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Bacardi Superior
Poured neat it's thin and a bit medicinal — solvent, glue and a faint chemical edge with just a whisper of sugar to soften it. In cola or a daiquiri it does its job quietly and disappears. Almost nobody here sips it; it's a light, cheap column-still white built to hide behind lime, cola and fruit juice.
The community says- Cheap and everywhere
- But: Chemical, solvent nose
- But: Thin and forgettable
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How does Bacardi Superior taste?
Aggregated from 29 community reviews.
Thin, neutral white — a pure mixer Widely used as a mixer and little else. Neat it reads thin and chemical; in a daiquiri or cuba libre it works fine but adds nothing memorable.
People who want a cheap, neutral base for cocktails and rum-and-cola
Anyone wanting to sip neat or looking for real rum character
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How is Bacardi Superior rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 3.9 sits in the “Poor” band. 3% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 82% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
90% rate it below 6. 5 selected write-ups from 29 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Steffmaus🇩🇰
I remember using this one as a mixer back in 2019, where the picture is from. I would never recommend drinking this neat, but back then it went well in some cocktails, and the night in question it was used in a daiquiri. I remember it having a floral and alcoholic nose, and a flat oaky taste
Review by Mark Leggett
Smells is mainly alcohol with hints of a woodiness. Flavors of alcohol, spice and a woody hint. I think it tastes a little better than it smells but probably just a mixer. Revising this, it definitely isn't a sipper but works well in a daiquiri or cuba libra
Review by Abrahan Reyes
Nothing to add is just a rum to mix drinks. you won't find any that excel. It does the job and is very cheap. Besides it probably won't be my first choice even for mixing
Review by Jarrod Smith
This was my goto for 20-some years. Wasted years. 😂
Review by Werner10
Barely good enough for cocktails
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Market value
Avg. community purchase price 17 €
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Details about Bacardi Superior
A Column Still Rum from Cuba, distilled by Bacardi, at 37,5%.
Community purchases
107 bottles logged by 73 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
28% opened, 9 emptied and repurchased.
What does Bacardi Superior cost?
Community paid 10–14 €.
Current best price: 16.90 € – above the typical community range.
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107 purchased · 30 tasted · 3 wishlist · as of
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