Bacardi
Bacardí was founded on 4 February 1862 by Don Facundo Bacardí Massó in Santiago de Cuba, where he bought a small distillery and developed a lighter, smoother style of rum. The bat emblem dates from the original distillery, where Doña Amalia, Facundo’s wife, noticed fruit bats in the rafters and suggested the symbol for the brand. Bacardí grew beyond Cuba in the early 20th century, opening operations in Barcelona and New York in 1910.
Bacardí was founded on 4 February 1862 by Don Facundo Bacardí Massó in Santiago de Cuba, where he bought a small distillery and developed a lighter, smoother style of rum. The bat emblem dates from the original distillery, where Doña Amalia, Facundo’s wife, noticed fruit bats in the rafters and suggested the symbol for the brand. Bacardí grew beyond Cuba in the early 20th century, opening operations in Barcelona and New York in 1910.
