Post #762590 by AceExplorer on Mon, Apr 18, 2016 11:34 AM

On 2016-04-18 11:24, happy buddha wrote:
My friend told me that most of the locals in Puerto Rico drink Don Q & vastly prefer it over Bacardi

Poor Bacardi... Stuck with their flavors and formulas, and can't change it. They do, however, produce a few rums which are decently rated, like the Bacardi 8 and their 1909 Superior Heritage. I personally am impressed with their Seven Tiki spiced rum which is VERY vanilla-forward and surprisingly smooth. But generally, Bacardi is not very highly rated except by those (the majority of the population?) who don't know much more about liquor other than how to simply guzzle it.

I live 15-20 minutes from their bottling plant, but have yet to find a reason (or the courage) to stand in front of the big Bacardi sign, get my photo taken, and post it somewhere. I think that says a lot. Of course, they don't give any factory tours either.....