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45E37B96-EBF4-4BA1-952A-72B8653852ABUnknown Bacardi
Bacardi Black 70cl bottle
Bottle
37,5%

Bacardi Black

The nose is the first surprise, and not a good one — several tasters call it sharp, almost rotten, with burnt sugar underneath. On the palate it softens into sweet molasses and treacle, but stays thin and hot at 37.5%. Most people here only reach for it to darken a rum and cola or top a cocktail, never to sip.

The community says
  • Cheap cola darkener
  • Keep in mind: Harsh, sharp nose
  • Keep in mind: Too thin

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Thin, sweet dark rum for cola Widely seen as a mixer and little more: sweet, thin and rough on its own. A few find it fine in cola; most say reach for a better dark rum.

Perfect for

People who just want a dark rum for cola

Less suitable for

Anyone hoping to sip it neat

Experience level · Newcomer (1/5)

Style & occasion: Mature & oakyCocktails & mixing

Full aroma profile Aroma families · nose & palate · top aromas
Flavor profile
Sweet & dessert
Spice
Wood
Dried fruit
Roasted & dark
Fruit
Funk & ester
Vegetal & floral

Relative to this rum's strongest aroma family

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What does the community say?

3.0/10 Poor

32 community reviews

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Rating distribution

8 selected written reviews

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Review by Tim

Tim
Nov 2024643 reviewsGermany
5.0/10

I like this rum a little better than a white Bacardi or Havana 3y, but of course it's nothing to enjoy neat. The smell is quite solid with molasses, smoke and some fruit. The added sweetness makes it drinkable, but always with an unpleasant alcoholic sharpness and very thin.

Review by Gregor

Gregor
Gregor
Apr 2023546 reviewsCzech
3.9/10

Really repulsive in the smell. The taste is smooth and sweet but quite weak

Review by Gerbes

Gerbes
Gerbes
Jun 202211 reviewsCzech
1.6/10

The smell is terrible, taste actually better then what I have expected. Not suitable for sole drinking (sipping). I have used that sometimes for topping on cocktails but generally I recommend to avoid it. If you would like to use dark rum for topping, use better rum.

Review by Portman

Portman
May 2023149 reviews
3.0/10

Is it just me, or is there no appreciable difference in quality between all low-budget Bacardis?

Review by Phil_S

Phil_S
Phil_S
May 20252 reviewsSwitzerland
2.0/10

Labeled as rum, but whether it really is rum is doubtful. Poorly integrated alcohol, immediate short finish without any complexity. Simply a product to forget and at best usable for mixing.

Review by Kieron Wood

Kieron Wood
Kieron Wood
Oct 2024468 reviews
1.2/10

Tasted 27-03-2016 This makes a ridiculously sweet rum and cola if your into that type . Sadly another waste of supermarket rum that gets pumped into the UK . Best left on the shelf next to the other supermarket failures

Review by Solidfunk

Solidfunk
Jul 2025474 reviewsUSA
3.0/10

Oak and treacle. Potpourri, some harsh booze. Dark copper pour. Bitterish finish that cloys with a bit of oak. Reminds me of flat Cuba Libres. Raided from parents liquor cabinet.

Review by Mark Leggett

Mark Leggett
Mark Leggett
Oct 202453 reviewsUSA
3.5/10

The aroma and flavor are extremely sweet. The flavor is not horrible but it is too sweet to sip or really mix into anything.

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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate

It's like a rum in disguise to me and I just don't get it. I'm not sure at whom the rum is aimed? Your left with a kind of harsh dry Puerto Rican style rum which looks like a British Navy Rum. It's a terrible rum and has a nasty...
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Community shelf

71 bottles logged by 68 collectors.

A drinker's rum.

39% opened, 17 emptied.

43 sealed 11 open 17 emptied

71 purchased · 34 tasted · 7 wishlist · as of

Details about Bacardi Black

A rum from Unknown, distilled by Bacardi, at 37,5%.

BrandBacardi
DistilleryBacardi
CountryUnknown
ABV37,5%
Volume70cl

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