say that the last few smaller bottles that I've had don't taste the same...seems heavier on the caramel, likes it's been formulated differently. Big bottles still taste the same. At least that's my excuse for buying them.
Haha. The tricks our minds play on us are funny. 👍
As a daily drinker and alcoholic your not wrong. Nips and little pint sized bottles typically taste a little weaker to me than when it comes out the big bottle. I'm convinced it's a little more concentrated.
Got my Kraken today ! Planned it for Christmas. Cheers !
Awesome, how did it go
@@warrenpeace8729 Went ok, had almost half a bottle lol In terms of taste, quality, think I had better experience and pleasure from Captain Morgans black spiced, I remember it as more refined, just my opinion of course and don't remember my head hurting so badly the next day !
@@irishroverandthecrew omg your insane lol I’ve thrown up on Cap
kraken never does that to me but to each their own
I actually just bought Mount Gay for the first time
One of the oldest Rums
@@warrenpeace8729 Rum works in mysterious ways, varies I guess, let me know how it goes with that one now and how it compares to other two.
going to try these with kraken dark coffee ver. another banger thanks for the info all the best cheers
Personally I recommend it during the winter with hot chocolate and cinnamon
Yeah, that’s a good shout 👍
It’s Kraken every time for me. I float it on my tropical mai tais and I use it in my Hurricanes.
I think it would go well with a cream soda
Hi Steve, just tried getting muscovado in our big 3, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda but no one stocks it 🙈 probably try online
Mark...Mate. I think Coca-Cola have delisted it. Thats not official, but i have it from reliable sources. Basically, i think its an AWESOME product, but (a) Coke/Schweppes are TERRIBLE at Marketing products. They never do marketing...like no one knew about this whole 1783 Tonic range apart from industry. and (b) They simply released it 2 years early. They expected Rum and Whiskey to pop much earlier than it has done. Whiskey was being touted for 2020, but i actually think it'll be more close to 2022 if at all. Look at the US... Jim Beam, JD and Crown Jewel are all over flavoured Whiskey. but with the exception of a few Lines, JD & JB in the UK aren't. Same with Rum. Spiced Rum just hasn't exploded yet. I started my reviews back in June 2019. I expected it to hit in the Winter, it just hasn't. And not because of Corona either. The Market has just been slow. But now DMF are dropping new flavours like its Christmas, There is potential Rum could kick off this Autumn. Anyways.... that doesn't help the Muscovado Mixer. RIP. But i think thats done for good.
Steve the Barman no worries, knew my eldest son was buying me Kraken for Father’s Day so went out to get your top recommendation, a bit of a wild goose chase but got me out the house for a good hour and half 🙈🤣
I love Kraken. But I’ve switched to sailer Jerry’s because it’s cheaper in my area. I like sailers just as well. I only drink rum.
I left a comment a few months ago why I liked Captain Morgan, and you were quite nice to thumbs up that comment.... I had just started having some drinks.....anyways, I work at a grocery store so I prefer to find good options for liquor to buy after I get done working......what has evolved for me is that my 'go-to' is Wild Turkey 101, and I don't like Captain Morgan spiced run so much anymore. I like it just fine, but I would prefer something with more flavor and more alcohol. Sailor Jerry's is good enough but I tried Kraken today. Obviously this grocery store that I work at does not carry the very best spiced rums, but I can get Kraken there. I liked it okay although ---- it was so much different than Captain Morgan/Sailor Jerry's vanilla dominant spiced rums. Kraken is at least more interesting, and does not taste so much like 'candy' that Captain Morgan does. I probably will be drinking more Kraken spiced rum.
Just to keep things balanced, I think the Whiskey club needs a brand with a similar origin story as Kraken....maybe Bigfoot Bourbon where the Bug Guy captured an old west Cargo wagon full of Whiskey crossing the frontier.........
My favorite drink is the dark and stormy but I use Captain Morgan Special Reserve and Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Beer with a lime wedge or lime twist served over a clear large single ice cube.
Kraken on the rocks. Nothing else, usually. I'll have to try it with ginger beer, though.
I've had Kraken, it was OK. My favorite is Capt Morgan Silver spiced Rum.
Any US sources to get that 1783 muscovado? I'd love to give it a try.
It was delisted a good 2 years ago now... great Product, just launched 4 years too early. If it was released now in the UK with the huge Spiced Rum Boom, it'd fly. But unfortunately, in true Schweppes style, great concept, wrong execution!
@@StevetheBarmanUK Bummer. Guess I'll stick with Ginger Beer or Coke Zero.
I do love this drink! I don't know how you manage to talk about it for 11mins 😂
Mate, the footage filmed was about 20 minutes...!
The video I was interested in actually started from 8th minute 😝… loved it though.
