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Bacardi Ron Solera 1873 rum

Bacardi Ron Solera 1873

United States | Gold

Bacardi 1873 Ron Solera is a golden rum aged up to three years in charred oak barrels. As the name suggests, the Solera system is used to produce this rum, which mixes new batches of rum with older batches each year.

"1873" represents the year of the Virginius Affair, the name of a captured American ship that resulted in a remarkable international diplomacy for peace between the US and Spain during the Ten Years' War.

5.8/10
59 ratings
Easily consumable in a bind
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Paul B 🇺🇸 | 472 ratings
Posted 5 years ago

I got this one on sale today for only $15, which was hard to pass up. The dark colored glass on the bottle hides the orange rum inside. The aroma is of oak and fruit, with no legs in the snifter. It probably has little or no added sugar. The taste is smooth, but that after taste has quite a burn because the oldest rum in this solera ageing is only three years old. For those of you familiar with my other reviews, you very seldom hear me complain about an after burn. This after burn is quite pronounced, but I could get used to it. I would therefore consider this one as a good mixer. Adding an ice cube opens up the flavors, but does not kill the burn. An update will be posted as this rum ages in the bottle, and I would expect the same results down the line.

Update April 9, 2019: The burn is now gone with only 9 ounces left in the bottle. However, the heavy oak flavors now dominate and even come through with a half and half mixture of cola. If you like strong oak flavors, then you will love this one. If not, then stay away from this one. My rating remains the same.

Eric 🇺🇸 | 10 ratings
Posted 8 years ago

Well... it's got a nicer bottle than the other Bacardi's

Bonandy 🇵🇱 | 110 ratings
Posted 4 months ago

Rum suits my taste. Slightly sweet, smooth to drink. Beautiful dark brown color.

revsteph 🇺🇸 | 368 ratings
Posted 12 months ago

Tasted 2/27/22 at Laka Lono.
Tastes and smells like chocolate.
Some caramel flavor
I don't hate it. I've had lots worse.
This rum experience was enhanced by adding coca cola.

Undertoned 🇺🇸 | 3 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

At 13-20$, the Ron Solera poises as a fancy and limited edition beverage. However, it seems as though most of the funding went into the packaging (glimmery box) and lettering on the bottle instead of the rum.

It leans towards "sharp" and honestly 'has a wild bite to it' is about the best way I can put it into words. I recommend flor de cana 5 year (~$19) for a far better mixing rum

Oscar Trujillo 🇲🇽 | 20 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Es de los rones de bacardi que se fabrican en México por lo que es todo un clásico. Es de cuerpo muy ligero y color pálido pera su añejamiento pero tiene fuerte aroma y sabores complejos. Aún es muy alcohólico por lo que es mejor mezclarlo.

Cool Breeze (PREMIUM) 🇺🇸 | 555 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Tasted at Laka Lono on 1/3/22. Pours a dark amber in color. I don't understand this rum at all. Minty and metallic. A bit of burned cocoa. Pine. Evergreen. Woody finish. Weird.

Docsarvis (PREMIUM) 🇺🇸 | 463 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

How can this cost so much? First, it is a Solera system rum. This is a process by which they can say it has much older better aged rum in the bottle because they combine different aged rums. This aged rum can be as little as 1% of the bottle. Second it is remarkably thin and lifeless. It tastes very young. There is no care involved in producing this rum. No complexity and absolutely zero balance. Your taste buds get hammered by the alcohol punch the minute it hits your lips. It gets worse the rest of the way. It packs a punch but offers no pleasure. The finish is hot and short. This is terrible!

hans 🇩🇪 | 13 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

I was surprised when I first bought a bottle of this rum for around 20$/15€ in Mexico and could actually drink it neat and enjoy it. Was never a big fan of Barcadi, but this one is surprisingly good. If you like rums like Zacapa 23, this is a cheaper and not far off alternative (super smooth).

Mekpdue 🇺🇸 | 25 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

Had this rum in a Mexican resort. It lost out to Flora d Cana and Appleton (low ends)but was ok. It does have a dark molasses taste, with oak pronounced. This is a mixer. Not a sipper, unless you’ve already had too much and want to cleanse yourself. There are better, and there are worse. Hmmm, maybe put this in a Pina-Colada…I’m off to try.

Alas 🇵🇷 | 499 ratings
Posted almost 3 years ago

Suntan lotiony nose but smooth taste, finish has some bitterness




Brand Details

Name: Ron Solera 1873
Type: Bacardi
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led Rum: No

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