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This is my first rum and one of the first bottles of liquor that Ive purchased. I really like it, taste good, doesnt hurt my stomach, goes good with cigars and I love the way the bottle looks and the cork on top.
It's ocho with a soft ch as you'd hear in chair, Bacardi is also pronounced with the stress on the 'i' instead of the 'a' as we would typically say in English
Hey steve,.it is O tsh o,.ocho,..like in edge,.and i got the ocho in my bar TOO,.and i have to say that i prefer the ocho to the bacardi diez/ 10 years,.,. I love ur videos and the way u speak,.the english way🙂👏👏😉,.regards
Hahaha, got ya I think. I haven’t actually tried the 10. Might have to! And cheers for always engaging. My funny lingo brings the rum fans to the yard! 😇😂😂
Bacardi 8 is a very solid rum, have done blind tasting with my friends and without prejudice Bacardi 8 fares really well out scoring other equivalent rums
Stevo. I think Bacardi 8 would hit that Diplomatico market easily on blind tastings. Very approachable. Very easy drinking. Really decent. Not epic. But decent.
My dear friend, I may not be Spanish, but I did grow up watching my sister, watch Dora, the explorer, and the phonetic pronunciation of eight or Ocho is oh Choe that’s the best way I can try to describe it but if you need a better reference I do recall there was a song by French Montana called Ocho Cinco and they said many times in that song 😁👍
Very informative video as ever Steve I've said in the discord that I'm searching for 8 year old rum to have as a 8 year anniversary present from my wife, drinking mostly spiced rum and sipping stuff like chairman's reserve and havana spiced, you recommended the ocho I love you're videos as lets face it the working class are mainly gonna look at 30 quid rum as high there version of high end 50 quid rum as dream rum
I'm intrigued on how the others 30 quid rum 8 year old contrast such as diplomatico mantuano, Ron santiago de cuba, el dorado 8 year old and appleton 8 year old
There is a video already on my channel about that. I’m out at the moment, but have a search. If not, remind me tonight and I’ll link you to it. But as I’ve said to you already….Appleton 8yo all day long.
Not quite the video I thought I'd done, but they will help if you're still ignoring the Appleton 8 recommendation. Remember what i said, there aren't actually many 8yo Rums out there... ua-cam.com/video/aSCzqztSVIY/v-deo.html & this Members follow up; ua-cam.com/video/NonL7Pv_k7I/v-deo.html then there's this one featuring Santiago 8yo; ua-cam.com/video/IHnbZnMiq5Y/v-deo.html Also note, the Diplo Mantuano is NOT an 8yo Rum. It's essentially a 3yo Rum. It just has Blends of Rum UP to 8yo. It's why there's no age statement on the bottle. Age Statements can only refer to the youngest Rum in the Bottle. So for example, Appleton 8yo has 8,12 & 15yo Rums in there, but the predominant and the youngest Rum is 8yo. Final thing... the Santiago is the only 8yo Rum i've not done a standalone video about, but you'll get the gist from the other videos I've shared.
@@StevetheBarmanUK You might have to drive to a big store as they only seem to have it in the bigger ones. You might be able to order it online tho if you do that sort of food shopping.
@@OzoneFlyer Ha, yeah don't worry... I have 2x mahooosive Tesco Extra's plus 6 Superstores around me. I'm lucky with Tesco! Just looked, yeah Bac 8 is now listed! They added it to their portfolio in Mid May! Never did understand why they never sold it. However, I still don't understand why they delisted Havana 3yo nationally either! Bonkers decision that!
In Brazil it is difficult to find good brands and when you do it is very expensive. The most common are Bacardi, Hahava and Cap. Morgan, Bacardi 8 and Havana 7 have similar prices between 30/35$. I really liked the Bacardi 8 for drinks it's very tasty.
Try to get your hands on an indian rum called Old Monk, its a game changer. Has a choclate and caramel taste, quite smooth, and a very long lasting finish
Picked up a litre bottle in duty free before a stag in Prague last month. Belting rum. Really impressed as I’ve only had carta Blanca before. Got to have a decent taste of it before it got battered for drinking games on the first night.
