Bacardi Island Breeze Wild Berry
Category: Infused
Country: Puerto Rico
Aged: Unknown, likely none
Alcohol: 18% (36 proof)
Availability: Everywhere
Price: $10-$15 (750 mL)
Appearance (0-5): 2
Aroma (0-25): 11
Taste (0-35): 12
Smoothness (0-10): 5
Body (0-5): 1
Overall Quality (0-20): 8
Machete Rating (0-100): 39
Notes: Let's be honest: one doesn't buy this "lite spirit" looking for premium taste. Its purpose is to provide the approximate flavor without so many calories. The aroma and taste is completely artificial - like berry bubblegum (even moreso than Bacardi Razz, which I assume is what Bacardi is providing this as an alternative to) - and the body is thin. Mixed into weak drinks, it serves its purpose, though I'd throw in some other rum to balance the flavor and up the alcohol content. Then again, that would defeat the purpose of a 1/2-the-calories rum. Actually, I'm not convinced this really is rum. And thus why I have to give this guy a low rating: it's not that it's bad tasting, per se, it's just too artificial and too little like rum to merit many points. If you want rum, I recommend just sticking to something better and running a few laps in the morning.