Did you know that Bacardi Rum (the first clear rum) originated in Cuba?
In 1830 a Spanish wine merchant named, Don Facundo Bacardi y Maso tried something totally new, filtering rum through charcoal to remove impurities and also ageing the purified spirit in oak barrels. Bacardi also found by charcoal filtering he could turn barrel aged golden rum into a clear smooth white rum resulting in the now the best selling rum in the world, Bacardi Superior.
Did you know that some of the world's finest rums come from Cuba?
No? That’s because on this day in 1964, the U.S. imposed a near total embargo on all Cuban imports and exports and we haven’t seen one since!
Did you know that some of the very first cigars originated in Cuba?
Reports from two of Columbus's crewmen during his 1492 journey claim to have encountered tobacco on the island of Hispaniola (now Haiti and Dominican Republic). They also reported that tribes on the island of Cuba smoked a primitive form of cigar - dried tobacco leaves rolled in other leaves such as palm or plantain.
Q: Did you know that some of the world's finest cigars are Cuban?
A: Yes, but can I buy one at my local cigar shop (let's say for the sake of example Connecticut Cigar Company conveniently located in downtown Stamford, CT)?
A: Yes, but can I buy one at my local cigar shop (let's say for the sake of example Connecticut Cigar Company conveniently located in downtown Stamford, CT)?
No, that’s because on this day in 1964, the U.S. imposed a near total embargo on all Cuban imports and exports and we haven’t seen one since!
The Historical Inebriant: Havana Club Rum
...and if you could throw in a nice Cohiba.....
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