- BrandFlor de Cana
- TypeRum
- Size1 Liter
- SKU 210000046512
Flor de Cana Blanco Rum 1L
A crystal-clear 4-year-old light-bodied silky rum that blends well with juices colas soda and tonic water perfect for mixed drinks. Winner of 10 international awards including a Gold Medal at the 2017 International Rum Conference in Madrid. 40% ABV Palate: A soft round entry leads to a smooth dryish light-bodied palate with vanilla coconut and a dash of bourbon barrel spiciness. Finishes with a long fade of dry sugar cane and toasty vanilla. Color: Clear Awards: 2017 Gold Medal Internation Rum Conference in Madrid 2016 Silver Rhum Fest Award Paris France 2016 Bronze Madrid Rum Festival 2014 Gold Medal Rhum Fest Award France 2014 Double Gold Medal Congreso Internacional De Ron De Madrid 2013 Bronze Medal Congreso Internacional De Ron De Madrid 2012 Best White Rum The Dutch Rum Awards 2012 Bronze Medal San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2012 Silver Medal China Wine & Spirits Awards 2011 Silver San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2011
Story begins in 1875 with Alfredo Francisco Pellas Canessa, a 25-year-old adventurer from Genoa, Italy. Alfredo Francisco risked everything to seek out his vision of building something extraordinary in Nicaragua, the exotic and tropical country that had occupied his dreams since he’d first learned of it as a child. Alfredo Francisco first saw an opportunity during the time of the California Gold Rush in the United States. Transport of people and goods from the East Coast to the West Coast during that time was long and dangerous, so he invested in a shorter and safer steamboat route through Nicaragua that not only solved a problem in the U.S. but contributed significantly to the Nicaraguan economy. The route was a huge success!
Alas, it was short lived. News broke of construction plans for both the Panama Canal and a U.S. coast-to-coast railroad. Beaten but not defeated, Alfredo Francisco again set his mind to how else he could build his dreams in the land he loved. Setting his sights on the bountiful land and rich culture that had drawn him across the ocean, Alfredo Francisco pursued a new vision – of making a rum in Nicaragua, known as the land of lakes and volcanoes, that would become one of the most refined spirits in the world. He sought out the perfect terroir to grow, distill and age such a rum, and found it in the breathtaking landscape at the base of Nicaragua’s tallest active volcano: the San Cristóbal. The fertile volcanic terroir offered mineral-rich soil and water, and a unique tropical climate that would be instrumental in forging an exceptionally smooth rum of deeply nuanced flavor. It was here, near the Pacific Ocean and in the shadow of a volcano, that Alfredo Francisco began to build his dream.