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Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold
"Mixed with coke is about the only way to enjoy this," as one member puts it — and that's the honest summary. Expect big artificial vanilla, caramel and toffee, a thin body and a lot of sugar. At 35% it's light and sweet, spiced with cinnamon. Plenty of people started their rum life here, but almost nobody sips it neat.
The community says- Reliable cola mixer
- But: Contains added sugar
- But: Tastes artificial
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How does Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold taste?
Aggregated from 323 community reviews.
Sweet, artificial spiced mixer for cola Loved as a cheap cola mixer and a lot of people's first rum, but tasters find it thin, very sweet and artificial. Neat, it doesn't work for most.
People who want a cheap, sweet spiced base for rum and cola
Anyone who sips neat or dislikes sweet, artificial flavor
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75% rate it below 6. 50 selected write-ups from 323 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by DAG-YT_DSS-YT
Most helpful positive review
A good tasty rum. Smell has a lot of sweetness where the taste has the oposite where the spices and the wood comes forward. Good rum during a dinner evening instead of dessert as a finisher. Arrr matey’s,
Review by BjörnNi 🥃
Most helpful critical review
Enjoyable with Coke
Review by LukaŽiga
4,9:Right from the start, the nose reveals a fairly frank alcohol that evaporates and doesn't return. What follows is a great wave of vanilla mixed with sweet spices. This vanilla is extremely present, sweetened and coated like a candy. The indulgence continues with a little milk chocolate. It's very light in flavor, simple but not unpleasant when you love vanilla!On aeration, guess who steals the show once again? More vanilla, for an even sweeter sensation. The candy aspect is now reminiscent of a large packet of marshmallows. The sweet spices are still present, represented by cinnamon. The longer you wait, the more the vanilla fades in favor of sugar, but this rum isn't meant to wait in a glass, as it's more of a cocktail product. 5,5:On the palate, as you'd expect, it's round and very light. A hint of caramel precedes the avalanche of vanilla and marshmallows. The palate, too, is very simple. 4,5:The finish is short, with vanilla, sweetness and a drying finish.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Good for making cocktails. Smooth impractical!
Review by Imagol Ronmantico
I know the valuation may be excessive, but this rum evokes all my youth and although it is not the best rum in the world I can drink it and enjoy every mix with Coca Cola as from the first day.
Review by Nicofr
A low-end, over-spiced rum. It's undrinkable neat and made especially for cocktails, but even then its spicy taste takes over too much. For the same price, it's better to choose a Cuban rum that won't distort the cocktail.
Review by Chrischi78
Captain Morgan Spice Gold? Cardboard-sweet artificial syrup with cheap vanilla flavoring and artificial spice. More sugar than flavor, more marketing than quality. Has nothing to do with good rum. Better to drink something real.
Review by zabo
Edit: Now that I mix pretty much every rum I can get my hands on and am looking for the ultimate CubaLibre, I have to say that the Captain is no longer my cup of tea. Somehow I find it very artificial in taste. On its own, it doesn't go down my throat at all. I used to like it in cola, but now it's even too sweet for a rum and coke.
Review by Beach-and-Rum 🏖️🌴
Und die Pallette der Einsteiger (Rums) geht weiter. Jede Menge Aromen zugesetzt. Vanille mit einer extremen Süße. Mit ordentlich Cola mag es irgendwie gehen.
Review by cigares
The nose is almost correct, with roast, spices and a hint of sake. On the palate, however, weakness is evident from the outset with a hollow mouthfeel, then some aromas appear with caramel and yogurt. The finish is minimal, but not unpleasant. A "rum" that doesn't dare call itself rum (because of the 35%?) or because of the additives? But all in all, a pleasant drink.
Review by Rumbaer
Ein Spiced Rum halt. Geeignet für Rum Cola und bedingt für Cuba-Libre. Die alte Abfüllung des Captain mit dem damaligen Logo hatte einen besseren Geschmack als die neue Abfüllung mit "modernem" Logo. (Auf meinem Bild ist die alte Flasche) Nichts zum pur Trinken!
Review by Maik Schütte
For Captain Coke perfekt, pure not so good...
Review by Andi
Without cola, very thin and watery.