I want to give you a suggestion to try. you mentioned in one of your previous videos that you don't know and tasted that many rums from el salvador. if you can buy it in the UK I recommend "cihuatan" I really like this rum also check the website of this rum maker. greetings from the Netherlands Bjorn.
Great suggestion Bjorn. Which Cihuatan in particular? Just added the Indigo & the Cinabrio to my wish list. Not bad prices! The XO is just above my Channels £50 limit though at £80 ish
How I know I still have a long way to go on my rum journey is when you say that the finish is lovely full of fruit flavours, meanwhile I have written down for the finish: "short, not complex" hahahha Edit: I also found this to be quite thin, I even wrote "rum flavoured water", made me chuckle when you said "this is definitely not thin"
Haha…okay. But here’s the thing. Amuse me VP. What would you say is “thick”…actually, let’s go “fuller bodied”. 🙈. There’s no right or wrong. I just love seeing others takes on it.
@@StevetheBarmanUK My amount of rums that I have tasted (and documented) is quite slim, but some full bodied rums I have had would include ED12, Diplomatico Matuano and Reserva Exclusiva, Rhum JM VSOP and Blanc, TCRL Jamaica 2012, OFTD (lol) and even Smith and Cross, just off the top of my head
Yeah, kinda. There will be videos dotted around in various places. And an old Live Stream. Basically, they're 2x "Multi Country Blended Rums" created by David Cordoba, aka Mr Daiquiri, aka the old Global (I think) Bacardi Brand Ambassador. Lovers is a Lighter Rum created for Daiquiris. Forza is slightly heavier. I love to sip both though.
@@StevetheBarmanUK speaking of Bacardi I would love it if you could try the Bacardi Ocho rye cask it was the first real rum that I tried, and as a mainly whiskey drinker myself this was very pleasant for me drinking neat from what I was told by the lady who was giving out samples that they were finished in Angels envy rye barrels and i love my angels envy. It’s one of my favourite ryes overall and this just work so good that being said, I haven’t really tried any other rums but because of it, I’ve become more open and looking to try more things like it so I would love for you to try it and see and hear your thoughts and opinions on it, and things that may be able to compare to it in the rum world
I'm always drawn to this Bacardi, i did know you rated it high already, but also the colour etc. Maybe that's not a good reason if they use coloring lol. Out here it's not supercheap but I find a 1l bottle for 30pounds.
@@StevetheBarmanUK I read on somoe colour some basic rum, that caramel is used for the brown colour. I like the dark brown or amber colour for rum. But then it's only how it looks from the outside, not rly relevant.
I tried this rum and it was the first rum that I legitimately hated, it tastes like vanilla wood polish and does not have a nice aftertaste. Id give it a a 5/10 and is barely drinkable when desperate. The version that is 45% and in rye casks is barely better. I dont think ill be buying bacardi again.
The 8 and 10 year Bacardi are nice but way too thin. They would benefit from being bottled at some sweet spot between 50% and 60%. It would be a fruit bomb.
I Never tried the 10yo. Must do that. Not sure about 60%, but i reckon you have a case for like a 45-50%. That'd be a great shout. Not really a thing though with these types of Rums.
Bought a botle las week and I was shocked about the taste of this rum. 20/25 years ago, this used to be our pick when fishing in Bahamas, but according to my last experience last week it has changed so much that I almost cant believe. So, two concerns came out to my mind: 1) is it possible my palate has changed so much at a point I cant even recognize this booze? 2) they have changed the formula over de years. Let me tell you that I almost dont drink rums and lately burbons are my go to. I ve found the bacardi 8 very dry an 20 y ago I remember it was very "smooth" in my mouth. Do you guess tve formula has changed? ( at that time even de label was diferent and Im almost 100% that was saying was made in cuba not porto rico) Tnx for the review Steve!
