Bacardi Reserva Ocho Sherry Cask Finish Rum
Bacardi Reserva Ocho Sherry Cask Finish Rum takes the family's signature eight-year reserve — a blend of rums aged 8 to 12 years in American oak, drawn from the Bacardi family's own reserve — and gives it an additional three months in Oloroso sherry casks. Bottled at 40% ABV in a 750mL bottle, this limited-edition release layers sherry-cask notes of dried fruit, raisin, and walnut over Reserva Ocho's caramel-and-vanilla base, finishing with a sweet, smooth, velvety texture. Available to order online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age/Aging: blend aged 8–12 years in American oak barrels, finished 3 months in Oloroso sherry casks
- Origin: Puerto Rico
- Release: limited-edition — first release in Bacardi's cask-finish series
Reserva Ocho Meets Oloroso
Reserva Ocho is the reserve Bacardi itself drinks from — the family's private stock, aged in hand-selected barrels. The Sherry Cask Finish is Bacardi's master blenders' experiment in taking that 8-to-12-year American-oak-aged blend and resting it a further three months in Oloroso sherry casks, the Spanish casks behind some of the world's most complex sherries and single malts. The result: a deeper, richer Reserva Ocho with a mahogany color and aromas of dried fruits, raisin, walnuts, and almond — notes of candied orange peel with hints of vanilla on the palate. See more from Bacardi or explore the store's rum collection.
Tasting Notes
Aroma: full-bodied — dried fruits, raisin, walnuts, and almond with a deep, rich mahogany color. Palate: sweet and smooth with a velvety texture — caramel, vanilla, and orange with hints of walnuts and almonds. Finish: candied orange peel and vanilla, long and satisfying.
How to Enjoy
Bacardi's serving suggestion is to sip it neat and savor it — the sherry finish makes this one a rum for the neat-pour-and-cigar end of the shelf. A large single cube works too; this is not a mixer-first bottle.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bacardi Reserva Ocho Sherry Cask Finish?A limited-edition aged rum: a blend of rums aged 8 to 12 years in American oak from the Bacardi family reserve, finished for three months in Oloroso sherry casks.
What does the sherry cask finish add?Notes of dried fruits, raisin, walnuts, and almond, plus a deeper mahogany color — layered over Reserva Ocho's base of caramel, vanilla, and orange.
Is Bacardi Reserva Ocho Sherry Cask Finish a limited edition?Yes — it was released as a limited-edition bottling (the first in Bacardi's cask-finish series).
The family reserve with a sherry-cask soul — order Bacardi Reserva Ocho Sherry Cask Finish Rum online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.