Page 12 - Revista Buen Viaje a Cuba. Edición 4. Inglés. 2022

CUBA IN THE WORLD

of the Chinese trumpet makes the earth move
where the Bodega is located. One thing is
certain, the true secret of Cuban rums is the
accumulated knowledge of several generations
of rum masters and the dedication and care of
the workers in its factories.
For this reason, just as there are many people
who upon arriving in Santiago de Cuba wish to
go to El Cobre, to visit the sanctuary of Cuba’s
Patron saint, the connoisseurs of rum and its
history also wish to visit this other cathedral,
that of the Cuban Rum, the one that is turning
100 these days.

special action on the rums stored there. Another
has to do with the movement of the earth itself,
since Santiago de Cuba is located in the eastern
zone, where the largest number of earthquakes
in the country is recorded. And since there is also
a railway line in front of the Bodega, through
which trains pass with some frequency, it is said
that the rums inside the barrels never sleep.

The last of the myths is of a humorous nature
and has to do with music, as many affirm that
the barrels resound when the Santiago conga
passes during the carnival. They say that the
sound of the drums, the energetic dance of
the people from Santiago and the sharp sound

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