Post #762595 by JenTiki on Mon, Apr 18, 2016 12:11 PM

Of course, they don't give any factory tours either.....

Which is one of the major reasons I don't trust it! If you have nothing to hide, then why hide it?

But to be fair, they recently came out with a premium line called Facundo (named after their founder), and they're actually quite good. There is very little Bacardi branding on the Facundo bottles since they're trying to appeal to the premium rum drinkers. I think the only giveaway I've noticed is a little bat embossed on one of the bottles. They don't even list them on the Bacardi website.

I've tasted a few of them at Smuggler's Cove and had the opportunity to taste the two most expensive ones this weekend in Miami. The Paraiso is exceptionally good! Sadly, its price tag (around $250) matches its quality. I'm glad I tasted the Exquisito this weekend because I was close to buying a bottle ($90-$100). After tasting it, I would happily drink a shot of it in a bar, or someone's home, but I wasn't wowed enough to pay the bottle price for it.

[ Edited by: JenTiki 2016-04-18 12:18 ]