Forum

Bacardi Reserva Ocho Image

Bacardi Reserva Ocho

For many years the preserve only of the Bacardi family, Bacardi 8-Year-Old was first released with a sherry oak finish, as a very limited edition, in 1995...
Back to Bacardi Reserva Ocho
Add a comment
Gaspar Genaro’s Avatar Gaspar Genaro
12th March at 12:54
Unfortunately, it didn't blow my mind. Still, it's a 4-star rating. But for the same price, I would prefer a better aged rum or just a bourbon.
I'd say it's good enough to drink neat, or to make an Old Fashioned, but there are better aged rums.
But in Brazil and other places in South America there aren't many options.
1
reply
Peter McCarthy’s Avatar Peter McCarthy
24th January 2025 at 05:41
The Bacardi 8 year that I'm finding in the US just says "Reserva" instead of "Grand Reserva": https://www.bacardi.com/us/en/our-rums/reserva-ocho-rum/ I can't figure out if it's a different product or just different branding?
1
reply
Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
25th January 2025 at 18:04
It looks like Bacardi dropped the "grand" from this eight-year-old expression to use on their ten-year-old rum. I've updated the page accordingly.
2
reply