81 - The History of the Havana Club - Anton Riestra

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Podcast #81, I had the opportunity to meet our guest through podcast #40 guest. Anton Riestra shares the history of the Arechabala company where it all started with his great-great-grandfather Jose Arechabala over 140 years ago. Most people are familiar with their rum, Havana Club. 

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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode.

• How it all started over 140 years ago
• Some of the challenges the Arechabala company faced such as hurricanes to government regimes changes
• How everything changed when Castro's revolution happened in 1959
• Disputes over the Havana Club brand 
• The Arechabala Family wanted to pay tribute to its patriarch, Don José Arechabala Aldama by creating the Ron Arechabala 140 Aniversario with a legendary blender who originally worked for the family prior to 1959
• In Four Sips or Less:
  • Neat or on ice
  • As an 80's music fan, what's his favorite band
  • Somewhere Anton would like to travel to
  • What's something most people would not know about the Arechabala company

Check out the Arechabala website to learn more about the history and where you can purchase

• VISIT the Ron Arechabala website

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