White rum "Bacardi Superior". Cocktails with "Bacardi Superior"

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Bacardi's products are the most recognizable in the world. It was thanks to her that rum turned from alcohol for the lower strata of society into a salon drink. Bacardi was also the father of many of today's famous cocktails. Without this rum, Daiquiri, Cuba Libre, Pina Colada and the now popular Mojito would never have seen the light of day. But the products of the house "Bacardi" have a fairly wide range. It includes not only different types of rum, but also ready-made cocktails based on them. Each type of product implies its own nuances of serving a drink (aperitif, digestif, meal accompaniment) and its use (in its pure form, with Cola, soda, etc.).

In this article we will talk about only one rum of this brand - Bacardi Superior. We only note that there are still aged Reserve, black Black, golden Gold, 151 with a strength of seventy-five and a half degrees, Oakhart with a velvety taste of oak barrels and 873 Solera.

The birth of a brand

For a long time, rum was considered a strong brutal drink, unprocessed and rough, with heavy notes. Pirates drank it, and then peasants from the Caribbean plantations. So it was until the Catalan wine merchant Facundo Bacardi arrived in Santiago de Cuba in the 1950s. He tried the local drink and decided to make a rum that would not be ashamed to be served in high society. He softened it by double filtering through a bed of charcoal. Then aged in a white oak barrel. A surprisingly soft rum with endless flavor nuances and a delicate aroma was born. So the products of Bacardi and Company became known among gourmets and even royal people. Dark rum was born first. Light "Bacardi Superior", his younger brother, was created in 1962. This brand has an even softer taste and delicate aroma.

Trade brand symbol

Don Facundo Bacardi wanted his products to be bought not only by a few gourmet aristocrats, but also by ordinary people. For illiterate people, it was necessary to come up with a memorable graphic symbol of the product. It was suggested to her husband by Donna Amalia. She reported that a flock of bats settled under the roof of their house. In Catalonia, where the couple came from, this animal is considered a symbol of family well-being, like our stork. And in the new homeland of winemakers, Cuba, the Indians believed that bats bring good luck. This is how the bat appeared on the bottles of Bacardi Superior and other rums of this brand. Todayproducts with this logo are sold in one hundred and seventy countries around the world.

Living Traditions

Bacardi House continues to be run by members of this family. For certain reasons, the production facilities were forced to leave Cuba. Now the production of Bacardi Superior and other rums has been established in Mexico and Puerto Rico. The climate in these countries is similar to Cuban. High temperatures and humidity allow the drink to ripen quickly. For the production of rum only American white oak is used. Barrels are fired from the inside, which gives the drink a unique taste. As in 1862, the rum is double filtered through coal: before maturation and after blending. This guarantees the characteristic softness and special purity of the rum, especially the "Superior". Therefore, this brand, like no other, is good for mixing cocktails. Although the strength of an alcoholic drink made from sugar cane is significant - forty percent.

Product Features

Bacardi Superior white rum has a mild, delicate taste. First of all, notes of tropical fruits are felt. Then caramel sounds - an echo of sugar extracted from cane, in contact with burnt oak wood. In the aftertaste, nuances of piquant bitterness and nuances of vanilla are heard. In the delicate bouquet "Superior" from the house "Bacardi" you can hear sweet tropical fruits and almonds, combined with the aroma of caramel and freshly cut grass. The color of Bacardi Superior is supposed to be transparent. In its pure form, this type of rum is rarely served. He has one or two years of aging.and the taste of the drink is mild. But "Superior" is an excellent base for those cocktails, which should be based on neutral alcohol, such as vodka or tequila. This type of rum is an invariable ingredient for "Rum-Cola", "Daiquiri" and "Mojito". It can also be mixed with pineapple, orange or lemon juice.

How to tell a real Bacardi rum from a fake

Due to the popularity of the drink, its counterfeiting is quite common. What does a real Bacardi Superior look like? A fake can be revealed in a bottle that has an original shape in the original production. A label can also serve as a marker. In a real Bacardi, it is pasted exactly horizontally. It must contain the address of the manufacturer and the composition of the drink: high-quality cane alcohol aged for 18 months and water. Such an elite drink cannot have a low price. If they slip you a bottle for 300 rubles, this is most likely a fake. The minimum cost of Bacardi rum in Russia is eight hundred rubles per liter. Although a high price is not a guarantee of protection against fakes. To enjoy the refined taste of the legendary rum and not have a hangover in the morning, or, moreover, not get poisoned, you should buy it in specialized wine stores.

Bacardi Superior light rum: how to drink

Interesting, but in the homeland of Bacardi Superior they drink it instead of wine for lunch or dinner. To do this, rum is diluted with ordinary water or soda in a ratio of one to one. In its pure form, this type of rum is served in the Caribbeanlike an aperitif. Serving temperature +17 degrees. Place a bowl with ice cubes next to it. And how to drink "Bacardi Superior" in Europe? Unlike the dark rum of this brand, which is drunk exclusively “solo”, without additives, light Bacardi Superior is mixed with juices and waters.

Bacardi Superior Cocktails

You can make simple mixes with this alcohol. For example, combine rum with vanilla Coca-Cola or dilute alcohol with grapefruit, cherry, cranberry, orange juices. Suitable for simple mixes and lemon Fanta, any orangeade, tonic, lemonade. For the famous "Pina Colada" you need to mix 50 ml of white and 15 ml of black "Bacardi", beat in a blender with coconut syrup (50 ml), pineapple juice (100 ml) and lime (two spoons). For Mojito, put 15 fresh mint leaves in a glass, add lime juice and 30 ml of sugar syrup. We stack the slices of Caribbean lemon and fill the glass with ice. Pour in 100 ml of Bacardi Superior and 200 ml of soda.

You can also make a hot cocktail with this kind of rum. Beat five strawberries with 30 ml of syrup from the same berries. We put this mixture in a metal teapot, add 50 ml of Bacardi white rum and 100 ml of orange juice. Heat, stirring constantly, but do not bring to a boil. Pour into an Irish coffee glass. Decorate with a strawberry.