Classic Redefined
There’s nothing like a well-made cocktail, but when rum is involved, the spirit instantly takes the drink in your hand to the next level.
If you could bottle the taste of the tropics, it would taste exactly like Reserva Ocho, an eight-year-old golden sipping rum from the house of Bacardi. Created in 1862, Reserva Ocho is one of the oldest private rums in the world, enjoyed for seven generations by the brand as their personal reserve, and has now been introduced to the world. A spirit aged under the Caribbean sun in American White Oak barrels and filtered through charcoal for a smooth finish.
The unique taste of this rum has inspired cocktail pioneers to invent some of the world’s most famous recipes. But, the one that we have our hearts set on, is the ever so timeless Ocho Old Fashioned. Let’s travel back to the mid 1800s, and rewind to a time when life was slowly enjoyed while sipping on a cocktail.
Once you pour in 60ml of the Bacardi Reserva Ocho in a chilled old fashioned glass, it exuberates a rich mahogany tint, making it an enchanting drinking experience. It has warm tasting notes of prune, apricot, nutmeg and vanilla. This simple yet iconic drink incorporates 5ml of sugar syrup and a dash of angostura bitter. The spirit is then garnished with orange essential oils from the orange zest, which is dropped in the cocktail; to complete it’s robust journey, cubes of ice seal the deal.
The flavourful secret lies in the special, rich, super-aged rum—the kind you see people savouring on a sprawling patio filled with Latin bomba music, on a breezy street near the beach.
From the October 2019 issue of FHM India.
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