About Ron Santiago de Cuba
Ron Santiago de Cuba comes from Santiago de Cuba in the island’s south-east, a city closely tied to the development of Cuban light rum. The wider rum tradition in the Oriente region dates back to 1862, with Santiago de Cuba often described as the cradle of Ron Ligero Cubano, the lighter Cuban style shaped by molasses, column distillation and ageing in oak.
Production is linked to one of Cuba’s most historic rum sites, originally associated with the Bacardí family before nationalisation after the Cuban Revolution. The distillery later came under Corporación Cuba Ron, the state rum company responsible for several Cuban rum names, with Ron Santiago de Cuba now positioned as one of Cuba’s key export rums.
Ron Santiago de Cuba focuses on aged Cuban rum, with expressions such as Añejo 8, Extra Añejo 11 and older prestige bottlings. The style is typically smooth, rounded and oak-aged, with tropical fruit, soft spice, caramel and polished sweetness, making it well suited to both classic Cuban cocktails and sipping serves.