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Bacardi Reserva Ocho Rare Gold Rum 2010
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Here's the surprise: at 40% several tasters call it "surprisingly sharp," with a medicinal, glue-like edge on the nose that undercuts the sweet side. Underneath sit dried apricot, raisin, caramel and vanilla, rounded off by added sugar. Most reviewers reach for it as a mixer, though a few genuinely enjoy it neat once it warms up.
The community says- Dried fruit, caramel
- Mixes well
- But: Contains added sugar
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How does Bacardi Reserva Ocho Rare Gold Rum 2010 taste?
Summarized by AI from 71 community reviews.
Sweet, dried-fruit column rum, mostly a mixer Most treat it as a capable mixer with dried-fruit and caramel notes; sugar and a thin body hold it back neat, and a few find the medicinal edge off-putting.
Aroma profilePeople who want a sweet, easy Puerto Rican mixer
Anyone avoiding sugar or wanting a full-bodied neat sipper
Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertCocktails & mixingSipping neat
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71 community reviews
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Positive from 8.0 · Mixed 6.0–7.9 · Critical below 6.0
Review by Nicolas Kröger
Most helpful positive review
Really good! Complex, yet mild, slight ester notes. Incredible price/enjoyment ratio.
Review by heckto🥃
Most helpful critical review
Quite alcoholic and lacking complexity. Not enjoyable neat for me. On the palate, tropical fruits and vanilla spread out. Unfortunately, the alcohol/glue note is too present. Passable as a mixer though.
Review by Timo Groeger
This rum is quite alright. I always compare the Bacardis with the Carta Blanca, but of course this one is a stunner :-) Still tastes slightly alcoholic and woody. Quite quick on the finish. One of the better Bacardis.
Review by Rumpalumpa
A pretty decent rum from Bacardi. I have it primarily for mixing, where woody and warm spices come through well. Not bad neat either, perhaps a little too alcoholic. Interestingly, the smell reminds me of black olives.
Review by Rare Akuma
I usually keep this on hand as a mixer, but it got me curious as to how it would stand up on its own. Thin and subdued on the nose, making it quite hard to discover anything at all. There’s some dried fruits and chopped wood. It’s buttery and mellow, but pretty much nothing else. In the mouth more complex and less diluted than expected. Coconut and dried fruits evolve into an oily profile with lots of orange zest. Darker caramel appears with more vanilla and a hint of juniper. The sugars are quite present, but the experience isn’t overly sweetened or sticky. It drinks above its ABV, but it’s too thin to be truly enjoyable on its own. The finish is short and unexciting, leaving nothing but simple syrup.
Review by Pandemonia
Very pleasant. Probably an easy gateway-rum for beginners like myself. I actually enjoyed this a lot. The main, dominant tone is of baking spices both on the nose and on the palate, but it is also round, mild and polite. It is like a confectionary bun or something in liquid alcohol form, but not very sweet. Touch of wood and perhaps vanilla as well. Finish is short and one-sided.
Review by Rum Runner Labs - Will
Surprisingly sharp for 40% ABV—a decent hit of medicinal chemical on the nose. A bit sweeter than I would prefer, but an altogether pleasant candied-baking spices profile for me on the 2nd or 3rd sip.
Review by Godspeed
So no it’s not terrible but the dosing takes off lots of points right off the bat. Yes the dosing is light but on principle I don’t like it. Quite frankly an outstanding cocktail rum, but so is Havana club ocho and i’d choose the latter every time unless i wanted slightly more oak which this has.