Yeah. Like most Rums. Even Appleton. They’ll have all been reblended at some point in the last 15/20 years. I’m simply cos palates change and evolve. Plus barrels will change cos say whiskey will have changed which will leave different tastes on a Whiskey/Port/Sherry etc barrel.
@@NorthernAnt Bacardi white is the main reason why most people don’t like or even consider white rum, but if you can park your prejudice Bacardi 8 is a very decent rum and certainly worth a tasting
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This is my first rum and one of the first bottles of liquor that Ive purchased. I really like it, taste good, doesnt hurt my stomach, goes good with cigars and I love the way the bottle looks and the cork on top.
It's ocho with a soft ch as you'd hear in chair, Bacardi is also pronounced with the stress on the 'i' instead of the 'a' as we would typically say in English
I’ve just bought a bottle of this on Amazon Fresh for £26.50 . Great video!
Great Video thanks Steve, think I’ll be heading to Tesco’s for this one 👍
The amount you entertain, this will be a cracker!!
Hey steve,.it is O tsh o,.ocho,..like in edge,.and i got the ocho in my bar TOO,.and i have to say that i prefer the ocho to the bacardi diez/ 10 years,.,. I love ur videos and the way u speak,.the english way🙂👏👏😉,.regards
Hahaha, got ya I think. I haven’t actually tried the 10. Might have to! And cheers for always engaging. My funny lingo brings the rum fans to the yard! 😇😂😂
Bacardi 8 is a very solid rum, have done blind tasting with my friends and without prejudice Bacardi 8 fares really well out scoring other equivalent rums
Stevo. I think Bacardi 8 would hit that Diplomatico market easily on blind tastings. Very approachable. Very easy drinking. Really decent. Not epic. But decent.
My personal favorite bottle
Cheers from stateside
My dear friend, I may not be Spanish, but I did grow up watching my sister, watch Dora, the explorer, and the phonetic pronunciation of eight or Ocho is oh Choe that’s the best way I can try to describe it but if you need a better reference I do recall there was a song by French Montana called Ocho Cinco and they said many times in that song 😁👍
Very informative video as ever Steve
I've said in the discord that I'm searching for 8 year old rum to have as a 8 year anniversary present from my wife, drinking mostly spiced rum and sipping stuff like chairman's reserve and havana spiced, you recommended the ocho
I love you're videos as lets face it the working class are mainly gonna look at 30 quid rum as high there version of high end 50 quid rum as dream rum
I'm intrigued on how the others 30 quid rum 8 year old contrast such as diplomatico mantuano, Ron santiago de cuba, el dorado 8 year old and appleton 8 year old
There is a video already on my channel about that. I’m out at the moment, but have a search. If not, remind me tonight and I’ll link you to it. But as I’ve said to you already….Appleton 8yo all day long.
@@StevetheBarmanUK link away sir
Not quite the video I thought I'd done, but they will help if you're still ignoring the Appleton 8 recommendation. Remember what i said, there aren't actually many 8yo Rums out there... ua-cam.com/video/aSCzqztSVIY/v-deo.html & this Members follow up; ua-cam.com/video/NonL7Pv_k7I/v-deo.html then there's this one featuring Santiago 8yo; ua-cam.com/video/IHnbZnMiq5Y/v-deo.html Also note, the Diplo Mantuano is NOT an 8yo Rum. It's essentially a 3yo Rum. It just has Blends of Rum UP to 8yo. It's why there's no age statement on the bottle. Age Statements can only refer to the youngest Rum in the Bottle. So for example, Appleton 8yo has 8,12 & 15yo Rums in there, but the predominant and the youngest Rum is 8yo. Final thing... the Santiago is the only 8yo Rum i've not done a standalone video about, but you'll get the gist from the other videos I've shared.
The best aged Rum I have ever tasted is "Don Papa" a 7 year old aged Philippine product from some of the best Sugar Cane in the world.
I'm a bit of a Bacardi bloke, this looks good 👍👍
A main tourist destination in Jamaica: Ocho Rios
It's £25 in tescos until the 13/6 if you use their club card
Wow. Didn’t know Tesco actually stocked the Bacardi 8. That’s a bargain!!!
@@StevetheBarmanUK You might have to drive to a big store as they only seem to have it in the bigger ones. You might be able to order it online tho if you do that sort of food shopping.
@@OzoneFlyer Ha, yeah don't worry... I have 2x mahooosive Tesco Extra's plus 6 Superstores around me. I'm lucky with Tesco! Just looked, yeah Bac 8 is now listed! They added it to their portfolio in Mid May! Never did understand why they never sold it. However, I still don't understand why they delisted Havana 3yo nationally either! Bonkers decision that!
In Brazil it is difficult to find good brands and when you do it is very expensive. The most common are Bacardi, Hahava and Cap. Morgan, Bacardi 8 and Havana 7 have similar prices between 30/35$. I really liked the Bacardi 8 for drinks it's very tasty.
I think Bacardi 8 is a Great all rounder Rum! Got a lot of love for that!
Try to get your hands on an indian rum called Old Monk, its a game changer. Has a choclate and caramel taste, quite smooth, and a very long lasting finish
Yeah, I have tried it. Very Sweet... up there with Diplomatico on the sweetness scale.
A budy bought it for me as a B Day gift. It's not bad, just not strong enough for my taste, but decent straight.
Picked up a litre bottle in duty free before a stag in Prague last month. Belting rum. Really impressed as I’ve only had carta Blanca before. Got to have a decent taste of it before it got battered for drinking games on the first night.
Haha. Yeah soooo much better than Bacardi Carta Blanca.
I am sipping,a glass now,as I watch this,I.quite like it,and it was under$30..thank you for the video
Iquitr
It’s not going to to replace myFDC 12 y o,or their 7y o,which is also one of my favorites.
Thank you Steve, any chance you may do a Bacardi 10YO review? Cheers.
It's coming soon.
@@StevetheBarmanUK Cool!!
I want to give you a suggestion to try.
you mentioned in one of your previous videos that you don't know and tasted that many rums from el salvador.
if you can buy it in the UK I recommend "cihuatan" I really like this rum
also check the website of this rum maker.
greetings from the Netherlands
Bjorn.
Great suggestion Bjorn. Which Cihuatan in particular? Just added the Indigo & the Cinabrio to my wish list. Not bad prices! The XO is just above my Channels £50 limit though at £80 ish
Hey Steve,
I like the indigo and the 10 years also.
But in taste the indigo is more sweet i think.
Grtz
How I know I still have a long way to go on my rum journey is when you say that the finish is lovely full of fruit flavours, meanwhile I have written down for the finish: "short, not complex" hahahha
Edit: I also found this to be quite thin, I even wrote "rum flavoured water", made me chuckle when you said "this is definitely not thin"
Haha…okay. But here’s the thing. Amuse me VP. What would you say is “thick”…actually, let’s go “fuller bodied”. 🙈. There’s no right or wrong. I just love seeing others takes on it.
@@StevetheBarmanUK My amount of rums that I have tasted (and documented) is quite slim, but some full bodied rums I have had would include ED12, Diplomatico Matuano and Reserva Exclusiva, Rhum JM VSOP and Blanc, TCRL Jamaica 2012, OFTD (lol) and even Smith and Cross, just off the top of my head
It’s only 40% isn’t it? Look for stronger proofs if you want a thicker mouthfeel
tobacco was something I actually picked up even on the nose with this guy
Interesting. Perhaps I need to buy a Cigar! 🧐😂
Have to try it. Other Bacardies I tasted, well they smelled and tasted like ... rum.
That’s a good thing…right?! Don’t want them tasting like Gin…
What is that in the back Forza and lovers next to it have you done a video on them?
Yeah, kinda. There will be videos dotted around in various places. And an old Live Stream. Basically, they're 2x "Multi Country Blended Rums" created by David Cordoba, aka Mr Daiquiri, aka the old Global (I think) Bacardi Brand Ambassador. Lovers is a Lighter Rum created for Daiquiris. Forza is slightly heavier. I love to sip both though.
