Bacardi 8 Años Reserva Superior

smooth vanilla-caramel, cocktail-friendly

Great for cocktails
Smooth vanilla-caramel
Pleasant oak notes
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Smooth vanilla, caramel and oak lead a lightly sweet, fruity profile that shines in cocktails. Reviewers find it dependable, though some mention thin body and limited complexity.

38.90 €

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    How does this rum taste?

    RumX members praise its smooth vanilla-caramel nose with woody oak and gentle fruit. Often chosen for cocktails, it delivers a balanced, slightly sweet profile and is considered a clear step up from basic Bacardi; some even enjoy it neat. A few note it's light at 40% and not highly complex. With 137 reviews and popular trust status, it’s a versatile Puerto Rican rum people feel confident reaching for.

    Aroma

    Caramel Vanilla Fruity Woody

    Taste

    Sweet Caramel Woody Oak

    How is this rum rated?

    7.0/10 140 reviews
    Top 29% Puerto Rico
    Top 18% Bacardi

    7,2:The nose is open and generous from the outset. The sugar/vanilla duo is classic, but there is a fruity background of white grapes or sweet white wine. The grape sugar is rich, offering nuances of tobacco and sweet caramel. There's also a golden resin with vegetal accents. On aeration, the first impression is always of sweetness, this time moving towards red fruit candy. Some ripe exotic fruit (papaya, mango), leather and a little cherry pit give a solid structure to the whole. We're again reminded of sweet white wine with what could be a ripe melon drizzled with a drop of muscat. A little acidic, metallic smoke coats the glass over time. 7:On the palate, the rum is sweet and fruity, with banana in particular. Dried fruits appear in a well-balanced whole.The hint of smoke seen on the nose makes a noticeable appearance, before giving way to orange zest powdered with cinnamon. 6,8:The finish is pleasant and sweet, with some caramelized woodiness.

    There is way to much wood tannin on this for me. Starts out ok but the finish comes fast and is very dry and spicy. Almost antiseptic. I just don’t get this rum. Not for me, I actually prefer the anejo cuatro anos to this.

    All my Tastings and Scores are purely based on “Rums under £50”. I rarely look at Rums over £50 for my YouTube.

    I was Looking forward to this one since it was said to be great in mixing and not like it’s brethren. On the nose, it smelled like rubbing alcohol. It was not good neat. It’s a decent mixer for the price.

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    Details about this rum

    Distillery
    RumX ID
    RX92
    ABV
    40%
    Category
    Column Still Rum
    Made from
    Molasses
    Distillation
    Column Still
    Age
    8 years
    Bottle volume
    70cl
    Price range
    <50€
    Type of spirit
    Rum
    Bacardi 8yr &nbsp; 40% 8 Años Reserva Superior

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    About the Bacardi distillery

    The Bacardi distillery is located in Puerto Rico. Rums from Bacardi have been reviewed 1,510 times with an average of 6.0/10.

    Rums: 124
    Avg Rating: 6.0/10
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