Review by Adam Rajchert
Zapach: Karmel, miód, nektarynki, morele, rodzynki, lakier, wosk, suszone kwiaty, stęchła ziemistość, Smak: Dosładzany. słodki, trochę cienki, rodzynki, owoce, wszystko zaokrąglone cukrem, aftertaste: stłumiony, rodzynkowy, suszone morele. Na tym etapie rumowej drogi nie mogę się skupić na smaku gdy większość przykrywa i zaokrągla cukier - szkoda bo to mój ulubiony column gold rum do daiquiri
Review by akkisz
a pretty nice Bacardi, much better than the 4-year-old and the base line. at first, it impressed how good Bacardi can be. after several sips, there's something alcoholic or medicinal in the background that's a bit annoying. but it's not noticeable at first. so good as a mixer. limited neat.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
Continues relatively consistently what the 4er already begins. Apricot, honey-vanilla sweetness and the opposite glue and pepper.unfortunately still nothing to really take pure. Shines for it both in drinks with vermouth and with acid. Fun mixer!
Review by rum_sk
My favorite Bacardi along with 10YO in a new bottle. Tastes all the same, it is great. Nice sipping rum. Citrusy and apricot notes mingling with vanila and nougat. Short to medium finish is only negative and it could be more full bodied, less diluted.
Review by Jakob Deiner
The relatively strong stone fruit - (dried) apricot note that is quite dominant is not really my thing. It comes through quite strongly in cola and ginger beer, doesn't fit, clashes. Compared to Havana Especial, Havana 7, Pampero Especial, and Don Q 7 in cola, together with the latter, it ranks last for me. Update: When chilled (6 degrees, fridge), the extreme apricot note softens, both neat and in rum cola, and overall is somewhat enhanced. - Neat: 3.5/5 - On the rocks: 2/5 - Rum Fashioned: 4/5 - Rum Cola: 2.5/5 - Rum Mule: 2/5
Review by Rum, jazz and cigars
Great budget sipper. Also nice to mix with
Review by Goodoboy30
This is the only Bacardi I can stomach. Really, very good. Great neat.
Review by Henry Davies
It’s a sweet and pleasant nose, vanilla, butterscotch, and some malted elements. On the mouth there is more roasted and woody notes, but overal it feels a bit thin and lacking in complexity, especially given the 8 year age statement. On the finish there are more peppery and spice notes alongside more caramel and sweet elements. Overall it feels like a mixing rum, and there are many others I would pick over it so not entirely obvious where it fits today. Think Havanna Club 7 tries to do something similar but pulls it off in a more balanced package
Review by Christo
Great rum for mixing cocktails but also enjoyable neat. Price/enjoyment absolutely top. This rum must no longer be missing in my home bar. Taste-wise, I much prefer Bacardi Ocho over Havana Club 8.
Review by Oskar Lango
Surprisingly good solo item, quite delicate. In cocktails for me quite similar to 4yo so rather not worth paying extra. In promotion you can get a bottle for around 100zl which in my opinion is already a bargain.
Review by Anonymous
I was positively surprised. I didn't expect much and I liked it a lot. Classic Spanish style, probably with some dosage/sugar added but in my view in moderation. The rum is not extremely sweet. It is solidly aged, classic vanilla and caramel aromas, the rum is old enough to be mild. It's drinkable, even neat, as I said I was positively surprised. If you want a rather dry mild "Spaniard" at an insane price-performance ratio (due to mass production), this is a good choice.
Review by MarkD
Ok to sip. Mixes well.
Review by abaker-rum
This rum comes off very medicinal to me. I get cough syrup on the nose and then it is all I am left with on the finish. There are dried fruit and orange peel notes throughout, but I don’t see this rum as anything other than a mixer.
Review by Anthony D3
Super dry and draws your mouth up, definitely a tough sipper
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163 bottles logged by 148 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
34% opened, 29 emptied.
What does Bacardi Reserva Ocho Rare Gold Rum 2010 cost?
Community paid 22–34 €.
Current best price: 35.12 € – above the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 28 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
+14 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
163 purchased · 76 tasted · 38 wishlist · as of
Details about Bacardi Reserva Ocho Rare Gold Rum 2010
A Column Still Rum from Puerto Rico, distilled by Bacardi, at 40%.
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