Puerto Rico
The island of Puerto Rico is part of the United States territory without being directly incorporated into the United States. The island is located in the Greater Antilles, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
In Puerto Rico, rum production is a recent activity. The rum tradition is less important than in the neighbouring islands. Indeed, it was not until the 1860s that French, Dutch, English and Spanish settlers arrived and took advantage of the success of sugar to plant sugar cane on the island.
In the end, it was the Spanish style that was used for the production of rum. Puerto Rico will produce light rums, called "Ron", on the same model as Cuban rums.
Puerto Rico is now the leading exporter of rum to the United States (exporting over 70% of the rum consumed in America).
The main rums produced in Puerto Rico are Bacardi, Caliche, and finally Don Q. Read less
