Sample Bacardi's new range of premium rums for free at selected bars in Singapore

Singapore is the first country in Southeast Asia to have Bacardi's Premium Portfolio (from left) Reserva Ocho (8 years), Añejo Cuatro (4 years), Gran Reserva Diez (10 years) and Gran Reserva Limitada (12 years). PHOTO: BACARDI
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SINGAPORE - While rum may have a reputation as a party drink to be mixed with cola or in a punch bowl, leading rum producer Bacardi wants to change that perception with the release of its premium portfolio of aged rums.

"Rum is so much more than pirates and punches," says Mr Arvind Krishnan, managing director of Bacardi Southeast Asia.

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