Chic Choc Spiced Rum

Appearance: Mostly clear, viscous, with many thin, slow-moving legs. Aroma: Cinnamon, mashed banana, applesauce, brown sugar, subtle vanilla, marzipan, peppery, wildflowers, cola, dark cherries, grassy, smoked maple. Palate: Medium body, medium-high alcohol, a tingly acidity, bitterness, sweetness, fruity pepper, cola, caramelized maple syrup, black cherry jam, blue grapes, wildflowers, candied banana, applesauce, baking spices, medicinal/herbal notes. Finish: A pleasant to tolerable burn, smooth and spicy conclusion, herbal (gin-like) with some sweet cola lingering. Overall: Sweet, herbal, and spicy. A nice take on spiced rum, with an enjoyable interplay of botanicals and spices. The mouthfeel is pleasant with layered tastes. The spirit shifts between being an herbal, gin-like spiced rum and a fruity, baking-spice-forward one, but it does so gracefully. Best suited for cocktails with a mixer like ginger ale.

The distiller's description captures it well. It's peppery with notes of rich brown sugar/maple syrup, baking spices, and a subtle hint of gin botanicals. This isn't a typical spiced rum, which is a positive. It costs $32 in Ontario.

Slightly sweet with a predominantly spicy profile. A good, easy-drinking rum, perfect after a day of skiing in the winter! It's surprisingly good for a Canadian rum.

Well balanced. Spices are pronounced but not overly sweet.

Very mellow and sweet, yet easy to consume.

Spices are well-spiced.