Aroma visualization from community tastings
Bacardi 151
Most tasters agree this one is more firepower than flavor. At 75.5% it hits like a wall of heat with a faint sweetness and caramel that flash by and vanish under the alcohol. Neat, several members call it barely drinkable — one says it's "too strong for its own good." Where it earns its keep is as an overproof kick for fruity punches and cola.
The community says- Serious overproof kick
- Brutal neat
- One-dimensional
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How does Bacardi 151 taste?
Aggregated from 12 community reviews.
High-proof mixer, near flavorless neat The verdict is blunt: a high-proof mixing tool, not a sipper. In cola it disappears; neat it's mostly burn. Nobody here reaches for it to taste rum.
bartenders wanting a high-proof mixing base
anyone hoping to sip it neat
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1 of 12 left detailed tasting impressions
How is Bacardi 151 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 4.7 sits in the “Drinkable” band. 8% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 66% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
17% rate it between 6 and 8. 4 selected write-ups from 12 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Alek ZD
I think possibly too strong for its own good.
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted 10-04-2017 This is bacardis zombie rum and it's a flat as a pancake . It just doesn't deliver on anything other than high proof no flavour . To be fair what I expect from a column still rum that's produced by them .
Review by Kay Schmidtke
Pure, it's a punch in the face with a rum aroma. We call it "Blinker links", because you pass everyone else with it. Especially recommended if you arrive late at a party and want to make up a few meters quickly. I was happy to buy the liter for €25 and have always made do with this rum concentrate for a long time. The taste is indistinguishable from cola if you only use half for a mixture. Unfortunately no longer available since 2016.
Review by Fred SB
Ideal for giving big fruity punches an alcoholic kick, or have it neat and kick yourself in the face.
Details about Bacardi 151
A Column Still Rum from Bermudas, distilled by Bacardi, at 75,5%.
Community purchases
89 bottles logged by 59 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
21% opened, 4 emptied and repurchased.
What does Bacardi 151 cost?
Community paid 35–76 €.
Current best price: 139.90 € – above the typical community range.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
89 purchased · 15 tasted · 4 wishlist · as of
About the Bacardi distillery
The Bacardi distillery is located in Puerto Rico. Rums from Bacardi have been reviewed 1,675 times with an average of 6.0/10.
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