Bacardi Dragon Berry Rum makes flavorful, fun drinks mixer

April 17, 1:40 PMCocktails ExaminerCheri Loughlin

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This bottle of Bacardi Dragon Berry rum deceptively lures one into thinking it will be just another wanna be flavored spirit set to settle in a glass buried beneath soda pop. Reading through the drink list of recipes it begins to seem that way before the crackling sound of the seal breaks on the bottle.

• Single mixers: Dragon Berry plus Ginger Ale, Sprite, Lemonade, Iced Tea, Club Soda, Tonic Water or Sparkling Water.

Pick your poison. They are all variations on the exact same theme depending on your thirst preference.

The Bacardi Dragon Berry Double Mixer, Multi-Mixer and Shot Drink recipes however vary to the degree of easily mixable to muddling, unusual ingredients, and the “Wow” factor. Dragon Berry Rum certainly turns on the flavor sensation. All one need do is open the lid to know Bacardi figured this one out right on the money. Dragon Berry smells precisely like sweet ripe strawberries.

Pour this liquid in a shot glass for a good look and you will notice it is a little thicker than the usual Bacardi white rum. The strawberry is definitely glossy sugared, but still appealing in its fruity aroma. The Dragon Berry is quite sweeter than I expected even with the overwhelmingly deep strawberry scent, but this is still not sugared like liqueurs. Bacardi Dragon Berry is neither syrupy nor saccharine in its feel or texture. It is summery in feel, delightful and fun. There is slight bite on the back end when taken in neat that is most likely due to the rum or the combination of rum and the hint of dragon fruit infusion. Although I have never had the pleasure of sampling a piece of fresh dragon fruit, I have sampled dragon fruit juice. It is a little blander than I anticipated. Possibly it helps balance out the strawberry in this new exotic Bacardi creation.

To my surprise with the extensive drink list supplied by Bacardi no simple Daiquiri could be found on the entire listing. Strawberries, rum and the Daiquiri go hand in hand.

Dragon Berry Daiquiri – created by The Intoxicologist
2 ounces Bacardi Dragon Berry Flavored Rum
1 ounce Fresh Lime Juice
1/2 ounce Bar Syrup
Fresh strawberry for Garnish

Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for fifteen seconds. Strain into a martini glass. Garnish with whole strawberry.

The fresh lime softens the flavored rum giving this a strawberry vanilla feel. Even with the addition of bar syrup, this is not too sweet. There is creaminess in the texture with an almost adult bubblegum feel. If bubblegum were silky, supple, without the sugared roughness and all that remained was the fresh feeling of fun, lightness and vanilla strawberry, this would be the Dragon Berry Daiquiri. It is also the flavored fun cocktail that is not pink.

Find the rest of this review with three more original cocktail creations on The Intoxicologist Is In site: Bacardi Dragon Berry Rum: Fun, Fresh, Easily Mixable