Aroma visualization from community tastings
Bacardi Oakheart
Heavy vanilla, caramel and a dusting of cinnamon lead here, with a light toasted-oak note some tasters catch mid-palate. At 35% it's soft and sweet, leaning close to liqueur territory. One member sums it up as "great with coca cola," and that's where most people land — a spiced sipper that shines in a Cuba Libre rather than a tasting glass.
The community says- Easy in cola
- But: Contains added sugar
- But: Thin at 35%
View price history
+10Shopping safely on RumX Returns & cancellation
- Secure payment. You pay via RumX with PayPal, Klarna or card. Your payment data is encrypted and we never store your full card details.
- Clear seller. Sold and shipped directly by the partner shop. And you're never on your own: RumX handles support and communication with the shop, so you always get excellent service, whichever shop you order from.
- Honest shop ratings. The stars show your service experience with the shop, not the rum score. They come from RumX users, and critical ones stay visible.
- Returns & cancellation. Your purchase contract is with the shop, so returns and cancellations run through them under their own policy and your statutory rights. If anything goes wrong, RumX helps you sort it out.
The look inside the bottle
How does Bacardi Oakheart taste?
Aggregated from 108 community reviews.
Sweet vanilla spiced spirit, best in cola Opinions run wide: mixers find it a pleasant, sweet cola pour, while neat drinkers call it thin, artificial and monotone. Most agree it's built for mixing, not sipping.
People who want a sweet, easy spiced pour for cola
Anyone wanting a dry, full-strength rum to sip neat
How the community classifies this rum. Each category takes you to similar rums.
Which glass for which rum? The community guide →
16 of 108 left detailed tasting impressions · Click an aroma to explore similar rums
Recommendation
Your next rum
Highlights from the community
How is Bacardi Oakheart rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 5.7 sits in the “Average” band. 8% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 36% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
Community voices
What does the community say?
24% rate it between 6 and 8. 12 selected write-ups from 108 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Tim
Delicious to mix with cola, but beyond that mediocre at most.
Review by rum_sk
One of the first ,,better rums,, I have tasted around 7-8 years ago. This is a reminder but I still have a fond memories of trying this one out at wedding. It was well balanced not too sweet, not too spicy eventhough this is a spiced rum. It is not available anymore, at least not under Oakheart brand.
Review by Jürgen Gigl
To mix with cola as Cuba Libre very pleasant.Pur rather not my case
Review by MarcT
Better than the Papa...
Review by Schnapsschuesse
Sehr butterig in der Nase, haarscharf an 'überladen' dran und kurz vor'm Likör. Dennoch überraschend angenehm und weit weg von Gedöns wie Don Papa. Pur weniger süß als erwartet. Enorm viel Vanille, aber die likörige Pappigkeit bleibt aus. Stattdessen fügt sich ab der Mitte eine stark geröstete Note ein. Mag ich. In Sachen Spiced dürfte das auch preislich die Benchmark sein dass die Kategorie kein Totalausfall sein muss.
Review by atheos
Comme d'autre il passe bien lors d'une soirée
Review by HerrMoosbach
Eignet sich maximal zum mischen. Und das auch nur ausnahmsweise.
Review by Eddie Gil
great with coca cola
Review by Kay Meertens
Vanila sugar, orange, banana. Rather sharp, but drinkable.
Review by Daniel
Künstliche Noten und intensive, auch interessante Aromen an Nase und Gaumen dadurch, dass er „Spiced“ ist. Im Abgang leicht rauchig. Jedenfalls nicht langweilig.
Review by Stefan Pisanu
Zoet houterig maat wat te bitter
Review by Solidfunk
Nutmeg, smoky oak and vanilla. More interesting than I expected. Copper pour. A little sticky honey. Ok. Cleaning out my parent's liquor cabinet.
No reviews match this filter.
Expert reviews
2 critics scored it, averaging 1.6/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →It is smooth but you can tell that this is more the amount of added sugar and flavourings than any decent time in "Oak". I feel Bacardi have tried to pull the wool a little with this one. It isn't smooth due to time in small white oak barrels its...
Expert review by The Dunder Hut
Even for the category of spiced spirit drinks this is terrible. There is literally no taste of any alcohol whatsoever. There are so many better options, the sweet vanilla notes are rather monotone and the 35% do the rest to kill isz
Live auctions
Current bids for this rum at Europe's leading auction houses.
Market value
What this bottle last achieved at auction. A research indicator, not a forecast.
Auction results 32 € – 32 €
from 2 sales, latest 11/2024
Prices incl. buyer's premium — what a buyer pays, not what a sale nets you.
Avg. community purchase price 30 €
What members paid for this bottle, self-reported. Not a market value — the purchases are over three years old at the median and unverified.
Details about Bacardi Oakheart
A spirit drink on a rum base from Bermudas, distilled by Bacardi, at 35%.
Community purchases
321 bottles logged by 281 collectors.
A drinker's rum.
37% opened, 59 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Bacardi Oakheart?
Community paid 10–26 €.
What members actually paid for their bottles. A typical range, not the current shop price. Full price & collection history in RX+ →
+5 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
321 purchased · 120 tasted · 21 wishlist · as of
About the Bacardi distillery
The Bacardi distillery is located in Puerto Rico. Rums from Bacardi have been reviewed 1,689 times with an average of 6.0/10.
To Bacardi →You may also enjoy
Rum enthusiasts who like this rum have also given the following rums high ratings:
Havana Club 5 Años Añejo Especial
Havana Club 5 Años Añejo EspecialSweet, light Cuban built for cola
Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold
Captain Morgan Original Spiced GoldSweet, artificial spiced mixer for cola
Matusalem Gran Reserva 15 Años
Matusalem Gran Reserva 15 AñosLight vanilla-caramel everyday sipper, simple
Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva
Diplomático Reserva ExclusivaSweet, soft vanilla-caramel starter rum
Ron Zacapa Sistema Solera 23
Ron Zacapa Sistema Solera 23Soft, very sweet caramel-vanilla beginner sipper
Bacardi 8 Años Reserva Superior
Bacardi 8 Años Reserva SuperiorMild, sweetish column-still mixer
Never miss a price drop.
Set a target price in the app, and we'll let you know as soon as the rum becomes available at that price from one of our partner stores. This works for any rum on your wish list.
Oliver · FounderBy rum lovers, for rum lovers
I'm Oliver, and RumX began in 2018 as a small passion project in Stuttgart, back then under the name Rum Tasting Notes.
What began as my digital tasting diary is now the world's most comprehensive platform for rum fans, today carried by a small team with Jakob, Lukas and Katharina, with Robert supporting us as a freelancer. We combine the collective intelligence of our community with an integrated marketplace, so you can choose with confidence, without paperwork, detours, or expert jargon.
Oliver, Stuttgart
About RumX →YouTube channel (in German)
