Wow, you can tell where people are from by the shitty rum they think is good...
The only decent Bacardi is Anejo if you can find it... 1873 is drinkable if you're in a bar and that's all they have, but that's it. Rum wasn't meant to be white and white rum tastes like floor cleaner.
Captains barely counts as a rum really, but as it tastes better (although too sweet imo) than any Bacardi and it's found in most bars it's about your only option usually...
Mount Gay and Cockspur from Barbados are pretty good if that's what they have in your area... Brugal Extra Viejo (Dominicon) is good too if you can find it (although as far as I know they don't export much). Same goes for Centenario (Costa Rica) and Abuelo (Panama), doubt you'll find those in North America but if you can they are better than Bacardi.
I've seen Flor de Cana (Nicaragua) in the USA, although usually only the 8 or 12 year and it's overpriced... Flor 12 is ok, 18 and 21 are better.
But, if you can ever track down a bottle of Zacapa (Guatemala), then buy it. There's several levels (15yr, 23yr, XO) and they're all good... I drink the 23 most of the time and am trying to justify dropping 5x as much for a bottle of XO, but if you call yourself a rum drinker and haven't had Zacapa, you're really missing out.
