Reverend357
Bacardí Reserva Ocho 8 Year
Gold Rum — Puerto Rico
Reviewed
December 22, 2018 (edited May 1, 2020)
Day 18. Was sick the last couple of days, and really didn't want to taste anything while having a cold. Those notes would neither be accurate nor fair, also it would probably not be very enjoyable to drink in the first place.
So now it's the 23rd and I have 6 samples to go through today. Fun. 3 of those kinda fit into the same category (the next 3...american whisky in various forms), so that's gonna be interesting to compare.
Today, Bacardi 8. Bacardi is a very well known name, and to be fair, their bottom shelf stuff is not too bad....when put into enough coke. Wanted to see what their more "higher end" stuff could do (it's kinda like with Jack Daniels...I hate the old Nr 7, but the Gentleman Jack for example ain't that bad).
The nose is very baseline rum. Vanilla, sugar, baking spices. But the sweet candy apple is what threw me off. That's a rather unusual note, but I like it. I do burn apple-cinnamon scented candles for a reason here. Also, fits the season.
The taste is not as sweet as I was expecting after reading the distiller notes. It has the brown sugar, vanilla and baking spices that a Rum usually has, and some bitterness that might be coffee. Probably from the 8 years in the barrel. Not a bad combination.
Aftertaste is 2 things: short and sweet. That's fine.
Not the most complex or surprising rum ever, but for the pricepoint very decent. Rating would be lower if this was a 50 bucks botte, but at 32 you might as well give it a shot. And if you don't like it, there is always Bacardi Cola.
32.0
EUR
per
Bottle
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