Pour this and you get rum the way you remember it. Deep, dark, full of toffee and warm spice, the kind of glass that actually tastes like it's been somewhere. It loves a cola and a slice of lime, it'll happily sit over ice while you wait on the nyama choma, and it never asks much of you. Big bottle, big flavour, your back covered for the long night ahead.
First sniff is all sweet bakery: caramel, brown sugar, a bit of ripe banana, with oak sitting underneath like the cask never quite left. The sip is rich and a touch syrupy, more toffee and dark molasses, then a flicker of pepper and spice keeps it from getting too sweet. There's a faint smoky, charred-oak edge on the way out and a warm finish that lingers nicely. It's a full, rounded rum, not a delicate sipper, which is exactly why it carries a mixer so well.
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Where it comes from
Captain Morgan is a blend of rums from across the Caribbean, pulling pot-still and column-still spirit from Jamaica, Guyana and Barbados, then ageing it in oak for roughly two to seven years before blending. The name? It's a real person. Sir Henry Morgan was a Welsh privateer turned plantation owner who ended up lieutenant governor of Jamaica in the 1600s, raiding Spanish ships out of Port Royal. The brand borrowed his swagger in the 1940s and it's been on bottles ever since, now under drinks giant Diageo.
Quick questions
- What is the price of Captain Morgan Dark Rum 1L?
Captain Morgan Dark Rum 1L is KSh 2,599 at Oaks & Corks. Order online for fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within the hour, or next day countrywide.
- What does Captain Morgan Dark Rum 1L taste like?
Rich and full-bodied, leaning sweet. Think caramel, brown sugar, toffee and a little ripe banana, with warm spice, oak and a faint smoky char on the finish.
- What is the ABV of Captain Morgan Dark Rum?
It's 40% ABV, standard strength for a rum, in a full 1 litre bottle.
- How do I serve Captain Morgan Dark Rum?
Best known as a rum and cola over ice with a squeeze of lime. It also makes a cracking dark 'n' stormy with ginger beer, and it'll take being sipped neat or on the rocks if you like it sweet and rich.
- What food pairs with Captain Morgan Dark Rum?
Anything smoky and grilled loves it. Nyama choma, jerk chicken, barbecue ribs, plus dark chocolate and caramel desserts for the sweet tooth.
- Where is Captain Morgan Dark Rum from?
It's a Caribbean blend built around Jamaican rum, with spirit also drawn from Guyana and Barbados, aged in oak before bottling.
- Is Captain Morgan Dark Rum a spiced rum?
No. This is the dark rum, aged and blended for a rich molasses-and-oak character. It's a different bottle from the spiced version, with no added spice flavouring.
Captain Morgan Dark Rum 1L
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Captain Morgan Dark Rum 1L price in Kenya
Buy Captain Morgan Dark Rum 1L online in Nairobi, Kenya. Available in 2 sizes — 750 ml at KSh 1,999, 1000 ml at KSh 2,599 — with fast delivery across Nairobi, usually within 30 minutes, or next-day countrywide.
- 750 mlKSh 1,999
- 1000 mlKSh 2,599