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Bacardi Black rum

Bacardi Black

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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232 Bacardi Black Ratings

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Baconav 🇺🇸 | 14 ratings
Posted over 10 years ago

I would guess that the barrels would be charred considering the bold and dark color however, it is void any smokey or charred characteristics. Almost suggesting artificial coloring.

Jan...JustJan (TASTING CLUB) 🇺🇸 | 38 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

The nose mostly buttery/butterscotch. Sipping it, I get a big alcohol punch up front that overwhelms any of the more subtle rum flavors that it might have. It was an interesting and inexpensive bit of education that helped me understand some of the more complex rums that followed in my home tasting.

KingIron 🇺🇸 | 13 ratings
Posted over 1 year ago

Bacardi Black has that taste of pure alcohol, despite being only 40%. While it does still keep those notes of molasses, the alcohol completely overwhelms the taste unlike any rum I've ever had before. After trying only about a dozen different rums, this is the only one I can say I genuinely do not like straight. It's drinkable, even without being drunk first, but not good.

Kent 🇺🇸 | 6 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

I felt it was in the same vein as a Bacardi Gold. Perhaps a little fuller bodied. Only to be used as a mixer and not neat or over ice. I prefer to mix with Bacardi Gold before the Bacardi Black.

PapaKielbasa 🇺🇸 | 38 ratings
Posted almost 2 years ago

Goslings black seal rum is only slightly less affordable and tastes and smell 100 times better. I will make a dark n stormy for a guest who I'm not fond of with this.

Triton Ogletree 🇺🇸 | 134 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

This tastes like sweetened adhesive. I tried this neat at a liquor tasting and it pales in comparison to a product like Myers. It's not even close to being Bacardi's most disgusting product but it's not something you need to try.

frgy1968 🇵🇭 | 7 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

If dark rum means having a sweet molassy taste, then this will bring it in a cocktail. Hard to describe the mix of flavors though, as despite being dark it tastes thin.

Brent 06 🇧🇪 | 1 rating
Posted 2 years ago

I don't like this rum, it is horrible! Even with coke it's bad!

Wolfe Tone 🇳🇱 | 124 ratings
Posted 2 years ago

Poor, barely drinkable garbage. Overly sweet, cloying and artificial.

mcsolar 🇨🇿 | 52 ratings
Posted over 2 years ago

This rum is easy to forget and never buy again. Stay away from this..

John Smith 🇺🇸 | 1 rating
Posted over 2 years ago

Poured some in a glass on ice and sat down with it. Took a sip and thought that the glass had not been clean, left with some kind of horrible residue. Dumped it in the sink and poured a little into a clean glass. One smell told me it was no good, but took a sip anyway, Just plain horrible. Expected to find something on the internet about some factory recall of contaminated bottles.




Brand Details

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

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