Spirits made with Spices | Spirits Review

Bacardi Oak Heart Spiced Rum

Type: Spiced

Actually fairly mild, decently done, and not overly spiced.

Rating: 7
Value: 8

Captain Morgan 1671 Commemorative Blend

Type: Rhum Industrial

Better than regular Captain Morgan ( yes, damn faint praise) but costs considerably more.

Rating: 5
Value: 4

Cruzan 9 Spiced Rum

Type: Flavored, Spices

Might make a interesting alternative to a gin in the right drink.

Rating: 7
Value: 8

Fee Brothers Gin Barrel Aged Orange Bitters Batch 1 (2012)

Type: Bitters Type 1 - Tincture

The First Gin Barreled Aged Orange Bitters in Modern Times

Rating: 8
Value: 6

Konyagi

Type: Flavored

We were a little unsure where to list this one. It is described as a liquor, but is made from sugarcane/molasses.

Rating: 7
Value: 9

Krogstad Aquavit

Type: Micro Distilled

Well made micro distilled aquavit.

Rating: 9
Value: 8

Lívsins vatn

This akvavitt (as they spell it) is from the Faroe Islands,known as a Taffel aquavit – meaning a clear unaged one – think of it as the plata, blanco or silver of aquavit.

Rating: 9
Value: 8

Mr Lee’s Ancient Chinese Secret Bitters’

Type: Bitters Type 1 - Tincture

A very interesting blend of oriental fruits and herbs Obviously has lots of Tiki drink potential.

Rating: 8
Value: 7

No. 209 Gin

Type: London Dry

The 87th incarnation of this gin, each bottle of Gin No. 209 has a complex birth leading to a lovely outcome.

Rating: 9
Value: 9

North Shore Distillery Aquavit Private Reserve

Type: Micro Distilled

The first commercially produced (meaning legally, not a reflection on size of production) Aquavit in the U.S.

Rating: 9
Value: 8

O.P. Anderson

O.P. Anderson is currently the only Swedish Aquavit being imported in the U.S.

Rating: 8
Value: 8

Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao

Type: Triple Sec

A must have for classic cocktails calling for a drier form of triple sec or Dry Curacao .

Rating: 10
Value: 8

Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum