Bacardi Gold Rum

Product Description

Bacardi Gold Rum: The Golden Rum Behind a Million Cuba Libres

If you’ve had a Cuba Libre, you’ve probably had Bacardi Gold. It’s a golden rum blended by Bacardí’s Maestros de Ron in Cataño, Puerto Rico, aged in toasted oak barrels, and filtered through a blend of charcoals only Bacardí knows, which is what gives it its mellow, balanced character. It’s unspiced and unflavored, bottled at 40% ABV (80 proof), and blended to the profile Bacardí has kept since 1862. Overseas it’s called Carta Oro.

The brand describes a light golden rum with soft oak, dry vanilla, ginger root, and toasted almond, a nose of nuts and butter, a rich, toasted palate with buttery caramel and a bright note of orange peel, and a dry, slightly sweet finish. It’s easy and versatile: use it in a Cuba Libre with cola and lime, a Mai Tai, a rum punch, or a Rum Old Fashioned, or pour it over one large cube. It’s a bar staple, an everyday bottle for mixing, and a good first step from white rum to aged rum. It isn’t meant to compete with sipping rums, but it makes better cocktails than a white rum can.

About the Bottle

• Golden rum, Puerto Rico; aged in toasted oak barrels
• Charcoal filtered; unspiced
• 40% ABV (80 proof)
• Casa Bacardí, Cataño, Puerto Rico; 750ml and 1.75L

Tasting Notes

From Bacardí’s own notes.

Nose: Nuts and butter, with soft oak.

Palate: Rich and toasted, with vanilla, buttery caramel, toasted almond, and ginger root.

Finish: Dry and slightly sweet, with a hint of orange peel.

Food Pairings

The vanilla and almond pair well with jerk chicken, grilled pineapple, and caramelized plantains. It also goes with bananas Foster, rum cake, and fish tacos.

Serving Suggestions

For a Cuba Libre, pour 2 oz Bacardi Gold over ice, top with cola, and add a lime wedge. It’s also good in a Mai Tai or over one large cube.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bacardi Gold? A golden rum aged in toasted oak and charcoal filtered.

What proof is it? 80 proof (40% ABV).

Is it spiced? No, it’s unspiced and unflavored.

What’s the difference from Bacardi Superior? Gold is oak-aged, with more vanilla and caramel.

What cocktails use it? Cuba Libre, Mai Tai, and rum punch.

What sizes does it come in? 750ml and 1.75L.

Explore More

Browse our Bacardi collection, or see the Bacardi Gran Reserva Diez and Bacardi Tropical Rum.

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