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Bacardi Carta Blanca
Poured neat, this is thin, sharp and close to vodka — several tasters mention acetone, medicinal notes and a faint citrus-and-sugarcane hint that fades fast. That's by design: a stripped-back white made to disappear into a drink. In cola or a daiquiri it does its job as a neutral base, letting other ingredients carry the flavor. Just don't expect anything to sip on its own.
The community says- Clean neutral base
- But: Very little flavor
- But: Solvent/medicinal notes
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How does Bacardi Carta Blanca taste?
Aggregated from 223 community reviews.
Thin, neutral white built for mixing Most tasters see one use: a neutral mixing base. Neat it reads sharp, medicinal and vodka-like with little rum character. Fine in cola or fruity drinks, forgettable in a glass.
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Community voices
What does the community say?
92% rate it below 6. 20 selected write-ups from 223 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Chrischi78
Expensive neutral alcohol for mixing. Not for drinking straight, of course. There's probably no need to write more here, but there are many better spirits for mixing. When it comes to impact drinking, you're at home here.
Review by Tim
Blank rum for mixing in cocktails or cola. Pure rather not, because very thin and medicinal.
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
Solo per cocktails.
Review by Gregor
Not very long and weak aroma
Review by Romain de L
Only for low quality cocktails or in a bit of an « industrial setting » but - there is so much better as a white with prices not so different. Not worth it - unless fresh out of options or looking for tons of bottles
Review by Rumpalumpa
Joa was soll man sagen, hier verpasst man nix. Seinen Zweck erfüllt er aber als mix Rum in solchen Rezepten, wo damit lediglich der Alkoholgehalt erhöht werden soll, ohne weitere Aromen ins Spiel zu bringen.
Review by Alek ZD
I don't understand the low ratings. Yes it's a very standard rum, quite basic, but I find it to be perfectly fine. It is a little weaker than other rums at 35%, but otherwise quite decent.
Review by Decky Hicks Doughty
Not much to the nose. Citrus fruits are most prominent but its very background to the alcohol sharpness. The palate is very sharp but does have sugarcane notes along with some toffee and smoke. The finish is very short but that might be a good thing with this rum.....Sorry Bacardi. This could be something for mixing and, when you take price into consideration, if you only drink mixed drinks this could be a bargain. Not for the neat drinkers like me though.
Review by w00tAN
The smell is already deterrent, in the mouth then wild and quite rough. Pure you can not drink the stuff, even in cocktails colors the Bacardi with its medicinal artificial taste through.
Review by heckto🥃
Erstaunlich, wie sich das eigene Geschmacksempfinden über die Jahre ändert. In meiner Jugend einst Standardrum bei Partys und 25 Jahre später einfach nur noch scheußlich. Medizinisch, künstlich, bitter und sprittig beschreibt es wohl am besten. Selbst als Klassiker mit Cola ist er für mich ungenießbar.
Review by Godspeed
This rum was never intended to be sipped neat. It is a pure mixer and so I will review it for how it was intended to be used. The idea behind carta blanca, as the name also implies, is to filter out as much as possible of the color and flavors of the rum to create something very neutral, almost like a vodka of rum of sorts. This allows other ingredients to shine, makes flavor prediction far easier for mixologists, and creates an excellent base for various rum infusions. As such this product is a great success. As a sipping rum this is a 2, as a mixer about 5 (somewhat overrated b/c lack of flavor starts to hold you back pretty quick) but as an infusion tool it’s a 7.
Review by Christoph
A blend of nail polish remover and Prittstick. Have made my wife and her friend a strawberry daiquiri and there remained fortunately nothing of the disgusting taste of this rum. Had previously made a strawberry daiquiri with the Burke's White Blend of RA which I personally find ingenious to mix, which was the ladies but too intense (what I like the Burke's just).
Review by Portman
Even if you take into account that it is firstly a Bacardi and secondly an unaged rum, you can only advise against it.
Review by Anton Krioukov
Last resort mixer , if even that.
Review by Kelvin Peeters
Good for mixing cocktails
Review by Jakob Deiner
Sehr neutral mit minimaler Zitrus-Note in Geruch und Geschmack, es ist schon irgendwie ein Rum, aber nahe an Vodka. So soll er aber wohl auch sein, ein neutraler Mixer, der nichts übertönt und trotzdem Anklänge von Rum mitbringt. - Pur: 2/5 - Rum Cola: 2/5 - Rum Punch: 3/5
Review by Trinkfluencer
Tastes lukewarm and actually like nothing. Does not stay long in the mouth. Very narrow and not at all full-bodied. Nothing at all remains after drinking.
Review by Nicolas Kröger
Geschmacklos wie ein sprittiger Vodka
Review by Stan Hardy
Diesen Mist hat uns die Werbung Jahrzehnte lang schmackhaft gemacht. Früher stand er in fast jeder Hausbar. Er hat extrem wenig Aroma. Für 1-2€ mehr bekommt man den wesentlich komplexeren Plantation 3 Stars. Mit tropischen Noten, Würze und Vanille bringt er Drinks auf ein neues Level. Der sehr flache Bacardi stinkt dagegen komplett ab. Für den ultimativen Genuss nimmt man den Veritas
Review by ordogh
Taste is more like medical alcohol than decent rum. Some sweetness and spices in the taste, but not really enjoyable.
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Details about Bacardi Carta Blanca
A Column Still Rum from Puerto Rico, distilled by Bacardi, at 40%.
Community purchases
553 bottles logged by 452 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
35% opened, 89 emptied and repurchased.
What does Bacardi Carta Blanca cost?
Community paid 10–23 €.
Current best price: 20.62 € – within the typical community range.
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+8 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
553 purchased · 246 tasted · 33 wishlist · as of
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