First Impressions
Bacardi Coconut is Bacardi's entry into the flavoured rum market, combining their classic white rum with natural coconut flavouring. At 27%, it's a spirit drink rather than a full rum, and at £18.25 it's positioned firmly in the party and summer cocktail market.
Tasting
The nose is sweet coconut and vanilla. Tropical sweetness provides the background, and the light rum base is barely perceptible. It smells like a Pina Colada waiting to happen.
The palate is sweet and light. Coconut leads with vanilla and tropical fruit supporting. At 27%, it's extremely easy-drinking — almost dangerously so for summer parties. The character is simple and uncomplicated.
The finish is short with coconut and gentle sweetness.
The Bottom Line
At £18.25, Bacardi Coconut does exactly what it promises — provides a sweet, coconut-flavoured base for tropical cocktails. It's not trying to be craft rum, and judged on its own terms, it delivers acceptable summer party pleasure. Mix it with pineapple juice and ice.
