Post #733686 by Hurricane Hayward on Wed, Dec 24, 2014 12:04 AM

Mahalo for the taste test tikiskip. I had a feeling the Bacardi product was nothing special, mainly a marketing ploy. I agree that Havana Club from Cuba tends to be much smoother, with little astringency.

As a change of pace, here's a very credible article from The Miami Herald, which covers Cuba better than just about any U.S. publication. I used to work there many moons ago. Mimi is a veteran writer who knows her stuff.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/cuba/article4894620.html.

Interesting take-away:

InsightCuba and other people-to-people providers, which are licensed to organize trips to Cuba that promote engagement between Americans and the Cuban people, anticipate more travel. But some providers say even bigger changes are ahead — perhaps allowing authorized travelers to visit on their own rather than only on an organized tour.

John McAuliff, who has organized people-to-people tours — the most recent in November — said he expects the whole process of Cuba travel will be shaken up and that the changes could make Cuba travel more accessible to a wider demographic of Americans.