Product description
The story of Bacardí, the world’s largest private spirits company, dates back to 1862. It was then that Facundo Bacardí Massó, together with his brother José, started the Santiago de Cuba Distillery.
The attic of the old building was inhabited by bats, whose image soon became the symbol of the brand. In view of the widespread lack of writing or reading skills in the 19th century, the bat in the Bacardí logo became an important element of the brand’s recognisability. When the communist revolution broke out in Cuba, the Bacardí family opposed Fidel Castro’s dictatorship. Their Cuban assets were confiscated in October 1960. Expecting what was coming, they had managed to move some of it, including recipes, trademark ownership and such, to the Bahamas, and build distilleries in Porto Rico and Mexico. Finally, the company headquarters were established in Hamilton on the Bahamas in 1965, and its main production works in Porto Rican Cataño.
Bacardí Superior Heritage Edition 1909 is one of the variations on the basic edition of the Bacardí rum – the Carta Blanca. It was bottled at a slightly higher strength (44.5%), which allowed for a more pronounced and intensive flavour profile. It is a white rum, reportedly developed by Don Facundo for an entire decade. Perfect for all kinds of rum cocktails. Does not dominate them, but only subtly enhances the mixture. Its bouquet offers notes of vanilla and almonds, accompanied by subtle oakiness.