Gran Reserva Especial

Mellow profile with wood, vanilla, and gentle fruit sweetness.

Fruitige tonen, banaan komt vooral naar voren
Nose is light and a bit sweet
A nice surprise and definitely one you can enjoy
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This Bacardi Gran Reserva Especial is mild and lightly woody with touches of sweetness and fruit. It may not wow everyone, but it’s easygoing—one to try if you enjoy subtle vanilla and oak.

105.90 €

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Details about this rum

Distillery
RumX ID
RX3853
ABV
40%
Category
Column Still Rum
Vintage
Made from
Molasses
Distillation
Column Still
Age
16 years
Bottle volume
100cl
Bacardi 2003   16yr   40% Gran Reserva Especial

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    How does this rum taste?

    There’s a subtle interplay of vanilla, caramel, and honey on the nose, followed by definite oak and a bit of coconut lingering underneath. On the palate, users repeatedly mention a woody character alongside sweet caramel, mango, and fruit notes, but opinions split: some call it “sehr neutraler Run mit leichter holziger Note” (@derschwarm63@gmail.com), while others find it “extrêmement mince et dilué” (@crazyforgoodbooze). For many, it offers a mellow, lightly sweet profile with faint fruit and wood highlights. It’s not a bold spirit, but a few found pleasant surprises in its balance.

    Aroma

    Vanilla Caramel Honey Oak

    Taste

    Woody Mango Sweet Caramel

    How is this rum rated?

    Rating (0-10)
    7.5/10 23 reviews
    Top 13% Puerto Rico
    Top 9% Bacardi

    I got this one from a friend because he wanted to tease me, but he failed because though I don't like Bacardi I was nicely surprised. The nose is light and a bit sweet. Vanilla is very obvious with oak without overpowering the caramel, coconut and honey. The palate is sweet fruity with cinnamon, peat and oak. A nice surprise and definitely one you can enjoy without mixing. The finish is medium long, warm and sweet.

    Would have expected a little more here, even if I'm not a Bacardi fan anyway. Seems extremely thin and watered down and strangely smoky like Scotch whisky... Unfortunately quite a disappointment.

    Vind hem zelf beter dan de Bacardi reserva Limitada. Fruitige tonen, banaan komt vooral naar voren. Tijdens de afdronk komen de fruitige tonen langzaam vrij.

    Too much caramel for my taste, even though it's fairly well blended with red, dried fruit. What saves it is a certain freshness.

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    The Bacardi distillery is located in Puerto Rico. Rums from Bacardi have been reviewed 1,522 times with an average of 6.0/10.

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