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Bacardi Black rum

Bacardi Black

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United States | Dark | 40% ABV

Originally named Bacardi Black, this rum is now called Bacardi Select. The recipe is the same, which consists of a blend of aged rums, charcoal-filtered once before resting for at least 4 years in American White Oak.

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Renaudco 🇨🇦 | 15 ratings
Posted 11 years ago

Nice caramel taste, usually not a fan of Bacardi but this one do well in a punch.

boyblueau 🇦🇺 | 59 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

I found this in the Philippines on a business trip once and bought it because it was about $3 in the convenience store. I've been unable to get rid of it since. It's a foul tasting beverage. It's very close to being as bad as Bundaberg. I'm actually curious how they make it this bad.

Puppet Mstr 🇨🇦 | 38 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

I'd list the flavours, but it's a short list... Fine:

Poison
Alcohol

Kurt Lauerman 🇺🇸 | 41 ratings
Posted over 6 years ago

This is really not terrible IMO. Even neat it has a decent molasses flavor to it, and it goes great with Ginger beer. Glad I gave it a chance.

TJ 🇺🇸 | 3 ratings
Posted 7 years ago

I go to this rum because it has good flavor, no burn, and is not as expensive as other rums similar to it. It's not the top shelf but is way above the bottom!

Edward Martens 🇨🇦 | 30 ratings
Posted almost 8 years ago

The 2016 version seems to be a change from blends of the same name in earlier years. The label purports this to be a blend of rums aged 1 to 3 years in heavily charred oak barrels. I'm not sure how Bacardi defines "Black", it looked pretty amber to me and only when I put it side by side with Bacardi Gold could I tell it was a little darker. Tasted straight up, there is an initial aroma of caramel, charcoal and hint of dried fruit. Smooth, sweetish but with hint medicinal after taste. Not a very strong flavour profile, and is best served with coke and lemon slice.

Remy 🇳🇱 | 42 ratings
Posted over 8 years ago

Tasted ok, but too sweet, this is one of the rums that give me a headache. Too sweet when mixed with coke.

DigitalGoddess 🇺🇸 | 2 ratings
Posted 2 hours ago

Do yourself a favor and give this one a hard pass. If you don't want to read the whole review, in short "YUK!" and "Let me wipe this off my tongue using a flame thrower".

I got this because my local store was out of my usual (Flor De Cana 12 or 18 yr). Some bachelorette party had come in and cleaned them out of most of the good stuff. The Bacardi was one of the few dark rums left. I said to myself "It's Bacardi. How bad could it be?" Their clear rum isn't horrible, if a bit bland for my taste. That was my first mistake. My second was pouring some in glass and taking a big sniff. Fortunately, the sniff made me cautious before attempting to taste it. I spit it back out.

NyQuil Green tastes better. Jägermeister tastes better. So is Gammel Dansk and Fernet Branca. This particular rum is right up there with the roasted (aka kinda burnt), salted Dutch licorice on the scale of truly disgusting. If you've ever had it, you know what I mean. I have a sneaking suspicion that the Dutch tell children that this is candy to keep them from wanting stuff like Nerds and Skittles but that's another story. I even tried baking with it and it ruined an entire batch of rum cake cupcakes. The nasty chemical/medicinal funk doesn't cook out and there's not a spice combo I can find that covers it up. I thought I'd try it with some coconut, lime and pineapple. Still nope. Just ruined some perfectly good coconut milk and fruit. It's so bad that I won't even consider giving it away to get rid of it since I don't know anyone that I dislike that much. It's going down the toilet, where pee belongs. That, by the way, might actually taste better.

xTarot 🇺🇸 | 14 ratings
Posted 2 months ago

I have had rums that I didnt like, and reviewed them at 4 or 5 because I could see how others may enjoy them. This however, was almost offensive to me. I can preface by saying I LOVE Kraken Black rum. So when this showed up on my shelf after my partner went and picked up some bottles for the bar, I had to give it a go. I cant really explain what it tasted like, all I know was that it was really bad. It wasnt like anything I had ever tasted from a rum bottle (and thats a lot of rum bottles). If you are looking for something dark or spiced around that price point, do yourself the favor and go Bacardi Spiced. A far superior option to whatever this is. I will probably never find another rum that I will review at 1 star, but this one really baffles me with its existence. Somebody tasted that and approved it. I will never know how.

tom 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted 2 months ago

Maybe got a bad batch...taste like turpentine. yuck!

Blunderbuss Stephens 🇺🇸 | 15 ratings
Posted 3 months ago

A solid dark rum and a particularly solid Bacardi rum. It tastes like there is some sugar, but it does not take over the character of the spirit. The charred barrel aging adds a rich flavor profile that will put a pep into your cocktail's step. Bacardi Black has a pleasant aroma, and it seems less harsh than many of its Bacardi siblings at the same price point. It goes excellently in a cola, although I have yet to try it in a (TRADEMARK VIOLATION) with some ginger beer, which is the ultimate test for a dark rum. This rum feels elegant for the price, and I was thoroughly impressed. A great value dark rum that can be enjoyed neat or easily mixed for a flavor boost. It's at least worth trying to paint it black with this one.




Brand Details

Name: Black
ABV: 40%
Type: Bacardi
Raw Material: Unknown
Process: Unknown
Distillation: Unknown
Women Led Rum: No

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