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Bacardi Superior rum

Bacardi Superior

United States | Light | 40% ABV

Bacardi Superior Rum is the original Bacardi rum, dating back to 1862 when Don Facundo Bacardi Massó purchased his first rum distillery in Cuba. 150 years later, Bacardi Superior is now manufactured in Puerto Rico, but the recipe remains largely the same.

A unique strain of yeast discovered in the Cuban sugarcane fields is used to produce Bacardi Superior rum. The rum is filtered through charcoal, a process pioneered by Bacardi, before and after it is aged in oak barrels for at least one year.

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723 Bacardi Superior Ratings

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Paul B 🇺🇸 | 472 ratings
Posted almost 5 years ago

For those of you who have been following my reviews on this site, you know that I absolutely hate Bacardi and Captain Morgan. However, since Bacardi introduced a few new premium ones that garnered fairly good reviews from me, I decided to rate one of the most popular rums on this site that I have not already rated, which is this one. I also only paid $1.79 for 100 ml in a glass bottle, so plastic cannot be blamed for any bad taste here.

It smells like water and tastes like nothing! The burn going down is where it shows it's young age. This is a mixer white rum only. However, one is better off with other budget white rums such as Don Q Cristal or Cruzan Light. I have 27 white rums rated better than this one and only the vile Wray & Nephew Overproof is worse than this one. That one will make you barf, but this one won't.

borgmanb 🇺🇸 | 50 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

Came back to this in my cabinet after starting my more premium rum journey... N: nondescript, but not much alcohol, creamy. T/F: Smooth and a bit of floral spice/polish? Not bad actually, but in no way a sipper.

PapaKielbasa 🇺🇸 | 38 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

Its clean, clear, 16 bucks and you know it makes just a fine daiquiri.

bar la moura 🇭🇷 | 168 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

i don t understand the superior word for this ... this bacardi was good in 70s when i was a kid, it
was (in my place) the first light rum available here, remember my father happy after bringing a bottle
at home and with our guests drinking this with cola..
today you can find this in every shop selling alcohol, but please don t buy it, it s really not good, better try
some other product, even unknown product can do a positive surprise ...

JohnnieDanger 🇺🇸 | 5 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

My go to for mixing. I prefer mixing with Dr Pepper but this is the basic ingredient for Rum drinks. Doesn't often leave me hurting the next day. 10/10 would not sip. Good because it's cheap and pervasive.

Anthonymahalo 🇫🇷 | 22 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

Euuuuu pour cocktail ou ponch, sinon pas terrible ………

Bennyboy 🇨🇦 | 15 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

Listen: If you want the easiest drink of your life, mix this into a daiquiri. I am an occasionally found in casual settings enjoying this spec, despite being a very vocal fan of more complex rums in my sours.

krizsa 🇭🇺 | 2 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

It's ok for long drinks for example with Coke and a slice of lime.

Fink14109 🇺🇸 | 18 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

If there is ever a rum I'd classify as fire water this would be it.

Triton Ogletree 🇺🇸 | 134 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

How this product is so popular, I will never know (yeah, I know, marketing.) First off, you don't NEED light rum for anything (cocktail or otherwise.) Bars will tell you that it makes drinks pretty and tastes "neutral." While the first one is correct (because it's see-through,) I personally don't care what the drink looks like. I care that it tastes good. The second part of that statement about it tasting "neutral" is just a flat out lie! Light rum almost always tastes dry and fuel-like (not sweet/complex,) and bites and burns like hell on its own. This product is no exception and yet, it sells better than any other rum in the world. The people in Puerto Rico (where it's made) don't even drink this, they drink Don Q! If you really want a rum drink and want aesthetic appeal over taste, ask for or buy Cruzan Light or at least Don Q. If you're really feeling baller, you can go with some high-end light rum that actually does bring something to the table, like Selvarey...you're welcome!

jamesshaffer 🇺🇸 | 40 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

Let's face it...you don't buy this rum to sit by the fire pit with your buds while enjoying some smooth sipping rum while maybe enjoying a cigar/pipe. This is rum is purely a staple in many rum-based cocktails. To that end, it does exactly what you expect...with no drama. Don't confuse the level 5 rating as inferior. I reserve the higher ratings for rums which have the flavors you'd expect to make a statement when consumed. If these ratings were recalibrated based on the performance given a specific task, this would for sure be an 8 or a 9.




Brand Details

Name: Superior
ABV: 40%
Type: Bacardi
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Pure blend (1 distillery)
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No

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