Steve please do a video on blackstrap Rum? I have been enjoying Cruzan blackstrap, love it and only drink it on the rocks. As far as I'm aware it's pirate rum, made young. But would love to hear your spin on it! Cheers
I’ll look out for it, but it’s one of those we don’t really get in the UK unfortunately. Soz.
what are your thoughts on Lambs spiced rum
A shot of kraken black spiced rum with pineapple juice is my go to
Orange juice for me
Used to drink this back in 2018!! Loved the drink ❤️
What do you drink now then??
Not a big drinker, actually more of a smoker; but Kraken with Coke is amazing. Since I’ve first tried it, I’ve been obsessed. Recently bought my 2nd bottle, great video
Also kraken is the best to use in cappuccino or latte
@@rpgPalette 2 oz kraken rum, 0.5 oz maple syrup, 1.5oz espresso, 3 oz Guiness, sounds weird but such an amazing cocktail
You can actually taste vanilla through all of that? Your palette is much more refined than mine. I get the cinnamon, and other than that, it tastes like black licorice to me..........undoubtedly there is an enourmous amount of flavor there !!!!!!!
Depends where you are. As i've said MANY times in the comments over the last few years... UK Kraken is VERY different to US Kraken! same as Sailor and Captains. Totally different Rums over here in UK
The Kraken:I gonna get lit wait where’s the last barrel DAMNIT
Just made myself the eighth person to not get this comment but like anyway
Love it both neat or mixed with root beet/ginger beer/cream soda
rum is my fav but not a fan of kraken at all. I tried it a few times. Dont remember why but wasn't into it
so the absolute best mix is on their website the call it the doc. oc which is just kraken and dr pepper. best mixer hands down
I've said it many times, Doccy P is such an underrated Mixer!
Probably the most underrated Spice from ever and I love it! I got my Kracken stashed in one of my drawers. 💜🥃
Def my fave rum, I can sip it neat any day of the week.
I drink kraken with sprite, drinking one right now and I’ve converted a few rum and coke drinkers to kraken and sprite.
I’ve never got into any Rum and Sprite. Yet I love Rum…and Love Sprite. But together, not for me 🤷♂️
Kraken goes very well with barqs root beer.
I wish Root Beer was a bigger deal in the UK. really hard to find!!
@@StevetheBarmanUK Barqs is a coca cola brand, so I figured there might be a chance you could find it. If you find it, it's really good.
Barqs is very watery to me. A&W has a high vanilla taste to it. Frost top root beer is a Spicer root beer and really good too, especially from a keg.
I like bit heavier taste so my dark&stormy work perfectly on Woods Navy Rum.... Great video... cheers
Watch out for my new Dark Rum video! Really blew me away! Drops Tuesday 1st Feb 2022
@@StevetheBarmanUK looking forward to... cheers
Hello from Canada. I like Kraken quite a bit, though I am interested in “pure” or “proper” rum particularly. Selection is limited in my region, but I’m always on the lookout. I know nothing about online liquor shopping, is that even a thing?
Anyway, this is fun, I’ll be watching more, thanks.
Sean, if you stop by on a Sunday Night Live Show, I have LOADS of Canadian Viewers! A really great bunch. Depends which part of the country your in, it'll either be 3-4pm or 1pm your time. (8pm UK)
Drank a half a bottle in one shot! Was great now I won't touch it lol
You need to ween yourself back on to it 😉
This stuff is great with Vanilla Coke, with the right ratio it tastes like vanilla root beer, but more refreshing
Absolutely favorite rum spiced or not!
I'm halfway through the video and i still don't know what to mix it with.
Kraken and apple juice (cloudy applle juice). The best combo out there
Should try it with LLB lemon,lime and bitters Soda. It is also manufactured here in Trinidad & Tobago
I've heard of LLB.... and i've also been present when Bartenders have tried to replicate it here in the UK, but they say they can never get the same taste... even though it is just Lemon, Lime and Bitters!
At the liquor store close by my house, they sell little shooter bottles of this for around a buck fifty.
My buddy drinks this paired with original Dr Pepper and says it's pretty good, but you are not a pirate if you drink your rum paired with something.
DRINK IT RAW LIKE A MAN.
47 percent its good to me i love 3 finger drinks good start to friday
Man, I'm going to have to get some Kraken in the U.S. Just so I can shout, "Release the Kraken!" Yeah, I'd also just like to try some. I'm afraid my spiced rum experience is limited to Bacardi Oakheart. Kind of the Jim Beam of spiced rums. Suggestion for a good, but not brutally expensive sipping rum? I enjoy Knob Creek Bourbon and Glenmorangie Single Malt, so I'm not a total heathen. (Monte Python echo in there somewhere.)
