Bacardi Logo — Bacardi [ bəkɑɹdi ] Limited is a company based on the Bermudas , which in over 100 countries, spirits and alcoholic drinks manufactures and sells. The same rum brand is one of the best-selling spirits brands in the world. Among the more than 200 other Group brands include Martini ( vermouth ), Grey Goose ( vodka ), Bombay Sapphire ( gin ), Dewar’s ( Scotch whiskey ), and the tequila brand Cazadores . In Germany, the Group is represented by the Bacardi GmbH based in Hamburg, a bottling plant is in Buxtehude .
On 4 February 1862, the distillery, Bacardi & Ca. in Santiago de Cuba by a native of Spain Facundo Bacardi i Massó (1814-1887) founded. In 1877 the company received the first gold medal for quality at the World Expo in Spain. 1910 was the first bottling plant abroad in Barcelona built. This was the first Bacardi international companies working in Cuba . 1916 came a bottling plant in New York to, 1934, a distillery in Mexico . 1934 a factory was in Puerto Rico up to the drastic import duties to deal in the United States. After the Cuban revolution in 1959, the Bacardi family emigrated to the United States, after they had transferred all the time making recipes and trademark to the Bahamas. Nevertheless, the distinction today of Bacardi white rum produced by the very same company at that time in Cuba rum produced today in the traditional form still in Cuba and Nicaragua will be produced. In Cuba by his own account under the old procedures continue producing original distillery sold their rum under the name “Ron Caney.” The rum produced in Cuba after the old family recipe is, “Santiago de Cuba.” More