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Bacardi 8 Rum

This is becoming Rum reviews but I don’t care because I love rum and if I’m chronicling our rum tasing adventures it will be useful for future rum purchasing excursions.

We picked up a bottle of Bacardi 8 on friday. We were debating between Bacardi 8 and Bacardi Añejo. Bacardi 8 won out because, even though it was more expensive, it had a description that enticed us and it was also a deal where it came with a couple of nice low ball glasses. The description was something like this:

8 years of aging, mellowing and maturing. These are some of what create the rich, smooth and full bodied flavour of our premium rum.

8 years time to develop into an exceptional rum that embodies the virtues that Bacardi stands for: Craftsmanship, Tradition and Passion since 1862.

That text is from the website, not the box since I have turned the box into this.

Anyway, I’ve got to say that we were quite disappointed with Bacardi 8. It does have a decent flavor but it is not mellow at all. The harsh alcohol taste really ruins the whole experience. It’s weird since it is the same proof as Pyrat but the biting alcohol flavor is so much more pronounced in the 8.

I did figure a way to redeem this rum, and that is to add a healthy amount of cinnamon to the glass (too much to be completely dissolved) this seems to cut the alcohol flavor and further mellow the rum to the point where it is enjoyable to drink with a bit of ice.

Certainly this rum is better than a plain old dark rum, but it wasn’t as good as the packaging had me expecting, or perhaps we’ve just been ruined by Pyrat forever…

Posted Oct 15, 12:12 PM by Matt |

  1. How inspirational to marketing departments everywhere!

    — Tim    Oct 16, 01:03 PM    #
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