Captain Morgan Dark Rum
This isn't spiced rum. It's simply dark rum made from Jamaican sugarcane, aged for seven years in oak. Lots of flavor, yet smooth. We reach for it in tiki cocktails, a Dark 'n Stormy, or simply a glass over ice.
Unspiced dark rum
Most Captain Morgan bottles are spiced. Not the Dark Rum; it's just rum. It's made from Jamaican sugarcane and aged for seven years in oak barrels. That's where it gets its deep, dark color and full, distinctive taste that still stays smooth.
No vanilla or spices are added. That makes Dark Rum drier and woodier than Spiced Gold and Black Spiced. So this is the Captain Morgan you want for classic rum cocktails. The recipe calls for dark rum, and the other ingredients already provide sweetness and fruit.
In short
Full, woody and mild
Wood and caramel
You can smell warm oak and caramel. No vanilla and cinnamon like in the spiced bottles.
Full but mild
Full and distinctive, with caramel and wood. Long aging has made the alcohol wonderfully smooth.
Medium-long and dry
It finishes dry, with oak. That way, it doesn't get lost when there's a lot of juice in your cocktail.
This is what Captain Morgan Dark Rum tastes like over ice. In a tiki cocktail, it mainly adds depth and color.
Three ways to drink Dark Rum
There are lots of ways to enjoy Dark Rum. Over ice with cola or ginger ale, as the base for tiki classics, or neat if you want to taste the oak.
Sipping over ice
Pour 30 ml Dark Rum into a tumbler with one ice cube. Smell it first, then take a small sip. Notice how the oak has rounded out the rum.
Tumblers →With ginger ale and lime
Pour 50 ml Dark Rum with 150 ml ginger ale and a lime wedge into a long drink glass full of ice. Milder than with ginger beer, and a great match for the oak.
Long drink glasses →Like a Jungle Bird
Shake 45 ml Dark Rum with 20 ml Campari, 45 ml pineapple juice, 15 ml lime juice, and 15 ml sugar syrup, then pour over ice. Bitter, fruity, and full of depth.
Jungle Bird recipe →Tiki classics with Dark Rum
These four big tiki cocktails call for a characterful dark rum. Dark Rum really shines in them.
Jungle Bird
Dark rum, Campari, pineapple, and lime. A tiki classic with a bitter edge.
Painkiller
Dark rum with pineapple, orange, and coconut, topped with nutmeg.
Mai Tai
Rum, lime, orange liqueur, and almond syrup. Dark Rum gives it depth.
Hurricane
Rum with passion fruit and citrus in a tall, curved glass.The right glass for Dark Rum
Serve a Painkiller in a tiki glass, and a Jungle Bird or Mai Tai in a heavy tumbler. Sip it neat from a tasting glass, or use a long drink glass with ginger ale.
More Captain Morgan flavors
Captain Morgan
It starts here. On the brand page, read all about Captain Morgan, where it comes from, the varieties available, and the famous cocktails.
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Captain Morgan Black Spiced
Darker, drier, and spicier than Spiced Gold. Delicious with ginger beer or over ice.
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Captain Morgan White Rum
Light, crisp, and creamy, and distilled five times. Use it to make a Mojito, Daiquiri, or Piña Colada.
View Captain Morgan White Rum →
Captain Morgan Tiki
Ripe pineapple and juicy mango with original Captain Morgan rum. Pour it over ice with lemonade in a tiki glass.
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Captain Morgan Sliced Apple
Spiced rum with juicy apple and ginger. Fresh and light. Serve ice-cold as a shot or with ginger ale.
View Captain Morgan Sliced Apple →Everything about rum: the types, the best-known brands, and the cocktails.
Questions about Captain Morgan Dark Rum
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