I tend to do multi-part reviews when there are multiples of basically the same rum of different ages, so I did Appleton Signature, 8, and 12 together in one review, and as soon as I take an international trip, I’ll try to do a Havana Club 3, 7, and Añejo Reserva comparison. For this one, Captain Morgan original spiced and Captain Morgan 100 proof spiced are like siblings, and as for Sliced Apple— after tasting it and taking notes, I really didn’t want to do a whole separate review, I wouldn’t have reviewed it at all, but it made it into the photo, there’s 3 Captain Morgans at the party, and 3 is just such a nice number!

Review

Smell

There’s a very strong smell of maple syrup. I sometimes bake, and so I have a bottle of maple syrup flavoring that I use sometimes, and the smell reminds me exactly of that substance.

Taste

Drinking it straight, it tastes like rum, but with extra rum. I recently reviewed Bacardi Superior and it’s like rum if you cranked the rum flavor dial dial to a 2/10. This is like if you crank the rum flavor dial to 11/10, like they took rum and added rum cake flavor to it. It’s also quite sweet. I do know that it’s dosed to 20g/L, and I like a sweeter rum. With diet pepsi, it tastes like a nice rum and pepsi. The flavor comes through, and though it’s a basic flavor, it’s decent and not offputting.

Verdict 4/10

(Edited from 6/10 on 12/14/25)

I know it’s fake, but it actually makes an ok rum and pepsi. It’s actually the best liquor that I have tried at this party. I would maybe put it tied with Kraken, making them tied for my favorite spiced rums that I’ve tried so far. 6.

December 14, 2025 Update:

I don’t know why I thought that Captain Morgan is better than bacardi when I was at this party. It’s just not. I don’t hate it, but literally, if I had to choose between captain morgan and bacardi, it’s bacardi every time. Pushing both the original and 100 proof down to a 4/10 because they don’t deserve to be above bacardi.

Also Kraken is pretty awful. I’d rather drink Captain Morgan.