Bacardi Is to Bring Havana Club Rum Back to the U.S. - Tiki Drinks and Food

A arriano Tiki Socialite San Diego Joined: Jun 13, 2006 Posts: 1621	A arriano Posted posted on Thu, Jul 21, 2016 4:18 PM On 2016-07-21 16:02, AceExplorer wrote: Interesting, Mike. To have the original recipe is one thing, but I think in the case of Havana Club you must also have the original yeast strains, right? Excellent point. Also, Bacardi's version isn't made with Cuban molasses and Cuban water, and specific flavors come from all three ingredients. Therefore, it's different than the original. Plus, there's no way of knowing for sure that Havana Club from Cuba isn't using the "original recipe" as well. I would guess that most of the Havana Club workers stayed on after the Revolution and would have firsthand knowledge of the process the company used.

On 2016-07-21 16:02, AceExplorer wrote:

Interesting, Mike. To have the original recipe is one thing, but I think in the case of Havana Club you must also have the original yeast strains, right?

Excellent point. Also, Bacardi's version isn't made with Cuban molasses and Cuban water, and specific flavors come from all three ingredients. Therefore, it's different than the original. Plus, there's no way of knowing for sure that Havana Club from Cuba isn't using the "original recipe" as well. I would guess that most of the Havana Club workers stayed on after the Revolution and would have firsthand knowledge of the process the company used.

Post #766488 by arriano on Thu, Jul 21, 2016 4:18 PM