Bacardi Bacardi Black
An approachable, low-ABV dark mixer that RumX users mainly see as a supermarket cola partner. Extremely sweet, thin and simple, with some oak, molasses and faint fruit, rarely enjoyed neat.
- Cheap mixer option
- Works with cola
- Low ABV
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How does Bacardi Bacardi Black taste?
Aggregated from 30 community reviews.
Very sweet budget mixer An approachable, low-ABV dark mixer that RumX users mainly see as a supermarket cola partner. Extremely sweet, thin and simple, with some oak, molasses and faint fruit, rarely enjoyed neat.
Party drinkers wanting a cheap, very sweet dark rum primarily for rum & cola or simple highballs, without focusing on neat sipping or complexity.
Enthusiasts seeking complexity, dry profiles, or a satisfying neat pour; anyone who dislikes strong sweetness or noticeable alcohol burn.
How is Bacardi Bacardi Black rated?
RumX's 0–10 scale is strict , 3.0 lands squarely in the "Poor" band. 0% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 93% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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A selection of the most popular reviews from our community. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Tim
I like this rum a little better than a white Bacardi or Havana 3y, but of course it's nothing to enjoy neat. The smell is quite solid with molasses, smoke and some fruit. The added sweetness makes it drinkable, but always with an unpleasant alcoholic sharpness and very thin.
Review by Gregor
Really repulsive in the smell. The taste is smooth and sweet but quite weak
Review by Gerbes
The smell is terrible, taste actually better then what I have expected. Not suitable for sole drinking (sipping). I have used that sometimes for topping on cocktails but generally I recommend to avoid it. If you would like to use dark rum for topping, use better rum.
Review by Portman
Is it just me, or is there no appreciable difference in quality between all low-budget Bacardis?
Review by Phil_S
Mit Rum angeschrieben, doch ob es sich wirklich um einen Rum handelt, das darf bezweifelt werden. Schlecht eingebunder Alkohol, sofortiger kurzer Abgang ohne irgendwelche Komplexität. Schlichtweg ein Produkt zum Vergessen und maximal zum Mixen brauchbar.
Review by Mark Leggett
The aroma and flavor are extremely sweet. The flavor is not horrible but it is too sweet to sip or really mix into anything.
Review by Solidfunk
Oak and treacle. Potpourri, some harsh booze. Dark copper pour. Bitterish finish that cloys with a bit of oak. Reminds me of flat Cuba Libres. Raided from parents liquor cabinet.
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted 27-03-2016 This makes a ridiculously sweet rum and cola if your into that type . Sadly another waste of supermarket rum that gets pumped into the UK . Best left on the shelf next to the other supermarket failures
Expert reviews
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
"It's like a rum in disguise to me and I just don't get it. I'm not sure at whom the rum is aimed? Your left with a kind of harsh dry Puerto Rican style rum which looks like a British Navy Rum. It's a terrible rum and has a nasty..."Read full review →
Community purchases
69 bottles logged by 52,000+ RumX members. The ratio of closed / opened / emptied, indicates whether this rum is meant to be drunk or is a collector's item.
Also on the wishlist of 7 members.
About the Bacardi distillery
The Bacardi distillery is located in Puerto Rico. Rums from Bacardi have been reviewed 1,637 times with an average of 6.0/10.
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