Review by Thomas Krippgans
Super Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Ich mag die Vanillenote so gern. Schon klar, dass das kein richtiger Rum ist. Für den Preis trotzdem sehr gut trinkbar.
Review by Gregor
Too sweet, too flavored, and too little alcohol
Review by Blaidor
Smell 2,5/10 Taste 3/10 Aftertaste 3/10 Image 4/10 (info about rum, bottle, carton-box, sugar free, marketing....) Total impression 3/10 ------------------ BTL...
Review by TheRhumhoe
Quoi de mieux après un Uitvlugt PM 1964 pour débuter le nouveau millier de rhums dégustés ? Sûrement un des rhums les plus connus, les plus dégustés et qui a fait débuter pas mal de monde dans l’univers du rhum (moi inclus, à travers des centaines de soirées que mon foie a dû affronter). Appelée aussi la Momo dans le milieu, cette boisson propose un nez fidèle à ce qu’on peut espérer : beaucoup de vanille et de caramel, des notes sucrées à gogo (cola, toffee, nougat, crème brûlée, sirop, chocolat au lait), le rhum épicé ressort avec la cannelle et quelques notes rôties. On sent surtout le côté alcoolique et synthétique, prévisible au possible. Rien de fascinant ou de profond, ce n’est pas le but recherché. La bouche reflète ce qui a été dit pour le nez. On ressent la vanille chimique, le caramel, le nougat, le cola et le toffee, c’est tellement sucré que ça en devient écœurant. La cannelle et le chocolat au lait sont éphémères, le profil étant totalement dominé par les arômes chimiques et cette structure à la fois sirupeuse et diluée. C’est un sacré glouglou qui s’accorde bien avec un coca (et encore). Paradoxalement l’alcool est un peu présent. La finale est aussi courte qu’insipide et sans grand intérêt, on retrouve le sucre, le caramel, la vanille et ce côté dilué, mais aussi une facette très légèrement amère, seul rebond durant la dégustation. Bon, on peut pas s’attendre à grand chose de ce rhum et c’est normal, c’est de la daube liquide sur le plan qualitatif, mais il a une valeur sentimentale avec toutes les soirées traversées dans ma prime jeunesse.
Review by Dabou
L’un des meilleurs avec du coca!
Review by Rumpalumpa
Yes, what can you say, people used to like drinking it, it's cheap too. But it's definitely far too sweet, because you have to mix it with cola (there's no other way, is there?) and that's even sweeter, which is just too much.
Review by Tim
So viel wie von diesem Rum habe ich wahrscheinlich von noch keinen anderen Rum getrunken. Oops. Mit Cola und Limette ein Klassiker. Durch die Vanille in dieser Kombination auch lecker, aber zum Purtrinken eher weniger geeignet.
Review by Godspeed
The world’s most common spiced rum, very sweet but not badly integrated. Ah what to say, it’s just an inexpensive cocktail tool that does the job when you need a spiced rum.
Review by Ben Armessen
Morgan est il vraiment capitaine ?
Review by Alvaro Mateos
Ron calidad precio bastante bueno. Sabor a vainilla y especias.
Review by Ondra RumRunner
Tohle nebude rum, který bych pil pravidelně. Přidat ho do drinků, nebo do vaječného koňaku, to se určitě dá. Na samostatné pití to pro mne není. Zdá se hodně sladký a umělý. Ve vůni je kromě vanilky, karamelu, nugátu a čokolády ještě něco co nedokážu identifikovat.
Review by Djehey
Frankly, it's disgusting...
Review by Kelvin Peeters
Nice rum for mixing🤌
Review by anto31700
Obligatoirement avec du coca
Review by Schnapsschuesse
Ich bin ehrlich...überrascht. Die Pulle steht halt im Regal. Und ich hab viel über Rum gelernt in den letzten Monaten. Daher ist enorm überraschend dass die Nase lange nicht so furchtbar ist wie heute erwartet. Klar, pappsüß und Weihnachtsbäckerei mit Butterscotch, Vanillin und Co. - aber halbwegs angenehm. Geschmacklich dann der Vollabsturz. Dünn, enorm alkoholisch und pappig. Ab der Hälfte des Schlucks dann alles erschlagende Süße und Vanille, über allem hängt verbrannter Zucker. Unsagbar unrund. Aber: mit einer ordentlichen, nicht zu süßen Cola und Limette funktioniert's weit besser als erwartet.
