Bacardi Anejo Rum 4 Year Old 1L

This is the rum you reach for when you want your drink to taste like you planned it. Bacardi Añejo is aged 4 years in Puerto Rico, and that extra time brings a warm, golden character, deeper flavour, and a proper oak-kissed backbone that plays insanely well in cocktails.

A lot of rums can disappear once you add lime, cola, or bitters. This one doesn’t. The 4-year aging rounds things out, adds vanilla and toasted wood, and gives you that caramelized richness that makes simple mixes taste a level up, with zero fuss.

It’s also a handy “house rum” if you like mixing for friends. Bacardi Añejo has enough flavour to stand out, but it won’t bully the rest of your ingredients. You can build long drinks, shake citrusy classics, or go tropical, and it keeps everything tasting cohesive.

Tasting notes

• Nose: Caramel, vanilla, toasted oak, ripe banana, a little citrus peel
• Taste: Toffee and baking spice up front, then soft oak, dried fruit, and a gentle molasses note with a medium, rounded body
• Finish: Warm and tidy, lingering vanilla, light peppery spice, and a final hint of toasted wood

Where it really shines is in classic rum cocktails when you want more character than a light rum, but you don’t want the full-on weight of a super dark, syrupy style. Think Cuba Libre with extra depth, a Rum Old Fashioned that stays approachable, or a Daiquiri variation where the rum still shows up after the lime.

If you’re building a home bar, this bottle earns its shelf space because it covers a ton of ground. It’s the kind of Puerto Rican aged rum that makes your everyday mixing taste more intentional, and your “just one quick drink” somehow turns into two.

It’s also a nice step up for anyone who thinks they “don’t like rum” because their only reference point is harsh, one-note pours. Here you get layers, caramel, oak, spice, fruit, without turning it into homework.

Fun Fact: Bacardi’s bat logo comes from fruit bats that lived in the rafters of the original distillery, and the symbol was chosen so even non-readers could recognize the bottle.