Our historian made a remarkable discovery at the end of the nineteenth century while consulting…
The Daiquiri Cocktail, made with Cuban rum, sugar and lime, is one of the three…
Interestingly, India’s connection with distillation goes back to at least 1500 years. While there have been many mythological references to sugar cane as an important crop in India, the accurate history of distillation seems to be uncertai
This statement alone could almost be used to summarise rum trade in the 18th century on the American continent.
When we bought this book, we thought we were dealing with these hagiographic monographs paid for by brands, readings always enriching but to take with tweezers. Faulty mistake, we came upon a monument of erudition that reads like a historical novel. The author Tom Gjeten, an academic, a great reporter who has spent nearly 10 years researching this major pièce of work on the history of Cuba answers our questions.
In less than a quarter of a century, Havana Club has become one of the three leading rum brands globally, just behind Bacardi and Captain Morgan, despite the American embargo that prevents it from entering the world’s largest rum market.