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
The nose is very sweet. There's a touch of being stood near a chlorinated pool about this. There's also a vanilla cake nearby. The palate is very sweet but there's sweeter out there. Nothing interesting or complex. Vanilla, caramelised ginger. The finish is short, sweet again. Reminds me of white chocolate cake icing. Honestly, not as bad as expected to drink neat. It's thin but that's the 35% ABV. Not good but I'm not offended.
Review by r___n___
Just okay. Used in eggnog mixed with other rum to balance the sweetness.
Review by Pierre-Antoine RVT
Disons que ça change du whisky à mettre dans le coca en soirée…
Review by Pepp
Nur mit Cola
Review by Oskar Lango
From the Captain series I started my adventure with rum, this one was definitely the favorite so the sentiment remains. It can be drunk in cocktails at a price of less than £ 50 an item that will get away, especially if one likes spiced
Review by Nicolas Kröger
Zum mit Colad mischen erfüllt es den Zweck - ist aber in keiner Hinsicht ein gutes Produkt. Alles daran ist künstlich. Pluspunkte für den günstigen Preis und dass dem Kunden nichts vorgetäuscht wird.
Review by Rum Schnacker Falk Redlich
ne nicht heute und nicht morgen. darfst du möge, gut ist das deshalb trotzdem nicht. alkoholische note, vanille. dw im prinzip schon. wie parfüm auf der zunge
Review by Anonymous
Vanilla, sweet, light flavour, very easy
Review by Stan Hardy
Viel zu süß und viel zu künstlich. Der taugte mir nicht einmal als Jugendlicher in der Cola
Review by Portman
Ich weiß, er behauptet nicht, ein Rum zu sein. Das will er auch gar nicht. Aber selbst für eine Mischbasis ist er mir viel zu süß und alle Aromen wirken vollständig künstlich. Ich kann absolut nichts mit ihm anfangen und kann die massenhafte Annahme nicht nachvollziehen. Da sind Lidl-Eigenmarken deutlich besser und preiswerter und sogar näher an Rum.
Review by Mateusz
Clearly tastes of artificial flavouring which is a great downside. Taster with Coke Zero and ginger beer. Vanilla comes through very strongly.
Review by Anton Krioukov
Very very slightly better than the white rum version . Very slightly.
Review by Mark Leggett
Smells of cinnamon and vanilla. Flavor follows the smell.
Review by Josh Word
The old go to from my military days. Not even sure if i would still like it but i used to love it with Dr Peppet or Rootbeer. Definitely not a sipper.
Review by atheos
Personnellement je l'utilise lors de soirées ou on ne compte pas les verres 😅
Review by Jo Hoo
25.05.2026: Trinkbar, wenn nur in Longdrinks und Eisgekühlt.
Review by Mark Tibbo
Mixed with coke is about the only way to enjoy this.
Review by Plato Potato
Not ideal. A standard cheap rum that I personally try to avoid. It's fine when you are already drinking heavily or dying, but the flavour is cheap, artificial and relies too much on it's sweetness to be a brand to crave. Wetherspoons do a cracking job, hence the extra tenth of a point, but to buy a full litre of the stuff would be dispiriting.
Review by Micha
Leichter Vanille Geschmack aber stark Alkoholische in der Nase und im Geschmack. Für den puren Genuss ist er nichts aber dafür ist er auch nicht gemacht. Perfekt zum Mischen, gern mit Pfirsich Saft oder Cola.
Review by Rumrum
Good enough for party, family sessions, mixed drinks.
Review by Kayla Roy
A single step up from the white captain Morgan.
Review by Alan Hudson
Not as good as I remember but not terrible.
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Details about Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold
A spirit drink on a rum base from Multiple countries, at 35%.
Community purchases
839 bottles logged by 522 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
46% opened, 262 emptied and repurchased.
What does Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold cost?
Community paid 9–20 €.
Current best price: 11.80 € – within the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
+23 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
839 purchased · 352 tasted · 40 wishlist · as of
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