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Castillo Gold rum

Castillo Gold

Puerto Rico | Gold

4.4/10
13 ratings
Flawed with a glimmer of hope
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13 Castillo Gold Ratings

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Ackman 🇺🇸 | 11 ratings
Posted over 7 years ago

This is my first Puerto Rican rum. Initially it has a slow burn that tapers off to something sweet. I mixed it with Coke and found the Coke's acidity really shuts the burn down. Overall this is a mixer, and should not be drunk on its own.

Cool Breeze (PREMIUM) 🇺🇸 | 555 ratings
Posted 4 months ago

Tasted at Elephant’s Eye on 11-18-23. Gold color. Mild biscuit aroma. Up front watery with a following burning finish. This doesn’t suck, but there’s not much going for it.

revsteph 🇺🇸 | 368 ratings
Posted 4 months ago

Tastes at the Elephants Eye November 18 2023
Appearance: light amber
Aroma: vanilla and barbasol
Flavor: tastes better than I thought. Caramel and cedar?
The bartender watched me sample this and noted that my facial expressions went through quite a range - first taste wasn't much, then caramel and wood, perhaps cedar, then finishes harsh. And then what lingers is tasty.
I would serve this with an orange slice

Triton Ogletree 🇺🇸 | 134 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

I'm shocked that this (and Bacardi) are rated below Castillo Silver (which, I read reviews defending it.) The fact is, they're basically all the same crap. Castillo is leftover Bacardi and Gold is just Silver with caramel added. Anyway you slice it, it's all pretty mediocre. As with Bacardi, the caramel helps to tone down the kerosene aspect but not enough to qualify it as good. There's better rum in the world people...

ilikecastillosoimadeanaccount 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted over 2 years ago

I'm by no means a rum expert or even a liquor one. But I am a big drinker of bottom shelf stuff- it's what I was raised on. For the price this is the best you're gonna get. Castillo is a subsidiary of Barcardi and it's pretty good stuff. No complaints to be had. If you're mixing it's a great choice maybe my taste palate isn't refined but it tastes fine to me straight too.

TDR1964 (PREMIUM) 🇺🇸 | 30 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

I think this one is more of a mixer than a sipper. Tried it on ice, then on Coke Zero. Much better.

Jimmy Cliff (PREMIUM) 🇺🇸 | 495 ratings
Posted over 3 years ago

This rum got me through our teens. It was cheaper than Bacardi and a bit better. Thanks to ABC for turning us on to it when we were poor and 18-19. Many Cuba Libras, but I’m sure I would have a hard time choking one done with my more refined pallet 53 years later.

Mikkzo 🇸🇪 | 5 ratings
Posted almost 4 years ago

Nice golden color and smells ok but.. Taste is pure alcohol with a chemical flavor. Tried it with Coke but the chemical flavor remained and was barely drinkable. Then i tryed it with pineapple juice and it tasted fine, the nasty flavor was gone. Needs a mixer that can conceal that bad flavor.

irie 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted 5 years ago

Needs a chaser or something to mix for pleasantness but shots are ok, $9 a LITER for this and I like it better than regular Bacardi. If you don't have extra bucks to buy like Kraken or Blackheart definitely get this!! ! ! !!!! Be careful about chugging it straight and try to enjoy it with something. STRONG alcohol and will get you destroyed if guzzling it down quick. BE SAFE MY FRIENDS.

Brian 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted almost 6 years ago

This rum is a good $5 cheaper than anything else at my local store. It mixes well especially with Coke which is my favorite. Definitely recommend.

YohoYoho 🇺🇸 | 13 ratings
Posted 6 years ago

Very much like Bacardi gold, to my taste. Tried them side-by-side and couldn't tell the difference. Not surprising, considering Bacardi owns them from what I've heard. Not fantastic, but not horrible, either. Good for mixing, and was finding it for $4 a bottle for awhile!




Brand Details

Name: Gold
Type: Castillo
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women leading Rum: No