Jerry Can Spirits Expedition Spiced Rum
A spiced rum built for balance. Madagascan vanilla leads, with Ceylon cinnamon, ginger and cassia through the middle and bourbon oak on the finish. 40% ABV, designed to work neat, over ice, and across classic and modern cocktails.
Essential Ingredient
A staple for any well-stocked bar
Quick Facts
Flavour Profile
Primary Flavours
Tasting Notes
Madagascan vanilla arrives first, rich and sweet, with natural sweetness from agave. Ceylon cinnamon and ginger warm through the middle, orange peel cutting the richness with a clean, zesty edge. Cassia and clove sit underneath, and bourbon oak holds the finish.
Price
RRP £45Storage & Handling
Store upright in a cool, dark place away from direct sunlight. Room temperature is ideal. Ensure bottle is sealed tightly between uses.
Shelf Life
Indefinite when stored sealed at room temperature
Usage
Used as a base spirit in cocktails where controlled spice, warmth, and depth are desired. Designed to work equally well in highballs, stirred drinks, and sours, and suitable for sipping neat or over ice.
How It Reads in a Glass
This is the house spirit. The vanilla-first profile means it reads sweet before any sugar is added, so recipes balanced for drier spiced rums can pull back their syrup, and the 40% bottling holds its structure against ginger beer and cola instead of vanishing into them.
That 40% matters more than it sounds. A good deal of spiced rum sits at 35% or below, which is the point at which a long drink starts tasting of its mixer rather than of rum, and the difference shows most in a highball where the spirit is outnumbered three to one.
The Named Serves
The named serves are the map: the Old Standard, our Rum Old Fashioned, the Storm & Spice with ginger beer, and the cola serve the IWSC gave a Silver, judged at the official serve of 50ml rum to 150ml cola, with no ice and no garnish. Beyond those, it steps into anything calling for spiced rum, and into dark rum roles where warmth matters more than molasses weight.
Substituting It Into a Recipe
A recipe written for another spiced rum usually needs one adjustment rather than several. The vanilla arrives before any sweetness is added, so a build calling for syrup can often lose a few millilitres without the drink thinning out. Against a dark rum the trade runs the other way, since this brings warmth and spice where a dark rum brings depth and body, so a drink leaning on that body will read lighter and may want a shorter stir to keep the dilution down. In anything citrus-led the 40% holds its shape without adjustment.
Neat, and Over Ice
It is built to work without a mixer, which is worth testing before deciding what to put it in. At room temperature the vanilla and cinnamon open fully. Over ice the profile tightens and the spice sharpens, which suits a warm evening rather than a cold one, and a single large cube keeps the dilution slow enough that the finish survives to the bottom of the glass. A strip of orange peel expressed over the top is the only garnish it wants, and it is perfectly happy with none at all.
Pro Tip
This rum is built for balance: let the spice support the drink rather than dominate it.
Top Tips
- Serve at room temperature to fully appreciate aroma when sipping neat.
- Chill slightly before mixing to maintain balance without muting spice.
- Pair with citrus or bitters to lift and structure the spice profile.
Possible Substitutions
- Premium spiced rum (profile will vary)
- Dark rum with aromatic bitters (approximate)
Production Method
Caribbean rum base, macerated with seven real spices and no artificial flavourings by our British partner distillery. Sweetened with Mexican agave and Sussex glucose syrup, rested on bourbon oak. Balanced for mixability rather than overt sweetness or heat.
History & Context
Jerry Can Spirits Expedition Spiced Rum was developed as a modern, balanced interpretation of spiced rum, prioritising versatility, restraint, and cocktail performance over excessive sweetness or artificial intensity.
Common Questions
What does Expedition Spiced Rum taste like?
Madagascan vanilla arrives first, rich and sweet, with Ceylon cinnamon and ginger warming through the middle and orange peel cutting the richness. Cassia and clove sit underneath, and bourbon oak holds the finish.
What cocktails suit Expedition Spiced Rum?
The Old Standard, our Rum Old Fashioned, the Storm & Spice with ginger beer, and the cola serve the IWSC judged to a Silver at 50ml rum to 150ml cola. More broadly: anything written for spiced rum, and dark rum roles where warmth beats molasses weight.
Is Expedition Spiced Rum sweet?
Naturally sweet upfront from agave, with no artificial flavourings anywhere in it. The sweetness is real and moderate: enough to sip neat, restrained enough to mix without syrup adjustments in most recipes.
Should you drink it neat or mixed?
Both are the design. Most spiced rum is built to be mixed; this one is built to be sipped, and structured at 40% to hold its character in a cocktail. Try it neat first, then decide.
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