Bacardi Rum 700ml

NOTES

Don Facundo Bacardi Masso emigrated to Cuba from Spain in 1830.  Arriving as a wine merchant he set up as a grocer in the 1840s and was experimenting with distillation by 1852 trying to improve the quality of the local rum by trying various technical experiments in distillation and ageing.  As a result of these experiments Facundo decided to use charcoal filtration to remove the rum’s impurities, and he also employed oak-ageing to smooth the raw edges of the spirit and produce a mellow clear white rum. 

There is no doubting Don Facundo’s drive and business acumen.  He bought a distillery and in 1862, with his brother Jose, he established Bacardi & Co. in order to properly distribute and market his product.  In 1872 he turned the management of his business over to two of his sons, Emilio and Facundo Bacardi Moreau.

TASTING NOTES

Bacardi Superior is the original, mixable, light bodied rum. Aged from one to two years in select oak barrels, blended and passed through a second charcoal filtration to achieve maximum clarity, with the characteristic smoothness of Bacardi. Bacardi Superior is clear in colour, smooth in taste and dry in flavour with impressions of vanilla, subtle aromas of almonds and tropical fruits. The finish is dry and smooth.