The collection of the aristocratic rum of the world-famous Bacardi brand is very extensive. Each of the drinks has its own unique notes of taste, which emphasizes a specific appetizer or serving. Therefore, it is important to decide how best to use each type of Rum "Bacardi" in order to fully enjoy it. Let's take a closer look at the popular brand drinks.
Superior
Superior is one of the varieties of white bacardi rum. It is distinguished by its mild taste and delicate fruity aroma.
What is the best way to consume Bacardi Superior? Rum is good in alcoholic cocktails - Mojito will be the most popular. It’s good to dilute it with fruit juices - pineapple, lemon, orange.
But in its pure form, rum is best not to use, as it has a poorly pronounced taste due to the minimum aging.
Reserva
"Reserve" - Rum "Bacardi" beautiful amber color and five-year aging. The strength of the drink is 40%.
Use "Reserve" in pure form with ice. It is also pretty good at making some rum cocktails.
Black
Many people know the Bacardi Black rum - a premium drink. Connoisseurs distinguish it for a soft, but rich taste. Bacardi Black rum is drunk like cognac without a snack. Fruit juices or "Cola" perfectly emphasize its taste.
Suitable black rum "Bacardi" both for youth parties and as a digestif for dinner. This is the name of alcohol, which is served after a meal.
Gold
"Gold" - golden rum "Bacardi", whose minimum aging is two years. It is served as an aperitif to the table - an alcoholic drink consumed before meals.
Gold is excellent to drink both in its pure form, choosing tropical fruits as an appetizer, so mix with juices or carbonated cola.
Bacardi 151
According to reviews of Rum, Bacardi is a drink for the most powerful and confident. The point in his fortress is 75.5%. It is the reason that this type is very rarely served in its pure form. Most often, Bacardi 151 is mixed with the same fruit juices or cola.
Bacardi oakheart
Rum "Bacardi Oakhart" is considered a gourmet drink. It is distinguished by its amazing velvety taste and delicate, unusually pleasant aroma of spices. This rum is specially aged for a year in American white oak barrels.
The strength of the gourmet drink is 35%. This allows you to use it in its pure form, which makes it possible to fully enjoy the taste of rum.
1873 Solera
Many reviews of the rum "Bacardi 1873 Soler." It is rightly considered to be a noble variety. This is a light golden rum, whose minimum exposure is 3 years.
They use a noble drink in its pure form to enjoy its special taste - with notes of fruit, caramel and oriental spices.
Anejo
Anyejo is the premium Bacardi series, a bright golden rum that has a long finish. Its standard strength is 40%.
Anyejo is aged in barrels of white American oak for at least six years. How to consume this noble drink? Ice is added to the rum glass, after which they are drunk in small sips, savoring the taste.
Serve the drink is in glasses with thick glasses. It is important not to forget to add traditional ice.
Mojito
Mojito is no longer pure rum. This is a ready-made cocktail, which is mixed on the basis of white rum "Bacardi" ("Superior"), as well as mint and lime extracts.
Mojito is the perfect party solution! No need to mix the ingredients in the required proportions - just open the bottle, pour the drink and add ice cubes.
Pina Colada and Daiquiri
Pina Colada and Daiquiri are also examples of the Bacardi brand cocktail family. One of their ingredients is branded rum. As with Mojito, just open the bottle and pour a pleasant drink into the glasses.
Fortress Daiquiri and Pina Colada - 15%. Such cocktails are best consumed from tall glasses through a straw.
Rum without snack
Having examined the varieties of Bacardi rum - black, golden, white, cocktails, let's now generally get acquainted with the drinking culture of this drink.
Without a snack, its true connoisseurs drink rum. Only high quality drinks are suitable for this. As for the varieties - dark, amber varieties. They have the brightest saturated taste.
In addition to Bacardi, it’s good to try Captain Morgan and Havana Club without a snack. Since the average strength of rum is 30-70 degrees, it is not recommended to use it in such quantities in large quantities. In order not to lose the taste of the drink, you can eat a small piece of bread after each sip of rum.
Rum with a snack
As you know, rum is a traditional drink of pirates. Therefore, seafood - fish (of course, not herring), caviar, shrimp are ideally suited to sea alcohol. And white, and dark, and golden rum goes well with meat dishes - sausages, low-fat beef. Many people like sandwiches with herbs. Not too good rum for the first courses.
As we have already noted, this drink is combined with tropical fruits - oranges, pineapples, melons, lemons. There will also be apples. Connoisseurs also love combining rum with smoking cigars.
If you can consider yourself a lover of cognac, then in addition to "Bacardi" you will like sweets, chocolates, cakes. For such a snack, golden varieties are best suited.
Mixing with other drinks
Rum "Bacardi Blanca" (white), for example, is an invariable component of popular worldwide alcoholic cocktails. Surely, "Mojito" and "Barbados punch" are known to almost everyone. But if you want to taste the aroma of rum, then we do not recommend starting with these cocktails - their taste is completely different.
To combine with other drinks, it recommends that you buy white varieties of Bacardi, as they have a mild taste (therefore, they are not drunk in their pure form), but at the same time they have a high strength. Most popular is the combination of rum with cola or coffee. Playing with proportions, you can get very original tastes. Unusual sensations arise when savoring rum with hot chocolate. But we warn you that the drink is quite sweet, which not everyone likes.
Suitable combinations
We bring to your attention a table that will orient you with the fact that it fits well with the rum.
| Seafood | Sea fish, mussels, crayfish, lobsters, oysters, caviar. |
| Fruits, berries | Avocado, pineapple, sweet cherry, citrus fruits, melon, papaya. It’s great if slices of chopped fruit are sprinkled with cinnamon powder. |
| Beverages | Soda, cola, fresh fruit, coffee. Be sure to add ice cubes to the glass! |
| Other ingredients | Sausages, lean meat, slices of bread, cheese, chocolate, greens. |
It’s best not to mix the appetizer on the table, but to serve it separately.
Interesting facts about rum
In conclusion, we want to introduce you to some interesting facts about this noble drink:
- Rum is an alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane.
- Many versions about the origin of the name. This is English. rumbullion - "noise", "din", and English. rummers - the name of a large glass for Dutch sailors.
- The most distant mention of rum dates back to 1657.
- Modern rum was formerly called "Barbados water." That is, the island of Barbados can be considered the birthplace of the drink.
- Why was rum a pirate favorite drink? In long voyages, fresh water stored in barrels became unfit for drinking. But low-grade rum, on the contrary, insisted over time, turning into a noble drink. It was also appreciated for its antiseptic and warming properties.
- Why is Bacardi rum so prominent? It was the founder of the company, Don Facundo Bacardi, who in 1862 was able to change his attitude to the drink. From alcoholic pirates, he turned it into an aristocratic drink. Initially, Bacardi rum was produced only in the Caribbean. A unique shade of taste gives it standing in barrels of American white oak.
Now you know how and with what it is better to use the noble drinks "Bacardi". New discoveries and great tastes!