Where is bacardi produced

Most crucially, the same proprietary strain of yeast, La Levadura Bacardi, is used and the fusil-to-ester ratio of the rums has remained constant since the s.

Although Bacardi's Mexican and Indian distilleries enjoy a plentiful supply of locally produced sugar cane molasses, the Puerto Rican sugar industry suffered the same demise as most other Caribbean islands in the s as the cultivation and processing of sugar cane gave way to tourism and high-tech industries such as pharmaceuticals. Consequently, Bacardi buys molasses in countries such as the Dominican Republic and ships it to Puerto Rico where the tanker ships unload their sticky cargo at Bacardi's private pier.

In fact, Cuba is just about the only sugar-producing country Bacardi doesn't buy molasses from. Bacardi's molasses buyers visit sugar refineries to ensure a plentiful supply of high quality molasses with a minimum sugar content of 6 to 12 per cent. The variety of molasses held allows Bacardi to blend different batches of molasses to ensure consistency.

This fast-fermenting yeast produces a mash with few impurities and a high alcohol content. The fermentation process is the most important element of rum-making as all distillation essentially does is concentrate a selected part of what fermentation produces.

Bacardi uses a five-step propagation to increase yeast cell density sufficiently prior to the main fermentation. Don Facundo was the first person to distill two different distillates, Aguardiente and Redestilado, that were aged separately and then blended together to produce a balanced rum.

In doing so, he created what has become known in rum-making as the 'Parallel Process'. Bacardi continues to distill two different rum bases from two different mashes.

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Prohibition goes into effect in the United States, banning the manufacturing and sale of alcohol, and the Bacardi bottling facility in New York shuts down. The elegant black and gold Art Deco lobby bar becomes a favorite hangout for entertainers, tourists, celebrities and even the Spanish royal family! In a landmark consumer rights court case, in , the New York Supreme Court declared:. Expanding the Portfolio Bacardi is now one of the most recognized and highly consumed rums worldwide.

Varieties range from its original white to smooth and mellow gold. At El Meson de Pepe, Bacardi is our rum of choice for signature mojitos and other tropical cocktails. Stop by our family-owned restaurant for authentic tastes of Cuba. We are Open. See what we are doing to ensure a safe guest experience.