Captain Morgan 0.0%: Does It Really Deliver?

Rum and coke has always been one of my comfort drinks.

No thinking.
No experimenting.
Ice. Coke. Rum. Done.

It’s the drink you order without looking at the menu. The one that just shows up in your hand while you’re talking, laughing, being present. When I stopped drinking alcohol, that exact moment was one I really thought was gone.

So when I opened Captain Morgan 0.0 from Captain Morgan, I was genuinely curious. Not skeptical. Curious.

Could it actually bring that feeling back?

First impressions of Captain Morgan 0.0

The very first thing I did was smell it.

And honestly…
That hit me immediately.

Vanilla. Warm spice. That unmistakable Captain Morgan aroma I remember so well. Not thin. Not watered down. Not that strange artificial note you sometimes get with alcohol-free spirits.

It smelled right.
Pause-for-a-second right.

That alone surprised me.

How Captain Morgan 0.0 tastes in a rum and coke

There was no debate here. This had to be tested properly.

So I mixed it with coke.

First sip, I literally said out loud, “Oh wow.”

Because it works.
It actually works.

There’s a gentle sweetness, familiar spice, and enough body that it doesn’t disappear once the ice starts melting. That’s the big test for me. A lot of alcohol-free spirits show promise for the first few sips, then fall apart.

This one didn’t.

I kept drinking, waiting for that moment where things usually go downhill.

It never really did.

Is it identical to the original? No.
But after a few sips, I honestly stopped caring.

I wasn’t analysing anymore. I was just enjoying a rum and coke. Talking. Laughing. Being in the moment.

And that feeling… that’s what I missed most.

How I like to drink Captain Morgan 0.0

I keep this one dead simple.

Ice.
Coke.
A squeeze of lime.

No fancy glass. No tricks. No reinventing the drink.

Even as the ice melts, it holds up, which impressed me more than I expected. The flavour stays present and familiar all the way through the glass.

Who Captain Morgan 0.0 is really for

This one makes sense if you:

• Loved rum and coke before cutting back on alcohol

• Miss easy, familiar mixed drinks

• Want something that works in social settings without explanation

• Don’t want a spirit that tries too hard to be clever

If you’re looking for a complex sipping rum replacement, this might not be it. But if you want that classic mixed-drink experience back, this absolutely delivers.

Final thoughts on Captain Morgan 0.0

What really got me is that it doesn’t try to reinvent anything.

No big story.
No lifestyle pitch.
No clever reimagining.

It just quietly brings back a flavour you might think is gone for good.

And that hit me harder than I expected.

This one genuinely changed how I look at alcohol-free spirits.
Not as compromises.
But as real discoveries.

And yeah… that’s exciting.

Best served

Over ice, topped with cola, finished with a squeeze of fresh lime.

Best with

Coke first and always.
Ginger beer if you want a little extra spice.

SHOP CAPTAIN MORGAN 0.0%

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Marc Bennett

Non-Alcoholic Beer & Spirits Expert

Hey! I’m Marc. I used to drink a lot, until I had to stop for health reasons. That’s what pushed me into the non-alcoholic beer and spirits world , testing, tasting, and figuring out what actually works. Let’s dive in!
Feel free to reach out at marc@upsidedrinks.ca if you want to connect.