At the bottom of the bottle is the embossed word "FACUNDO". On the bottom is the wording "LA MAXIMA CALIDAD" in gold in a lower arc. Under the word "EXIMO" is the word "RUM" in brown above "DIEZ" and "ANOS" in white with a large brown X between the words. In the center is the black wording "RON" on the left and "DIEZ" on the right of a gray area which shows "EL RON MAS PREMIADO" in white in an arc over a gold building with a gold palm tree next to it and under which appears the gold wording "FACUNDO". The center of the bottle shows embossed lines emanating from the central feature and making an "X" design. The bottom portion of the bottle shows embossing. A wreath design is partially visible over "EL RON" and "EST. There is a gray label perpendicular to the cap with a red bat and the red words "BACARDI" above the bat and the wording "LA MAXIMA CALIDAD" below the bat encompassed in a red circular stamp partly blocking the brown wording "EL RON MAS PREMIADO" over "EST. The cap of the container is brown in color on which the phrase "EL RON MAS PREMIADO" is partially showing in black. As with NEO, Eximo helps solidify the emerging premium rum categories with an entry well worth every penny of its $60 price.The mark consists of a three-dimensional configuration of the bottle for the goods with wording and two-dimensional designs thereon.
Eximo takes everything that Bacardi has accomplished with their 8 year rum and cranks it up to 11 (excuse the pun) in one of the most enchanting and alluring expressions of this style of rum we’ve had. The finish for the Facundo Eximo Rum is fantastic, slightly dry and incredibly long with bitter dark chocolate, vanilla, raisin, oak, and tobacco, flavors that continue to dance on the palate long after Eximo has come and gone. The midpalate is a sheer love letter to oak and presents a strong oak flavor in one of the most pleasant and satisfying ways we’ve seen. The midpalate of Eximo is all about oak, with the sweet vanilla and caramel notes from the entry combining with tobacco and slightly bitter dried raisin, interweaving with the oak notes with tight and impeccable integration. The journey isn’t nearly as dramatic with Eximo, but the shift is quite pleasant. As with NEO, Eximo goes on a journey from sweet and round towards dry. What’s interesting about Eximo is that it presents more oak than spice, with flavors that can be described more as deep oak, dry oak, or smokey oak than oak spice. Although the nose suggests bourbon, the entry proclaims RUM with vanilla, caramel, and toffee right there with the oak. The nose on Eximo also has a wonderful old bourbon-like quality to it, reminiscent of the character we’ve seen in 20 year old bourbons. The aromas in Eximo’s nose integrate amazingly with the sweeter notes layered in between varying levels of oak.
The nose on Eximo is strong oak backed by vanilla, caramel, bananas foster, and bitter dark chocolate. In the mix are a few rums older than 10 years old (and were 1-2 years at the time of original blending), giving Eximo a total age range of 10 – 12 years. Eximo is a 10 year old rum which was blended before it was put into the barrel 10 years ago. It takes a tremendous amount of skill to do this blending BEFORE a rum is aged, and that’s what Bacardi has done with Eximo. That product must state the youngest rum in the mix, but often there are small amounts of older rums to help add dimensionality and depth. Blending after aging gives a blender a great amount of ability to balance and shape the character of a rum. Facundo Eximo Rum (40% ABV / 80 proof, $60) – a lot of aged rums are a result of blending a number of different rums together after aging into a single, unified product.
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