Bacardi Reserva Ocho Rare Gold 8-Year

I really enjoy taking this Bacardi. I drank the first two glasses only with ice and it felt smooth and did not stay in my throat, then I took it with coke and I felt better. Very good to combine and good to drink it straight.

did not expect greatness by any means and I guess I was not disappointed because this rum just flat out is not good. Aroma was total alcohol. Taste (on the rocks and neat) was dry. I found no sweetness at all and a sour woody flavor. It just tastes flat with no character at all. Bacardi obviously can live off their marketing and catering to each new 20 something generation that comes along looking for anything that will get them drunk. Shame on me for thinking that spending more on this "RESERVA OCHO RARE GOLD" would show a different result than buying their bottom shelf crap for half the price.

Good rum, easy to drink. Feels a bit underproof, with added sugar

An easy, pleasant rum. Plenty of front, some middle, no finish.

It's an ok rum, but to be honest, I hoped for more. Tasty, but not that special...

Dark golden color. heavy oak notes on the nose and taste, vanilla, slight sweetness.
Very good mixed.

While it's always fun to hate on the big guys, Bacardi 8 is a legitimately decent rum.
Definitely more added sugar than I remember from the old label, with caramel and spice overtaking the bright peach/apricot notes.
It's solidly "okay", but won't be buying another bottle, even on special.

This is one of my go-to every day rums for daiquiris and other rum forward mixes. It’s readily available and reasonably priced.

The smell was very nice, a little woody. The first sip slid in nicely and tasted very smooth. Then came a little burning taste in my throat and a small aftertaste on the front of my tongue. Very tasty, and in the cola it was absolutely great. I give the ocho an eight!

The first thing that struck me about the Bacardi Reserva Ocho 8 Gold is the ethanol that comes through. It's almost petrochemical in making its first impression and immediately made me imagine that it was stronger than it is. This said, it's a half-decent rum and good with coke. The flavour is a little more bland than I'd have expected but it's a mass market brand so my expectation might've been too high. Anyway, goes down easily although dry as a sipper, with a pleasant spicy back end.