26 Oct 2015 --- Coral Gables, Fla.— Bacardi Gran Reserva announces an exciting collaboration with critically-acclaimed Chef Ari Taymor. The Los Angeles-based chef adapted his culinary skills to the mixology world and created custom cocktails using Bacardi Gran Reserva rums to be served as the official cocktails of the James Beard Foundation Taste America, where the rums currently serve as a participating sponsor for the second consecutive year.