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| Casa Bacardi |
In today's blog we'll take you to the Bacardi factory/museum in Sitges, Spain which was a true highlight of the Mediterranean town. In this blog we'll explain the history of the company... that started in Sitges,Spain and moved to Cuba and came back!
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| A Sugar Cane Press |
ABOUT THE MUSEUM: Sitges is home to the Casa Bacardi, a museum that tells about
the Heritage of the brand and the process. At the museum there is a lounge bar
for Bacardi’s products tasting, a terrace and a bartender school. The museum is only open on certain days and you have to reserve tickets at least a day ahead of time (the tours take a limited number of people, I think up to 20, and fill up fast).
FAST FACT: Bacardi is the largest spirits brand in the
world that is private and family owned.
HOW DID BACARDI RUM COME TO BE? Bacardi rum was founded 1862 in Santiago de Cuba as a rum
distillery and today it owns over 200 brands and labels.
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| A still in the museum |
In 1814, the founder of Bacardi Rum, Facundo BacardÃ
Massó was born in Sitges. His father was a bricklayer. At 16, he and his brother moved to Cuba in
1803. There, in 1844, he married Amalia Moreau, a wealthy French woman, opened
his own mercantile shop and had 6 children.
In 1852, his family returned to Sitges, Spain because Cuba
was hit by an earthquake and a cholera epidemic followed it.
THE RUM BUSINESS BEGINS - His mercantile business went bankrupt and Bacardi started
attempting distilling rum in 1852. Rum was considered to be a cheap, low quality drink,
and Bacardi developed a unique process with a type of yeast for fermentation,
then filtering through charcoal and aging in white oak barrels, which made the
final product transparent and fine, being the first white colored rum in the
world.
ROB HELPS ON THE TOUR WITH SUGAR CANE- During the tour, the docent brought us to a wooden press with two crank handles and asked for volunteers. Rob stepped up and helped with the press to squeeze the juice out of a stick of sugar cane, which is used in the making of rum.
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| Rum on the museum wall! |
For the website:
https://www3.bacardi.com/casa-bacardi-sitges
NEXT: THE BACARDI BAT SYMBOL!
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