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

M mikehooker Grand Member (3 years) Austin Joined: Jul 17, 2014 Posts: 1211	M mikehooker Posted posted on Mon, Aug 1, 2016 12:01 PM 'Nother article, this one way more in depth... https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/havana-club-v-havana-club-inside-the-rum-war-between-bacardi-and-cuba/2016/07/22/57c32a06-2cb4-11e6-9b37-42985f6a265c_story.html From reading previous articles, I was under the impression that in the 70s when the trademark expired the US denied HC the opportunity to renew and eventually Bacardi, who was operating outside of Cuba, took it over. This clearly states that the family opted to not renew the trademark based on bad advice. Regardless, the product Bacardi is calling Havana Club and even the HC that's being made in Cuba these days is not the same as what was on the market before the revolution. Would be very interesting to know the difference between the taste then and now but good luck finding a 60 year old bottle to compare them. As a side note, I found it suspect that during the blind taste test in which they threw in a couple extra variables, they immediately dismissed Cana Brava. I think that's a quality white rum superior to Flor de Cana and other whites readily available to us. The true taste test of these rums would be in a Daiquiri, me thinks.

'Nother article, this one way more in depth...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/havana-club-v-havana-club-inside-the-rum-war-between-bacardi-and-cuba/2016/07/22/57c32a06-2cb4-11e6-9b37-42985f6a265c_story.html

From reading previous articles, I was under the impression that in the 70s when the trademark expired the US denied HC the opportunity to renew and eventually Bacardi, who was operating outside of Cuba, took it over. This clearly states that the family opted to not renew the trademark based on bad advice. Regardless, the product Bacardi is calling Havana Club and even the HC that's being made in Cuba these days is not the same as what was on the market before the revolution. Would be very interesting to know the difference between the taste then and now but good luck finding a 60 year old bottle to compare them.

As a side note, I found it suspect that during the blind taste test in which they threw in a couple extra variables, they immediately dismissed Cana Brava. I think that's a quality white rum superior to Flor de Cana and other whites readily available to us. The true taste test of these rums would be in a Daiquiri, me thinks.

Post #766908 by mikehooker on Mon, Aug 1, 2016 12:01 PM