Cuba, Here I Come! - General Tiki

A arriano Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: Jun 13, 2006 Posts: 1620	A arriano Posted posted on Wed, Dec 24, 2014 9:41 AM I thought Bacardi's claim of having the "authentic recipe" was kind of funny, because there's no proof that Cuba's Havana Club doesn't also have that recipe. And it seems more likely that Cuba's Havana Club is using the original yeast, whereas Bacardi couldn't possibly have it. Plus, Havana Club is using molasses from Cuban grown sugar cane, which Bacardi doesn't have access to (and there's bound to be at least a slight difference). So if I had to guess which Havana Club is more like the rum from pre-Castro Cuba, I'd bet on Havana Club rather than Bacardi.

I thought Bacardi's claim of having the "authentic recipe" was kind of funny, because there's no proof that Cuba's Havana Club doesn't also have that recipe. And it seems more likely that Cuba's Havana Club is using the original yeast, whereas Bacardi couldn't possibly have it. Plus, Havana Club is using molasses from Cuban grown sugar cane, which Bacardi doesn't have access to (and there's bound to be at least a slight difference). So if I had to guess which Havana Club is more like the rum from pre-Castro Cuba, I'd bet on Havana Club rather than Bacardi.

Post #733702 by arriano on Wed, Dec 24, 2014 9:41 AM