This 8 year old rum from the Bacardi range is more than suitable for sipping neat, but it also works incredibly well in cocktails and mixed drinks. To date as far as I understand the Bacardi’s I have tried have been from the Puerto Rican distillery.

Its flavour notes of apricot, nutmeg, and vanilla create a deliciously complex profile that is sure to impress even the most discerning of palates. Used only for the most special occasions, this golden sipping rum is one of the oldest private rum blends in the world.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The brand's emphasis on sustainability, community engagement, and responsible sourcing underscores its commitment to both quality and ethics. Bacardi 8 Year Old Rum is the premium dark rum from Bacardi made from a blend of rums from between 8 and 16 years old.

Incidentally the Bacardi Gold (or Oro as it is now) has recently been re-released in the UK as a 40% offering as opposed to the previous 37. Obviously I’m not a fan of the sugar, but it isn’t that noticeable as it would be in other “latin” rums. After ageing it is blended to perfection featuring notes of prunes, apricots, nutmeg and vanilla over a clean woody background of oak.

Combining subtle notes of oak and maple along with vanilla and caramel, embellished with ginger and cinnamon. Each batch of Bacardi Ocho Rum is made from a special selection of barrel-aged reserve rums and aged for a minimum of 8 years, giving it a refined flavor with notes of prune, apricot, nutmeg and vanilla. A floral sweetness with notes of caramelised banana, balanced with a warm earthiness which ends with a well-rounded, expansive finish.

A blend of Bacardis finest Caribbean rums, is aged for at least eight years in carefully selected small, mature oak casks before being masterfully blended to develop the rounded complexity. Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition.This complexity of flavours is also what makes BACARDÍ Reserva 8 particularly suited to cocktails that require depth and balance such as an Old Fashioned, Rum Negroni, or Hotel Nacional. Other non-essential cookies are used to track visits anonymously and collect information for making reports.