@@StevetheBarmanUK speaking of Bacardi I would love it if you could try the Bacardi Ocho rye cask it was the first real rum that I tried, and as a mainly whiskey drinker myself this was very pleasant for me drinking neat from what I was told by the lady who was giving out samples that they were finished in Angels envy rye barrels and i love my angels envy. It’s one of my favourite ryes overall and this just work so good that being said, I haven’t really tried any other rums but because of it, I’ve become more open and looking to try more things like it so I would love for you to try it and see and hear your thoughts and opinions on it, and things that may be able to compare to it in the rum world
On the bottle you can find a QR code. it apperantly has 0.5g sugar.
I would imagine that actually means per 10ml or something close. Cos it deffo ain’t per bottle/litre.
I'm always drawn to this Bacardi, i did know you rated it high already, but also the colour etc. Maybe that's not a good reason if they use coloring lol. Out here it's not supercheap but I find a 1l bottle for 30pounds.
Most brands do use Colouring. They have to for consistency. It’ll only ever be single cask special edition stuff that doesn’t use colour 👍
@@StevetheBarmanUK I read on somoe colour some basic rum, that caramel is used for the brown colour. I like the dark brown or amber colour for rum. But then it's only how it looks from the outside, not rly relevant.
I tried this rum and it was the first rum that I legitimately hated, it tastes like vanilla wood polish and does not have a nice aftertaste. Id give it a a 5/10 and is barely drinkable when desperate. The version that is 45% and in rye casks is barely better. I dont think ill be buying bacardi again.
I'm going to dive in and give it a try. Should I go with the 8 or 10?
Depends on your taste. Both different Rums. I'd start with the 8yo see how you go and if you like it, do the Bacardi 10 next.
The 8 and 10 year Bacardi are nice but way too thin. They would benefit from being bottled at some sweet spot between 50% and 60%. It would be a fruit bomb.
I Never tried the 10yo. Must do that. Not sure about 60%, but i reckon you have a case for like a 45-50%. That'd be a great shout. Not really a thing though with these types of Rums.
Hi Steve, it‘s ocho, pronounced like in chair 😎
And Steve do you know the bacardi diez? 10 year old bacardi. 👌
Yup... but again, never added it. Must do that soon! It's on the wish list now though! Cheers mate.
Cheers to you to. Thx Steve
Bought a botle las week and I was shocked about the taste of this rum. 20/25 years ago, this used to be our pick when fishing in Bahamas, but according to my last experience last week it has changed so much that I almost cant believe. So, two concerns came out to my mind: 1) is it possible my palate has changed so much at a point I cant even recognize this booze? 2) they have changed the formula over de years.
Let me tell you that I almost dont drink rums and lately burbons are my go to.
I ve found the bacardi 8 very dry an 20 y ago I remember it was very "smooth" in my mouth. Do you guess tve formula has changed? ( at that time even de label was diferent and Im almost 100% that was saying was made in cuba not porto rico)
Tnx for the review Steve!
Yeah. Like most Rums. Even Appleton. They’ll have all been reblended at some point in the last 15/20 years. I’m simply cos palates change and evolve. Plus barrels will change cos say whiskey will have changed which will leave different tastes on a Whiskey/Port/Sherry etc barrel.
Also, both are "long" O's, as in "hole"
Never been a fan of Bacardi myself
Even the 4, 8 & 10 ? They're not world beaters, but pretty inoffensive!
@@StevetheBarmanUK no but I tried them all after chairman’s reserve etc… so they can’t stack up against those bad boys!
@@NorthernAnt Bacardi white is the main reason why most people don’t like or even consider white rum, but if you can park your prejudice Bacardi 8 is a very decent rum and certainly worth a tasting
Oooooh-cho
It's definitely pronounced "okko" 😜
Cheers Big Al 👍. On it….