From Puerto Rico comes Bacardi Facundo Eximo Rum / 10 Year Old, a aged rum that speaks to Bacardi's understanding of their craft. This is a producer that knows its strengths and plays to them — the result is a rum with genuine personality and a clear sense of place. At 40% ABV, it delivers its flavours with conviction.
The maturation process is where this rum truly finds its character. Bacardi uses carefully selected oak casks, and the tropical ageing conditions of Puerto Rico accelerate the interaction between spirit and wood. The result is a depth of flavour that belies the stated age.
On the nose, expect polished oak, vanilla custard, dried apricot, cinnamon, gentle smoke. The palate delivers silky with honey, dried apricot, cinnamon, gentle tobacco, and well-integrated oak tannins. The finish is long and elegant with vanilla, oak, butterscotch, and a dry spice farewell.
Best appreciated neat or with a single cube of ice to open up the aromatics. The complexity here rewards slow sipping. If you prefer a mixed drink, this makes a superb Rum Old Fashioned — the aged character provides the depth that the cocktail demands.
Bacardi Facundo Eximo Rum / 10 Year Old is an impressive achievement from Bacardi. At £75.25, it delivers complexity and quality that many more expensive rums struggle to match. This is a aged rum with real personality — one that earns its place on the shelf through sheer quality of flavour. Highly recommended.
