> > Seeing that my family is from Puerto Rico I need to make up a drink
> > with Puerto Rico in it. Going to take some time and think on this
> > one. " Hey Bacardi if from Puerto Rico "
>
> Um.... you are joshing me, right?
>
> > Hey that means I could make a Bacardi and coke with lime and call it
> > a:
> > "PuertoRicoLibre "
>
> NO! You can't do that!
If it's your favorite drink, you should appreciate a little background to it!
Bacardi is not a Cuban drink no more, and hasn't been ever since Cuba
actually became 'free' (insert facial expression of choice) And the company
shifted to Puerto Rico where it could continue its business practices - which
were not in keeping with La Revolutione at all.
The marketing department however knows that "Cuba" is still cooler and still
promotes the image. Marketing has never been known for honesty.
Sorry if you've been taken in all this time, but read the fine print on your
bottle. Idealogically, Bacardi is an anathema to "Cuba Libre".
Bacardi is as "Cuban" as Smirnoff is "Russian" and Budweiser is "Czech".
.dan.
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Bacardi is as "Cuban" as Smirnoff is "Russian" - 2005.12.22, 21:03 - Dan the Melon Man 