Page 10 - Revista Buen Viaje a Cuba. Edición 4. Inglés. 2022
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CUBA IN THE WORLD
Bodega Don Pancho,
the cathedral of Cuban rum
V isiting Bodega Don Pancho in Santiago de
Cuba is like traveling back in time to the
origins of Cuban light rum. It is entering
a true cathedral, full of the most precious
treasures and the most amazing stories. Where
the knowledge of eight generations is combined
to give life to incredible blends, coming from
well-preserved barrels and from the minds of rum
masters dedicated body and soul to creating, to
seducing with new flavors and textures.
According to official documents, the facility
was built to function as a sugar warehouse.
Its location, its size and the conditions of the
construction itself were perfect components for
this activity, since it was located near the port of
Santiago and also in front of the building itself
there is a railway connection, which made the
transfer of merchandise easier.
In 1921, the warehouse came into the hands
of Don Emilio Bacardí Moreau and changed its
destiny, as it began to be used as a space for
the aging of rum bases, in American white oak
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