BACARDÍ RUM
From a selection of lighter rums that continue to inspire classic refreshing cocktails like the Mojito and the Daiquiri, to dark and complex true aged rums and rare private reserves, we have a rum for your favorite cocktail or neat sipping experience. Whatever your occasion, discover the rum that makes your moment.
THE BACARDI STORY
How BACARDÍ rum was created
On February 4, 1862, Don Facundo Bacardí Massó purchased the first BACARDÍ rum distillery on El Matadero Street, in the town of Santiago de Cuba, for 3,500 pesos. Here, he pioneered a new way of making rum that would change the way rum was made forever.
Don Facundo realized that early rums were crude and harsh and not fit for the cultivated palettes of Cuba’s emerging middle classes. He set out to create a locally produced spirit that was as sophisticated as the finest cognacs. He began with the highest quality ingredients including a unique strain of yeast which he found growing in the sugarcane fields outside Santiago de Cuba. This proprietary strain of yeast became known as ‘La Levadura BACARDÍ’ and continues to be used exclusively to provide BACARDÍ rum with its unique flavor profile.
INSPIRING NEW TECHNIQUES
In order to create a light and well-balanced rum, Don Facundo distilled two separate spirits. The first distillate was known as ‘aguardiente’, a characterful rum with a distinct flavor and aroma that provides the backbone for BACARDÍ; the second he distilled several times to produce a lighter and more delicate spirit called ‘redestilado’. By blending these two distillates together, Don Facundo was able to achieve the perfect balance of flavors and create a rum the world had never seen before.
GENERATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SPIRIT
By pioneering charcoal filtration and purposeful ageing in rum, he created tools that our Maestros de Ron BACARDÍ (Master Blenders) continue to use today to create a range of perfectly balanced rums; each with its own interpretation of the BACARDÍ flavor profile.
Seven generations of Don Facundo’s family have sustained his innovative spirit to produce BACARDÍ, the most awarded rum in the world.
BACARDI PREMIUM RANGE
Take your enjoyment to the next level with our premium rums. Choose BACARDÍ Añejo Cuatro for sophisticated cocktails. Or enjoy the rich butterscotch and nutmeg notes of BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho. For a luxurious sipping experience, it has to be BACARDÍ Gran Reserva Diez – barrel aged for ten years.
TRAVEL RETAIL EXCLUSIVE AVAILABLE AT DELHI DUTY FREE
Bacardi Global Travel Retail has Launched a new addition to its expanding premium rum portfolio with the launch of Bacardí Gran Reserva Especial (16YO) – exclusive to global travel retail, initially available from DFS stores at the selected Asia Pacific and North American airport locations from July 2019.Delhi Duty free being the first Indian Airport shop to have it.
Bacardí Gran Reserva Especial (16YO) is a limited edition, premium sipping rum, crafted from a selection of the most exceptional barrels of aged rum. Traditionally aged for a minimum of 16 years in American white oak barrels, the warmth and humidity of the Caribbean climate accelerates the rum ageing process – around three times faster than whisky ageing, for example – but with no reduction in quality as the tropical ageing process develops.
Bacardí Gran Reserva Especial is aged for a minimum of 16 years, developing warming woody notes, stone fruits, caramel, and a smooth velvety texture, with a viscous mouthfeel. It is best enjoyed neat or over ice.