Cocktails with Spiced rum
Spiced rum is rum infused or blended with warming spices like vanilla, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg, usually with added caramel or sugar.
ABV35–40%
How it's used
Its spice and sweetness let a drink get by with less added sugar. It holds up to citrus, cola and ginger beer, so it suits highballs and punches as the base. In a smaller measure it seasons a drink with spice. The Dark ’n’ Stormy is not a spiced-rum drink: by trademark it is made with Gosling’s Black Seal, a dark rum.
Substitutes for Spiced rum
Dark or gold rum
The closest swap. Add a dash of aromatic bitters and a drop of vanilla extract per 45 ml. A quarter barspoon of 2:1 syrup makes up the sugar.
Overproof and navy rums
Usually dry and strong. Use about two-thirds the measure of a 57% bottle. Bring the spice and sweetness back with bitters, vanilla and syrup.
