Soggy Dollar Island Spiced Rum
Soggy Dollar Island Spiced Rum blends aged Caribbean dark rum with a proprietary recipe of native island spices, bottled at 35% ABV for the Soggy Dollar Bar in White Bay, Jost Van Dyke — the beach bar that created the Painkiller. Warm, generous, and unmistakably tropical, it is the spiced pour for tiki drinks and island-style sipping. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 35% (70 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Type: Spiced Rum
- Origin: British Virgin Islands brand; Caribbean rums, imported by Levecke Corp., California
- Process: Aged Caribbean rums, four times distilled from first-press sugarcane molasses, blended with native island spices
The Story
The Soggy Dollar Bar sits on the white sand of White Bay on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands — with no dock, so sailors anchor offshore, swim in, and pay for their drinks with wet bills, which is how the bar got its name. In the 1970s it gave the world the original Painkiller, and its motto says the rest: "a sunny place for shady people." Soggy Dollar Rum bottles that bar — blends of aged Caribbean rums (including Puerto Rico and Trinidad) in a bottle embossed with the bar's palm-tree medallion, imported by Levecke Corp. of Mira Loma, California.
Tasting Notes
Per the brand: warm baking spices — vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg — mixed with citrus peel, and notes of maple sugar that linger over the aged rum base.
How to Enjoy
Built for a spiced Painkiller variation, a Dark 'n Stormy with extra warmth, or a simple rum and cola with a lime wedge. Compare the rest of the family: Soggy Dollar Gold Rum for the classic Painkiller, Soggy Dollar Platinum Rum for clear drinks, and Soggy Dollar Private Stock Rum for neat sipping.
Frequently Asked Questions
What spices are in Island Spiced?
The exact recipe is the bar's secret, but the brand's own notes name vanilla, ginger, cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg with citrus peel and maple sugar.
Why is it 35% ABV?
Spiced rums are typically bottled a touch lower than full-proof rums; at 70 proof the spice and sweetness stay front and center for mixing.
Where does the name come from?
The Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke has no dock — patrons swim ashore and pay with soggy dollars.
Order Soggy Dollar Island Spiced Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego — island time, bottled.