Facundo Rum
Cuban family reserves, aged in the tropics, poured on Long Island.
The story behind Facundo
Don Facundo Bacardí Massó founded the house in Santiago de Cuba in 1862, and the yeast he cultivated from sugarcane fields that year, La Levadura BACARDÍ, still ferments every drop. The Facundo Collection arrived in November 2013 to mark the company's 150th year, built entirely from private family reserves held in tropical oak. Heat does the work that time alone does elsewhere, so a decade in cask here tastes like far longer.
Bacardi still owns the brand and bottles these rums in small annual batches, because the stock is finite and nobody is in a hurry to stretch it. Blending and bottling happen across the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and Mexico. We have carried the collection for years and watched the Paraíso allocation shrink every time.
Explore the Facundo range
Four expressions, all bottled at 80 proof, from a charcoal filtered mixer to a 23 year French oak finish.
| Expression | Type | Proof / ABV | Tasting notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Facundo Neo | Aged white rum, charcoal filtered | 80 | Clear, vanilla and almond, light citrus, clean finish |
| Facundo Eximo | Blended before aging, ex-bourbon barrels | 80 | 10 to 12 years untouched, caramel, oak, dried fruit |
| Facundo Exquisito | Blend of 7 to 23 year rums, Sherry cask finish | 80 | Sherry sweetness, raisin, toasted oak, long finish |
| Facundo Paraiso | Blend up to 23 years, French XO cask finish | 80 | Deepest of the four, fig, cocoa, spice, silk |
| Facundo Eximo | Spirit forward sipper or Manhattan twist | 80 | Stirred, orange peel, one large cube |
Which Facundo is right for you?
The collection climbs in a straight line, and the prices tell you exactly where the reserves went. Facundo Neo sits at $45.99, the charcoal filtered entry point and the one we sell out of first. Eximo runs $63.99, a ten to twelve year rum blended before it ever saw a barrel. Exquisito is $139.99, finished in Spanish Sherry casks and the bottle that took Best Aged Rum at San Francisco. Paraíso tops the range at $299.99, rums up to 23 years old finished in French XO oak. Buy Facundo online and we will have it ready.
Clear, aged up to 8 years, and it makes a Daiquiri taste expensive.
Sherry finish and 23 year stock for someone who already likes Oloroso.
Finite family reserves, French XO oak, the bottle that disappears from shelves.