Black SpiceCocktail recipe
Rating
Can you make this?
Add the ingredients you have at home to your My Bar and we'll show you what cocktails you can make. Start off by adding the ingredients you have for this cocktail using the plus icons.
Black Spice sits firmly in the “dark and stormy-minded” corner of mixed drinks, blending two barrel-aged spirits with stout and cola for a bold, after-hours pour. Rather than a codified classic with a single origin story, you’ll find it feels like a modern bar-room hybrid: part boilermaker energy, part rum-and-cola familiarity, dressed up with whiskey depth and a beer float-like richness.
On the palate, spiced rum brings sweet, warming spice that immediately plays off bourbon’s vanilla-leaning oak and rounded heat. Guinness adds a roasty, bittersweet backbone that deepens the drink’s dark character, while cola threads through with caramel sweetness and lift, smoothing the edges between spirit and stout. Expect a layered sip where spice and oak lead, then roast and cola sweetness linger together.
Serve Black Spice when you want something unapologetically bold—great for cold nights, late gatherings, or anyone who likes their drinks dark, sweet-leaning, and spirit-forward without being sharp. It suits whiskey-and-rum fans who also enjoy stout, and it’s a fun choice when you’re after a “one glass does it” kind of cocktail.
Microbadges
Can you make this?
Add the ingredients you have at home to your My Bar and we'll show you what cocktails you can make. Start off by adding the ingredients you have for this cocktail using the plus icons.
Tags
Cocktail glass
Ingredients
Cocktail Colin says:
Spiced rum and bourbon lead with warm vanilla-caramel depth, while Guinness adds roasted coffee-bitter notes and a creamy darkness that cola lifts with fizzy sweetness. It works because the cola’s brightness and sugar soften the stout’s roast and the spirits’ heat, making a rich, boozy sipper for fans of dark beer, whiskey, and dessert-like drinks.
Method
How to make a Black Spice
- Spiced rum 30ml, Bourbon 30ml, Guinness 90ml, Cola 60ml
-
- Fill a cocktail shaker two thirds full with ice
-
- Add the rum, bourbon and Guinness
-
- Shake for 10-15 seconds
-
- Strain into a chilled glass, top up with coke and serve
Power tips
Elevate the Black Spice with these master mixologist tips
Upgrade to premium
And receive world class tips on how to raise your cocktails to the next level.
Find out more- Upgrade to premium to receive power tips from top bartenders around the world. Raise you mixology game.
- Read the tweaks that take this simple cocktail to the next level of greatness. Become the next best mixologist which people all talk about.
Your private tasting notes
Featured in
FAQ's
What is the best method for combining the cola, Guinness, spiced rum, and bourbon to create the Black Spice cocktail?
To create the Black Spice cocktail, begin by chilling your cocktail glass. Add the spiced rum and bourbon into a shaker filled with ice, and shake well. Then, pour the cola and Guinness into the shaker, gently stir to combine without losing the fizz from the cola and Guinness. Strain the mixture into the chilled glass. This method ensures a smooth blend of flavors while maintaining the distinctive textures of the ingredients.
What is the ideal glassware for serving the Black Spice cocktail?
The ideal glassware for serving the Black Spice cocktail is a cocktail glass as noted in the recipe. This choice helps to elevate the drink's sophisticated aesthetic and allows the unique flavors to be enjoyed fully.
Is there a non-alcoholic substitute for Guinness in the Black Spice cocktail?
For a non-alcoholic version of the Black Spice cocktail, you can substitute Guinness with a non-alcoholic stout or dark malt beverage. These alternatives mimic the rich flavor profile of Guinness without the alcohol content, making it a suitable option for those avoiding alcohol.
How does the alcohol content in the Black Spice cocktail compare to a standard beer?
The alcohol content of the Black Spice cocktail is 13.23%, which is substantially higher than that of a standard beer, which typically ranges from 4% to 6%. This makes the Black Spice a stronger choice, ideal for sipping slowly to appreciate its complex flavors.
What occasions are best suited for serving the Black Spice cocktail?
The Black Spice cocktail, with its rich and bold flavor profile, is particularly well-suited for cooler weather occasions or gatherings that celebrate autumnal and winter themes. Its warming qualities and robust flavors make it an excellent choice for evening events, dinner parties, or as a sophisticated after-dinner drink.
Upgrade your mixology
Become a member for free taking your cocktail making skills up to level 11. Or become a premium member to rise to cocktail greatness.
- Save your bar forever
- Access to our Cocktail Creator, allowing you to create your own wonderful concoctions.
- Access to Cocktail Colin; ask Cocktail Colin anything on an individual cocktail and he'll give you the answers you need.
- Create personalised cocktail menus for all your events, bars or parties
- Save cocktails to personalised 'Tried' and 'Want to try' lists
- Create and record tasting notes on cocktails
- Create lists of cocktails to share with friends and family
- A personalised MyBar URL, allowing you to share everything you can make with friends
- And much more ... (what to buy next, measurement choices, search personalisation...)
Have you tried our Wordpress Plugin?
Download our plugin and embed cocktail recipes directly onto your own site or blog.
Choose from our whole recipe database, or choose a specific cocktail made with a certain ingredient, and let us place a beautiful recipe on your own site.
Find out moreYou might also like
Dive into this bold mix of spice and zest.
Spicy Rum Sour
Spiced rum, Lime juice, Pineapple juice, Sugar / simple syrup, Chilli peppers, Egg
Experience this exotic blend of spice and passion fruit
Spiced Rum Porn Star Martini
Spiced rum, Passion fruit liqueur, Champagne / prosecco, Vanilla syrup, Lime juice, Passion fruit
Explore the bold flavors of vodka, Jagermeister, and grenadine
Devil’s Blood
Vodka, Spiced rum, Apple schnapps, Jagermeister, Grenadine
Try this creamy dream of spiced rum and citrus
Cable Car
Spiced rum, Orange liqueur, Sugar / simple syrup, Lemon juice, Egg
Create a cocktail
Choose a theme and some ingredients, give us some description and we'll create an amazing cocktail for you.
Register as a Premium Make Me a Cocktail community member and get access to an even more powerful creator.
Start creatingBuild your bar
Tell us what you have at home and we’ll find a delicious cocktail for you to make right now.
Register as a Make Me a Cocktail community member and we’ll save your ingredients list so you can come back to it at any time.
Create My Bar
Cocktail Colin
Your cocktail expert
Hi! I'm Cocktail Colin
Ask me anything about this cocktail - how to make it, substitutions, variations, or any other questions!
Become a member to access Cocktail Colin
Become a member (for free) to pick Cocktail Colin's cocktail filled brain on everything on this cocktail, from substitutions, if you can use what you have, to serving suggestions and more.
Become a member
Comments