Eventually, a local prophecy grows around the palm tree: The Bacardi company will survive in Cuba so long as the coconut palm lives…” 1888 FAVORITE OF THE FAMOUS BACARDÍ rum’s popularity and reputation for quality spreads like wildfire. The company wins a gold medal at the Exposici...
As rum production had changed little in the last 200 or so years, Facundo decided it was time to elevate the spirit into something smoother and more refined.In 1843 Facundo married a young woman named Amalia, the daughter of a French Bonapartist fighter, and soon began a family. Around ...