Bacardi Mojito - Ready to Drink

Welcome another bottled cocktail to the market, the Bacardi Mojito. The rum giant released this new bottling in the spring of 2008 which pairs the light rum with the lime and mint of the classic cocktail. With this drink you can forget finding fresh mint, pulling out the muddler, and squeezing the lime: all you have to do is pour it over ice. It's convenient, yes, and great for a party where one would like to serve Mojitos but not spend the time making each individual drink, but the flavor isn't quite the same - close but no cigar so to speak.

I'm always cautious about pre-mixed, bottled cocktails for a good reason: most are far from being good. Some of these newer ones are starting to be impressive, okay as impressive as you can get with a cocktail in a bottle, and this is one of them. Is it like a real Mojito? No, but it's pretty close.

The Bacardi Mojito is very sugary and almost like a lime concentrate with a little mint. The mint and the lime are almost artificial and I wish there was more mint and that it had a fresher taste to it. On the bright side it's better than some of the Mojito mixes that don't include the rum, those tend to be overly sweet. At least with this one you can taste the mint. One thing I noticed is that the "instructions" don't call for soda but I recommend you ignore that and top it off with at least a splash of club soda.

Overall, Bacardi Mojito is pleasant and convenient. I found myself adding more rum (Bacardi just to keep it "pure") to quench the sugar but it's a good effort and possibly the best that can be done in a bottle for this touchy drink. It's not repulsive like many pre-mixed drinks, so that's a positive note.