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Bacardi Gold
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Green apple, a hit of nail polish and a short, boozy finish — that's the honest picture here. Members describe it as light, thin and mostly alcoholic, with faint fruit and a slightly bitter fade. Almost no one sips it straight; the general verdict is it exists to disappear into a rum and coke, where it does the job without offending anyone.
The community says- Cheap cola mixer
- Keep in mind: Nail polish notes
- Keep in mind: Thin, boozy
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Auction results: 4–26 € (4 sales in 24 months, incl. buyer's premium, latest 09/2026). How the range is built ›
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How does Bacardi Gold taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Thin mixing rum, apple and solvent Most tasters find it thin and boozy with an apple-and-solvent note. Nearly everyone says the same thing: not for sipping, fine buried in cola.
people who just want a cheap cola mixer
anyone hoping to sip it neat
Style & occasion: Cocktails & mixing
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What does the community say?
51 community reviews
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On RumX, 7 means “Good” and 8 means “Very good”.
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17 selected written reviews
The distribution above includes all 51 ratings, including those without text.
Review by Timo Groeger
Discovered this rum at the airport and, since I didn't have it yet, simply ordered it. I had imagined it to be worse. In addition to a slight fruity note, it is predominantly alcoholic. A hint of nail polish can be detected. Not a masterpiece.
Review by abaker-rum
The nose is very medicinal with robots tea and alcohol, not very inviting. The taste is light and mostly of alcohol. This is like the vodka of rum. I can’t say this is good, it is nothing more than a cheap cocktail rum.
Review by X-Savior
On The Rocks: On the nose a strong apple and spice with mild alcohol. Taste is shallow with an apple and spice with a very mild oak and burn. Finish is short starting sweet and going a little bitter. I would not go out of my way to drink this unmixed. Mixed Pepsi Zero: On the nose mild apple and sweet fruit. Taste reveals a mild sweet apple taste. Finish is short with the sweetness fading to slightly bitter. Not really much better mixed but is drinkable.
Review by Anthony D3
Rough, hot, and harsh. There’s the slightest bit of sweetness in the middle but it starts out harsh and ends hot. Decent enough to be a mixer with something strong like coke or sour, definitely not a good sipper
Review by Jason Toepfer
Not really developed taste. For a rum is makes me think of burning water. Some light tropical flavors, but seems like to much was stripped during distilling. More profile than their silver, but it's a mixing rum not sipping rum.
Review by Mark Leggett
Just wanted to give this a try. Expected it to be pretty bad but actually is not bad. Aroma is very pleasant, flavors of apple, apricot maybe guava with caramel and spice. Not a great sipper but not as bad as I expected.
Review by Anonymous
During COVID-19, our world had a shortage of isopropyl alcohol. I heard that certain distillers were providing alcohol to hand sanitizer manufacturers in lieu of this. After tasting this rum, i can only assume this is was also on my hands at some point. Homeless people would hesitate.
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted 15-04-2016 This is such a basic shelf rum that can pass you by . Nothing much to it other than the usual sweet vanilla .
Review by Anonymous
Shallow taste. Best mixed.
Review by Anonymous
Bitter with bit of burn
Review by Brebur
Not a sipping rum.
Review by Kelly Mason
On the rocks, typical average rum, everyday taste, fruity smells, no apparent tasting notes, just boozy
Review by kshark
Apple burn, light floral, short finish. Ok for mixing.
Review by Shaun Abel
Not impressed, a great gift for someone you don't like
Review by Girish Parmar
Bit stronger .. after taste
Review by Laura Abel
Not a sipping one.
Review by Solidfunk
Classic hangover generator. Made for cheap Cuba libres, the world over. Light Golden pour. Not a lot of endearing characteristics. Might ruin a good can of coke actually. Nail polish and bark. But unfortunately I'll likely have it again.
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Bacardi Gold at live auctions
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76 bottles logged by 71 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
34% opened, 13 emptied.
What did the community pay for Bacardi Gold?
Community paid 4–19 €.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 21 €. Price history with 4 auction results in RX+ ›
76 purchased · 55 tasted · 5 wishlist · as of
Details about Bacardi Gold
A Column Still Rum from Puerto Rico, distilled by Bacardi, at 37,5%.
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