Bacardi Anejo Cuatro 4-Year

ice cold with coke...perfect combination ..without lime

If you are looking for a cheaper alternative to the 8 year, look no further

I actually really like this one. Dont really know what i like about but something in me likes the taste.. i need to try the 8 year old still.

A refreshing rum with a bit of a vegetative twang which sets it apart from other light rums. Best enjoyed mixed.

Mladý rum od bacardi, asi nic co by extra zaujalo ale ani nepohorší. Samotné v pohodě lepší do drinků. Celkem suchý a lihový.

This one missed the mark for me. I didn’t like it neat nor mixed with coke. Generic -chemical like- taste. I’ll advice trying a different rum añejo.

Helle, goldgelbe Farbe.
In der Nase vor allem flüchtige, feinwürzige Aromen.
Dezente Süße. Anklänge von Karamell und Vanille.
Im Abgang würzig, warm und mittellang anhaltend.

Es kommt ungekühlt stets die alkoholische Schärfe deutlich durch, wodurch der Rum zum pur genießen noch zu harsch wird.
Etwas runterkühlen (kein Eis) half die Schärfe zu mildern und in der Nase waren dann mehr Nuancen wahrzunehmen, allerdings war der Geschmack dann eher langweilig.
Mit Eis verstärkt sich dieser Eindruck. In der Nase werden dann Zitrusaromen wahrnehmbar, im Nachhall Kaffee und leichte Bitternoten. Die Schärfe verschwindet.

In Summe würde ich den Rum so oder so nicht zum pur trinken empfehlen, auch wenn es möglich wäre, da er mir dafür zu wenig Körper und Finesse besitzt.

Jedoch macht er sich z.B. gut mit Ginger Ale, einer Scheibe Zitrone und Eis, wo er ganz dezent holzige Noten beisteuert.

It's not a sipper, but many tiki cocktails call for a gold Puerto Rican rum, and this is fine for that.

Nice rum but a little undeveloped compared to the 8

I bought this in a 3 x 10cl tasting set together with the Reserva Ocho and the Gran Reserva Diez just to check out what Bacardi thinks a sipper is meant to be. It has been 35 years or more since I have had a Bacardi; mixed of course and more for the alcohol than for the taste. It is also at least three decades ago that I mixed drinks so let's see where these rums stand.

The nose is recognizable Bacardi (even after al those years); some sweetness and acidity (berries) and a prominent alcoholic scent. Pretty one dimensional and good nor bad.

On the palate this is very "clean"; most flavours are distilled out so this is just one or two steps away from a vodka. Thin, watery and a tad harsh despite the added sugar. Sour berries, a sharpish alcohol, a bit of vanilla and if you want it really bad you find some leathery notes as well. Finish is super short and here the vanilla becomes a bit more dominant.

Sippable but not a sipper and as a mixer I doubt it offers anything above the cheapest Bacardi offerings. I cannot believe this will convince Bacardi-Coke drinkers to leave their cola out nor will it convince seasoned rum drinkers to return to this for a second time.
Not bad, just very, very boring.