Page 17 - Buen viaje a Cuba. Revista Turística y Cultural. Edición 3. Idioma Inglés, 2021

HERITAGE

According to the archives of the province of
Santiago de Cuba and the testimony of the
Rum Masters of the Hero City, the name of Don
Pancho is due to the fact that its first manager’s
name was Don Francisco Savigne y Lombard,
whom they called Pancho. It is said that this
man participated in the war of 1895 with Emilio
Bacardí Moreau, who was the first mayor of the
city of Santiago de Cuba. At that time, at the
beginning of the 20th century, Bacardí was the
president of the rum company and when the
aging warehouse opened, he appointed Francisco
Savigne as manager.

Currently the Don Pancho warehouse is the
largest in the country, both in size and also in
the amount of aged liquid. It is the one that
houses the most barrels with the oldest aged rum
bases in Cuba.

Santiago de Cuba, with more than 500 years of
history, treasures the secrets of the elaboration of
Cuban light rum, an exquisite mixture that has as
its sacred place the Cathedral of Cuban Rum, a
title very well given to the Bodega Don Pancho,
which is reaching its 100 years of existence.

It opened its doors in 1921 and since then it has
protected the bases of aged rums. It has been
a witness and executor of the creation of the
exquisite blends that the Cuban Rum Masters
turn into famous and prized rums. In this almost
magical space, between white oak barrels, more
than a century and a half of traditions
are preserved, related to the technique of
distillation and aging. Everything that comes
out of Bodega Don Pancho carries a quality seal,
which is recognized by experts and clients from
all over the world.

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