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Bacardi Carta Oro
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Poured into cola or a Cuba Libre, this does its job — light, soft, a little caramel and buttery popcorn with a lemony freshness. Neat is where members lose interest: several call it thin and forgettable, one flat-out asks "where is the flavor?" A step up from the white Bacardi, but built for tall glasses, not a tasting flight.
The community says- Reliable in cola
- Keep in mind: Thin neat
- Keep in mind: Little flavor
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How does Bacardi Carta Oro taste?
From community reviews · summarized with AI
Light gold mixer, forgettable neat Most agree it's a serviceable mixer and nothing more. Fine in a Cuba Libre, dull and light on its own — a few rank it barely above the Blanca.
People who want a cheap, dependable cola rum
Anyone hoping to sip it neat
Style & occasion: Sweet & dessertCocktails & mixing
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Buying advice
Is it right for you?
Yes, if you're after sweet, dessert-like rums for cocktails.
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22 rated both: 15 scored it higher, 2 scored Bacardi Carta Oro higher, 5 gave both the same score.Woodier
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34 rated both: 15 scored it higher, 15 scored Bacardi Carta Oro higher, 4 gave both the same score.Similar rating, cheaper
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What does the community say?
64 community reviews
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Review by Anton Krioukov
Where is the flavor? Interesting on the nose but lacking in the palette department. Barely better than the Blanca.
Review by Fab’s
Good for coke.
Review by zabo
Here again, pure a disaster, but you can use it as an emergency mixer.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
Attention: The bottlings in Germany seem to have all been reduced from 40% to 37.5% in the meantime. The database is no longer correct, new creation or adjustment may be necessary. Compared to the Blanca, there's a lot more going on here. Very smooth with acidic notes, a hint of popcorn and various roasted notes. Classic, very sweet Cuba notes, but complemented by freshness. It remains similar on its own, but this hint of buttery popcorn stands out in particular. I'm surprised how round the Oro is, even if it is super light and meaningless. A nice crowdpleaser in long drinks when there are no nerds around
Review by Kayla Roy
Smells rather soapy in a floral way, but overall not very tasty. Easier to sip than the Blanca.
Review by Tino Muroni
The best rum for a Cuba Libre cocktail! Doesn't convince on the rocks.
Review by Kieron Wood
Tasted 14-01-2017 This is another poor rum from the Bacardi family . The flavours are pure cheap distiale with slight oak and caramel to give it that colouring. E numbers will be high from this , another supermarket failure in the UK .
Review by IBzerbasteln
Manufacturer recommends mixing, I agree. Very potent oak, too many tannins, not much else going on.
Review by Stefan Pisanu
Soft slightly sweet bitter taste with a long sweet aftertaste moderate
Review by matikka
mix it, boring as is
Review by Jean-Claude STATELLO
Light taste of caramel and popcorn. Intermediate rum: not good/developed enough to be enjoyed alone, but also too worked to be mixed in a cocktail. Prefer a light shot as an aperitif.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review ›Personally I would recommend picking up Cockspur Fine Rum ahead of this or even spending a little more and getting Chairman's Reserve or Doorly's 5 year old. This is better than I thought prior to re-trying but its still in the overall scheme of things pretty average.
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206 bottles logged by 186 collectors.
Both drunk and collected.
25% opened, 28 emptied.
What does Bacardi Carta Oro cost?
Community paid 10–21 €.
Current best price: 19.40 € – within the typical community range.
Purchase prices reported by members, not a shop price. Avg. 17 €. Full price & collection history in RX+ ›
+8 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
206 purchased · 73 tasted · 15 wishlist · as of
Details about Bacardi Carta Oro
A Column Still Rum from Puerto Rico, distilled by Bacardi, at 40%.
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