Captain Morgan Dark Rum
Not spiced rum, but genuine dark rum made from Jamaican sugar cane and aged for seven years in oak. Full of flavor yet mild: the rum for tiki cocktails, a Dark 'n Stormy, or a glass over ice.
Dark rum without spices
While most Captain Morgan bottles are spiced, Dark Rum is simply rum. It is made from Jamaican sugar cane and aged for seven years in oak barrels. This long aging gives it its deep, dark color and a flavor that is distinctive and full-bodied, yet remains mild.
Because no vanilla or spices have been added, Dark Rum tastes drier and woodier than Spiced Gold and Black Spiced. That makes it the best Captain Morgan for classic rum cocktails where the recipe calls for dark rum and the other ingredients already provide sweetness and fruitiness.
In brief
Full-bodied, woody and mild
Oak and caramel
A warm aroma of oak and caramel, without the vanilla and cinnamon of the spiced varieties.
Full-bodied yet mild
Distinctive and full-bodied, with caramel and oak. Its long aging makes the alcohol smooth and rounded.
Medium-long and dry
A dry finish with oak. That is why it does not disappear in a cocktail with lots of juice.
Flavor profile of Captain Morgan Dark Rum over ice. In a tiki cocktail, it mainly adds depth and color.
Three ways to drink Dark Rum
Dark Rum is versatile: over ice with cola or ginger ale, as the base for tiki classics, or simply neat to taste the oak.
Tasting over ice
30 ml Dark Rum in a tumbler with one ice cube. Smell it first, then take a small sip: you can taste how the oak has rounded out the rum.
Tumblers →With ginger ale and lime
50 ml Dark Rum with 150 ml ginger ale and a lime wedge in a long drink glass filled with ice. Softer than with ginger beer and a beautiful match for the oak.
Long drink glasses →Like Jungle Bird
45 ml Dark Rum, 20 ml Campari, 45 ml pineapple juice, 15 ml lime juice and 15 ml simple syrup, shaken and poured over ice. Bitter, fruity and deep.
Jungle Bird recipe →Tiki classics with Dark Rum
The great tiki cocktails call for dark rum with character. These four show Dark Rum at its best.
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
A tiki glass for the Painkiller, a heavy tumbler for the Jungle Bird and Mai Tai, a tasting glass for drinking neat and a long drink glass for ginger ale.
More Captain Morgan flavors
Captain Morgan
Where it all began. On the brand page, you can read all about Captain Morgan: origins, varieties and classic cocktails.
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Captain Morgan Black Spiced
Darker, drier and spicier than Spiced Gold. Best with ginger beer or over ice.
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Captain Morgan White Rum
Light, crisp and creamy, distilled five times. The base for Mojito, Daiquiri and Piña Colada.
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Captain Morgan Tiki
Ripe pineapple and juicy mango on the original Captain Morgan rum. With ice and lemonade in a tiki glass.
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Captain Morgan Sliced Apple
Spiced rum with juicy apple and ginger. Fresh and light, as an ice-cold shot or with ginger ale.
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Questions about Captain Morgan Dark Rum
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