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Kilo Kai Spiced Rum

I read about this Rum recently at onmilwaukee.com, while I didn't make it to the launch party at MOCT, I did remember being interested and thus I picked up a bottle of the spirit this weekend. As far as spiced rums go this one is quite good, and quite different.

While all spiced rums are spiced with a different recipe, most are spiced with some combination of majority of cinnamon and nutmeg, and maybe a few others for variation. Kilo Kai, however, seems to be spiced with a good amount of vanilla and orange peel. The website also mentions cinnamon and nutmeg, and the onmilwaukee review said there was banana and cherry in there as well. I'm not sure about all that but there is definitely a lot of flavor added to this rum and I wouldn't be terribly surprised if they added a bit of sugar to the finished product as well. Kilo Kai is also a lower proof than most rums (70 vs 80), not a huge difference but I suspect that this also has a bit of something to do with this Rum's drinkability. The Kilo Kai website says they age the rum for three years in wooden barrels, however in their FAQ they say it is actually a blend of one year old and five year old rums (which averages to three years, I suppose). Not a terribly long time to age rum, however when you're dealing with spiced rum, aging isn't as big of an issue.

This rum is good enough to drink neat or with a bit of ice, there is plenty of flavor to enjoy in this rum on its own. It also makes for an excellent Daiquiri in the strict sense of the recipe (rum, lime juice, sugar, ice). The Kilo Kai website also has a number of recipes for additional cocktails.

Posted Jun 2, 12:30 PM by Matt |

  1. Its awesome…my favorite spiced rum.
    Pyrat is still my favorite “normal” rum:)

    — Anne    Jun 2, 01:18 PM    #
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