PROOF Dec 2018 | Page 54

Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum What our tasters said: “Very light.” “I really like the flavour of this one. It was pretty smooth and smells delicious.” “It burned my lips. Flavour is very defined but I don’t like it.” Our tasters were on the fence when it came to this Puerto Rican spiced rum, as the consensus seemed to be that it was “light”, in both flavour and colour. Some of our tasters who stated that they were not partial to rum as their alcoholic beverage of choice, actually liked Captain Morgan’s spiced rum as it wasn’t particularly strong. For those who enjoyed this brand, the spicy aroma seemed to be the standout factor, with one taster stating it smelled “yummy”. Breyers’ Natural Vanilla “Light. I am not really getting the essence of the flavour.” According to our tasters, Breyers was definitely the most ‘vanilla’ brand that they sampled. While Breyers was considered as having the best ‘overall taste’ and many loved its creamy white appearance with the added flecks of vanilla beans, our tasters deemed it to be a standard vanilla — a good, solid option, but nothing to write home about. What our tasters had to say: “This was a little bland.” “Good vanilla flavour. I liked the vanilla bean.” “Good appearance. Subtle flavour and pretty refreshing.” “It’s alright.”