Jan 5, 2021 | COCKTAILS, IN THE NEWS, Rum, Vision Wine and Spirits
Make This Jungle-Inspired Cocktail From One of Costa Rica’s Acclaimed Bartenders REPOST: Eater | Bill Esparza | Dec 29, 2020 Perched above San José’s buzzing cultural center, Distrito Carmen, a softly lit cocktail bar hides amid a forest of potted plants from the...
Apr 15, 2020 | IN THE NEWS, Rum, Vision Wine and Spirits
The 140-year-old Puerto Rican rum you probably don’t know about RESPOST: ChicagoTribune.com, Lisa Futterman APR 09,2020 A lot of people have never heard of Ron del Barrilito, though it’s been around since 1880. The aged Puerto Rican rum is the oldest produced on the...
Feb 14, 2020 | IN THE NEWS, PRESS RELEASE, Rum, Vision Wine and Spirits
REPOST: spiritedbiz.com 2/13/20 RON DEL BARRILITO RUM WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN VERMONT Montpelier, Vermont, (Feb. 12, 2020)- Just in time to warm up the ski season, Puerto Rico’s oldest rum, Ron Del Barrilito will arrive to the ski resorts and lodges of Vermont. Locals...
Feb 4, 2020 | IN THE NEWS, Rum, Vision Wine and Spirits
It’s Medal time for Ron Centenario! At the 2019 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Ron Centenario 7 YO Añejo Especial won the Silver Medal and the Ron Centenario 20 YO Fundación won a Bronze Medal. Founded in 2000, the SFWSC is one of the oldest...
Dec 16, 2019 | IN THE NEWS, Rum, Vision Wine and Spirits
RON DEL BARRILITO Puerto Rico’s oldest rum producer started its 140-year-old business with “a little barrel.” REPOST: Atlas Obscura – Christina Warren In the city of Bayamón, just a 20-minute drive from San Juan, Puerto Rico’s oldest rum...
Jun 25, 2019 | IN THE NEWS, Rum, Vision Wine and Spirits
Rum Journal: In Puerto Rico, the History of a Little Barrel By Alexander Britell Original Post: Caribbean Journal 6/14/19 He would carry it around in a small wooden barrel, rum in arm, giving tastes to his friends and those who wished to try it. Don Pedro Fernandez, a...
May 7, 2019 | IN THE NEWS, Rum, Vision Wine and Spirits
A gift of Ron del Barrilito Five Star to Alex Cora Alex Cora World Series Champion and current Boston Red Sox skipper recently was gifted a bottle of Ron del Barrilito Five Star Rum. This release from Peurto Rico’s oldest rum producer was folklore for many years but...
Apr 29, 2019 | IN THE NEWS, Rum, Vision Wine and Spirits
Members Of The World’s Biggest Rum Family Work To Preserve A Centuries-Old Competitor REPOST: Forbes ~ Apr 28, 2019 Tara Nurin “When Eduardo Bacardi describes the rum company he works for by saying, “There’re people who love it for so many different...
Feb 21, 2019 | IN THE NEWS, Rum, Spirit, Vision Wine and Spirits
Caribbean Business – Where Global Legacies Converge By Philipe Schoene Roura on February 15, 2019 REPOST from Caribbean Business Editor’s note: The following is the first in a series of profiles featuring industry leaders who are contributing to the greater good...
Feb 13, 2019 | IN THE NEWS, Rum, Vision Wine and Spirits
REPOST: Rum Connoisseur Interview of The Week: JOE SWANSON – National Spirit Specialist Original Post by Jose Hoffman on Feb 13, 2019 1. Who is Joe Swanson? I am the National Spirits Specialist for Vision Wine & Spirits, the import division of Martignetti...
