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Subject: Re: Bacardi is as "Cuban" as Smirnoff is "Russian"
From: McSpeed
Posted: Sat Dec 24. 2005, 02:28 UTC
Followup to: "Re: Bacardi is as "Cuban" as Smirnoff is "Russian""  by Nidal  (Fri Dec 23. 2005, 22:59 UTC)
> Sorry Chaps, i haven't read the whole post. Basically Bacardi is a 
> cuban rum but they relocated in PR sometime before the revolution ( i 
> think). Hence you can buy Bacardi in the States. If you get to taste 
> Havana Club you'll discover that they taste completely different. 
> 
> Merry Christmas.
> 
> N

I will second Nidal's post, having been fortunate enough to take a tour of the 
"Casa di Bacardi" in Puerto Rico this past summer.  They started in Cuba but 
left just prior to the revolution as the government was looking to seize 
everything.  Awesome tour that I highly recommend.


Mike


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