Bacardi Anejo Cuatro 4-Year

Just another unimpressive Bacardi. Bland and artificial, definitely not for sipping.

Dejlig Cocktailrum fra Bacardi. giver lige lidt ekstra end en Blanco. kan til nød sippe.

If you like whiskey, you'll probably like this rum. Very strong taste, but a good one.

I bought this in a 3 x 10cl tasting set together with the Reserva Ocho and the Gran Reserva Diez just to check out what Bacardi thinks a sipper is meant to be. It has been 35 years or more since I have had a Bacardi; mixed of course and more for the alcohol than for the taste. It is also at least three decades ago that I mixed drinks so let's see where these rums stand.

The nose is recognizable Bacardi (even after al those years); some sweetness and acidity (berries) and a prominent alcoholic scent. Pretty one dimensional and good nor bad.

On the palate this is very "clean"; most flavours are distilled out so this is just one or two steps away from a vodka. Thin, watery and a tad harsh despite the added sugar. Sour berries, a sharpish alcohol, a bit of vanilla and if you want it really bad you find some leathery notes as well. Finish is super short and here the vanilla becomes a bit more dominant.

Sippable but not a sipper and as a mixer I doubt it offers anything above the cheapest Bacardi offerings. I cannot believe this will convince Bacardi-Coke drinkers to leave their cola out nor will it convince seasoned rum drinkers to return to this for a second time.
Not bad, just very, very boring.

I had no high expectations and therefore no surprises took place, it is rum that still has to mature for a few years to become excellent.

Don’t drinkt it pure. Mix it with coke. Great for summerparty’s

Tasted this one in a business lounge in Madrid.
It's a ok, definitly a bacardi. I can recognized it from the molasses in the taste.
You should give this rum some time to breath.
It has some spirit (vodka) taste, it should be aged longer.
I would give it more points if it were more intensive and older.

Smell: molasses, some alcohol, oak/old barrel, caramel, vanilla
Taste: light sweetness (caramel), vanilla, warmy taste, oak barrel, some molasses and brown sugar, alcohol taste, spice, warm burn on the thong
Finish: vanilla, spice, brown sugar

Sweetness: 1.5/5
Fruit: 1.5/5
Spice: 2.5/5
Mildness: 3/5

Little spicy. Typical Bacardi. I think it is OK in mixed drink like Cuba Libre. Really nothing special for that price - 22EUR. I would definitely choose Diplomatico Mantuano or Abuelo 7 over this and with the similar price.

Specially thinking Brazil where this rum is not that expensive it makes a good choice for when you want to mix something but don’t want to spend a lot of money.

This rum is not the best for sipping and too expensive for mixing
I prefer the eight year one