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The Most Interesting People in Rum

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - May 28, 2014
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Facundo L Bacardi

Yes, Bacardi is the world’s largest rum brand, and it recently celebrated its 152nd birthday. But Facundo L Bacardi, the great-great grandson of Don Facundo Bacardi Masso, has quietly been doing some rather innovative things with the rum giant as the Chairman of the Board of Bacardi Limited, most notably spearheading the Facundo collection, a spectacular set of limited edition rums, one of which took home Rum Journal’s Rum of the Year for 2013. And it’s just the beginning.


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