Kraken Rum

Kraken Black Spiced Rum is a Caribbean black spiced rum.[1] It is distributed in the United States by Proximo Spirits, and named after the kraken, a mythical giant squid-like sea monster.[2] However, the bottle has a rendering of the actual giant squid with a reference to its scientific name, Architeuthis Dux.

Kraken Rum
TypeSpiced Rum
ManufacturerProximo Spirits
Country of originTrinidad and Tobago
Introduced2010
Alcohol by volume47%
Proof (US)94
ColorBlack
Related productsList of rum producers
Websitekrakenrum.com

Product description and packaging

Kraken Rum was introduced in 2010.[3] The base rum is from Trinidad, distilled from naturally sweet molasses made from locally grown sugar cane. The rum is aged 1–2 years and then blended with a mix of 11 spices, including cinnamon, ginger and clove.[1][4][5] The liquid is black, revealing hints of brown when held up to the light.[6]

The bottle is styled after a Victorian rum bottle, with two hoop handles based on the tradition of hanging a bottle to prevent breakages. The bottle has a black and white paper label featuring an illustration of a Kraken sea creature. The bottle's back label states that it is "imported rum from the Caribbean blended with natural flavors."[2]

Beginning in 2015, Proximo began selling Kraken Ghost White Rum exclusively in Mexico.

In early 2020, Kraken released two new pre-mixed flavours, Kraken & Dry and Kraken & Cola, increasing its hold on the Australian market.[7]

Marketing

In 2013, two outdoor 3D billboards went up in Chicago, with a kraken sea creature's giant tentacle pulling a consumer out of an apartment window in an advertisement for Kraken Rum.[8] The ad was created by New York agency Dead As We Know It,[8] which also produced several animated TV spots for the brand, combining 2D and 3D animations in a 19th-century scientific style, as well as an iPhone and Android app, The Kraken: The Simulation Application for Nautical Maneuvering, a game in which players steer a ship through kraken-infested waters.[3][9][10] Later that year, Blur Studio created animated spots featuring a kraken destroying a ship to the tune of Bobby Darin's 1959 version of the song "Beyond the Sea".[11]

Kraken Rum was the sponsor of the Kitschies, a British speculative fiction award.[12]

Honors

Kraken has been named an Impact "Hot Brand" by Impact magazine.[3]

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References
  1. "The Kraken Rum," Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine darkrum.co. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  2. "The Kraken," The Dieline, October 28, 2009.
  3. “Proximo Backs The Kraken Rum With New $10 Million Ad Campaign,” Shanken News Daily, November 20, 2013.
  4. KrakenRum.com. "Frequently Asked Questions". krakenrum.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  5. “The Kraken Black Spiced Rum,” Cocktail Hunter. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  6. “Kraken Rum,” Archived 2013-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Rum Journey. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  7. Magro, Rebecca. "Kraken releases two new premixed flavours". Hunter and Bligh.
  8. Tim Nudd, “Kraken Rum Billboards Will Kidnap You and Squeeze You to Death,” Ad Week, January 25, 2013.
  9. “The Kraken Rum: Existence,” Creativity. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  10. EDW Lynch, “The Kraken: The Simulation Application for Nautical Maneuvering,” laughingsquid.com, March 3, 2011.
  11. Bryant Frazer, “The Kraken Rum: Black Ink,” Studio Daily, December 2, 2013.
  12. David Barnett, "The Kitschie awards have their Tentacles in the best genre fiction," The Guardian, January 13, 2012.
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