Bacoo 8 Year Old Rum
Bacoo 8 Year Old Rum takes the brand's farm-to-glass Dominican platform three years deeper — 750mL at 40% ABV (80 proof), distilled from fresh estate-grown cane juice and aged 8 years in ex-bourbon barrels, grown, produced and bottled in the Dominican Republic, and you can order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: 8 years — scotch convention, youngest rum in the bottle
- Production: fresh sugarcane juice, copper and stainless-steel distillation, Spanish-style, ex-bourbon barrels
- Origin: grown, produced and bottled in the Dominican Republic
Three More Years in Oak
Where the 5 Year Old leads with candied, dessert-like charm, the 8 Year Old trades sweetness for structure. The same estate cane juice and copper-distilled spirit spend eight years in ex-bourbon barrels, and the extra time shows: enticing copper color, a lively dryish full body, and ample barrel character that keeps it serious as a sipping rum while holding up in cocktails. It is the connoisseur's pick of the pair — same Dominican farm-to-glass honesty, deeper into the oak. Browse the rum collection for more aged expressions, or everything from Bacoo.
Tasting Notes
Enticing copper color with lively, dryish full body. Aromas of banana chip, hard candy, dried orange and geraniol open into a peppery, complex palate of caramelized starfruit, roasted nut and toasty cedar, finishing with raisin toast.
How to Enjoy
Neat or with a single cube — the dryish, barrel-forward profile rewards slow sipping. For cocktails, it stands up to bitters and citrus: a rum Old Fashioned or a split-base Manhattan lets the roasted-nut and cedar notes do the talking.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Bacoo 8 Year Old different from the 5 Year Old?
Same cane-juice spirit and Dominican origin, aged 8 years instead of 5 in ex-bourbon barrels — drier, more barrel-driven, with peppery and cedar notes where the 5 Year Old is candied and dessert-like.
Is Bacoo 8 Year Old a sipping rum?
The brand describes it as "ample barrel character for sipping" — yes, it is built to sip, though it mixes well too.
What is the youngest rum in the bottle?
8 years — Bacoo states ages by the scotch convention, so the 8-year figure is the youngest rum in the blend.
Where is Bacoo rum made?
Grown, produced and bottled entirely in the Dominican Republic, from estate cane juice.
Go deeper into the oak — grab Bacoo 8 Year Old Rum online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.