Post #798674 by AceExplorer on Sun, Nov 17, 2019 5:52 AM

This rum has been discontinued. I did a little digging but have not yet found a reason.

One local tiki bar owner has been telling people that "Disney bought it" but I have not yet been able to find anything online one way or the other for why this was discontinued.

Yes -- it was a Bacardi product. Yes -- lots of people bashed it for that reason. It was one of a small number of products that Bacardi produced that I tasted, enjoyed, and thought worth buying. Then, when I was looking for some details on why it was discontinued, I ran into the details below on the Forbidden Island web site's "premium rums 2.0" list:

Fiji

7-Tiki Spiced Rum $8

GOLD MEDAL 2009 MINISTRY OF RUM TASTING AND COMPETITION. Polynesian sugar cane, mellow spices, create a full bodied, yet smooth premium rum.

https://www.forbiddenislandalameda.com/menu/premium-rums/

If you have more info, please feel free to post details here.

I have one bottle, have never really used it because I'm not in the habit of using pre-made spiced rums, but definitely came to the conclusion that it was a very good and smooth drinking experience. The "Bacardi negative factor" did color my thinking, and I never really embraced it in my bar, so it has sat gathering dust. Now it has joined the ranks of a number of other discontinued rums in my collection.