Facundo Exquisito Rum
Facundo Exquisito Rum is the sherry-cask-finished jewel of the FACUNDO Rum Collection — 750mL at 40% ABV (80 proof), a blend of rums aged 7–23 years in American oak, finished at least a month in sherry casks — and you can order it online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.
- ABV: 40% (80 proof)
- Size: 750mL
- Age: No age statement — a blend of rums aged 7–23 years
- Finish: Minimum one month in ex-sherry casks
- Origin: Puerto Rico — created by Bacardi Global Master Blender Manny Oliver and Master Blender Jose Gomez
- Award: 94 points, Wine Enthusiast (reviewer Kara Newman)
The Sherry-Finished Facundo
Exquisito marries the two ends of the Bacardi family reserves — rums as young as seven years and as old as twenty-three — matured in American oak, then finished in sherry casks for a minimum of one month. It is the most rounded expression of the Facundo line, a tribute to Bacardi's Cuban-heritage glory days dressed in an art-deco gold-leaf bottle and box evoking 1920s Havana. Wine Enthusiast gave it 94 points, calling out brown sugar and caramel drying to dark chocolate and spice cake. Explore the rum collection at Del Mesa Liquor, compare aged rums, or see more from Facundo Rum.
Tasting Notes
Brown sugar and caramel sweetness lead, drying to dark chocolate, espresso and spice cake, with dried cherry, raisin, blackened fruit cake, black pepper, vanilla, toffee, Madeira and maple. Sherry and smoky oak frame a cinnamon-nutmeg-clove "Christmas spice" character, with leather and tobacco hints on a long, slightly dry finish.
How to Enjoy
Neat in a snifter or over ice — the sherry finish rewards slow sipping. It also makes a rum Old Fashioned with real pedigree.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Facundo Exquisito a 23 year old rum?
No — that is retailer shorthand, not an age statement. The bottle carries no age statement; it is a blend of rums aged 7–23 years in American oak with a sherry cask finish.
What proof is Facundo Exquisito Rum?
80 proof (40% ABV), in a 750mL bottle.
What does the sherry cask finish add?
At least one month in ex-sherry casks brings dried-fruit, sherry and smoky-oak depth to the blend's brown-sugar sweetness.
Who makes Facundo Exquisito?
Bacardi's Maestros de Ron in Puerto Rico, created by Global Master Blender Manny Oliver and Master Blender Jose Gomez from the family's reserves.
Seven to twenty-three years, one sherry finish — order Facundo Exquisito Rum online from Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.