Bacardi
Bacardi is the world's largest privately held spirits company and the most awarded rum brand in history, founded on February 4, 1862, by Don Facundo Bacardi Masso in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Facundo revolutionized rum production by using charcoal filtration and aging in white oak barrels, transforming rum from a harsh, unrefined spirit into a smooth, mixable drink that could compete with fine European spirits. The iconic Bacardi bat logo, inspired by fruit bats that inhabited the original dist...