Sooooo many options. BUT. If you're already a neat Whiskey/Bourbon fan, i suggest maybe Barbados to start. Doorlys 5/XO/12 are great starting points. XO and 12 are better than the 5. Then Maybe even Mount Gay. Not the Eclipse, but maybe the Black Barrel... I'm about to test that myself. But also, do you know what, Havana 7yo may not be a bad shout either. A lot drier and less "rich" compared to Bacardi 4/8.
Thanks, Steve. Looks like this could be a new journey.
Also enjoy Rum mixed with Coconut Water.
Good times with this stuff back in college
Haha, yeah, although my college days was Sailor Jerry 1.0. Not the new, post 2010 recipe. That was nectar!
you have convinced me to buy it. salud🍻
Hope you enjoy it!Let me know what you think.
I've been mixing it with eggnog.
I’m diabetic. It seems this rum has a lot of added caramel/sugar. Correct me if I’m wrong. Thanks
I’ve just done a new video on my channel. That’ll help answer it. THIS IS NOT RUM. Basically Spiced, yeah a bit of a sugar. Proper Rum, no not much.
Kraken & Coke (with a lot of ice and slice of lemon).
Nice and Simple can be the best. Cheers for watching.
@@StevetheBarmanUK thanks man!
Hi Steve great video, I'm a big Kraken fan and you have given me food for thought with the Molasses mixer. I drink my Kraken with Ben Shaw's Dandilion and Burdock. I find it really complements the spices in Krackenand its a lovely drink😋🍹
That's an interesting mixer of choice. I never thought to put the two together but i can see how they would work now. I might give that a go myself!
Kraken is now my blood type.. and that’s why I’m here.
Haha. Nice. Neat or Mixed??
@@StevetheBarmanUK I just carry the opened bottle around and drink straight from the bottle.
I like costco spiced rum neat. Great price as well. 15.00 for 1.5 liter plus state tax.
I love kraken with root beer, if you are going to drink go with all the weird. =p
+ApocalypticCerberus Ooooo. Root Beer!! I’ve never tried that with Rum. It’s no that easy to grab in the UK, but I got a funny feeling my local massive Superstore May sell it. Thank you 🙏 👍
It’s actually listen on their website too! It’s called a krakens barrel I believe
That’s called rum barrel
Some of the worst tasting rum i remember. Its been a couple years since ive had it though. Might have a different opinion now that my pallet is more attuned to rum
Bought my bottle from Tesco £20
just got one from tesco as well 26 euro :)
$45 AUD here
Cinemassacre brought me here.
Same brother
@@benhybrid3036 I bought a bottle. Pretty good stuff.
Just picked up a bottle today
what episode was this used in?
@@TheMikeBase During their last Halloween shows they promoted the rum.
Good vid pal. Keep it up
Cheers, will try to!
For those that like root beer, Barq’s is awesome with Kraken.
I love Kraken. I drink it mixed with tonic water
I mix it with Pepsi Max ... but I also drink it straight ( Neat ) ✌🏻🥃 I love your reviews Steve ... To me , you’re like the Jamie Oliver of the bar - lmao 😂 🤘🏻
Imagine being compared to the lispy crap chef 😂
I tried this Kraken rum today .I bought a bottle of it ,as Tesco stocked it .I don't like it , no taste of cinnamon at all .I was looking for a dark rum to drink straight or with a small amount of ice . A I enjoy whiskey straight no ice . I will have this bottle of Kraken for a long while yet , a disappointment to me . The only other dark rum I had was in Dominican Republic called Mamajuana .That was first class but I can't buy it here unfortunately .
It sounds more like you're a traditional Whiskey/Rum fan. More than a Spiced Rum fan. But keep going, becasue all Spiced Rums taste different, using all different Spices and Fruits.
Try old monk xxx rum
it's not a good rum by any stretch of the word but it's fine for cocktails.
I was about to get this
Drink straight in a shot glass no need for mixers
I have kraken with Fentimans dandelion and burdock 🙌
Ooooo. Now there’s an idea! Confession though. Although I LOVE Dandelion & Burdock, I’m not a fan of Fentimans. I prefer the old school DnB Brand. Although, I haven’t seen that for ages!!
The reason I’m here is cause I’ve come to find that rum is the only drink I can have more than one of or a lot lol and have no acid reflux(gerd) unless I mix with red bull issues and kraken started it all....just looking for something like it but better the only things I see is bumbu and most of them don’t say if they’re spiced.....i like spiced because of the sweetness white rum is a no
+Truth Matters Nice to have you here my friend. Plenty of good stuff out there and on my channel! Yup Bumbu is Spiced. Anything with anything added could technically be called a spice. But Bumbu has plenty of Vanilla and Caramel.
Blackmagic is close n cheaper