The Story Behind the Rum - Ep 40 Christopher, Havana Club Rum Collector & Historian

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits.
Episode #40 . Our guest has over 500+ bottles of rum mostly comprised of Havana Club. He acquired his first bottle of Havana Club rum and  it sparked an interest and now a passion about the story of the Havana Club. Most people know about the Bacardi family and even though many people know about Havana Club, most don’t know about the family behind Havana Club. That one bottle has now grown to many . Check out Christopher's well curated website ---> Havana Club Rum Collection which also includes the history of Havana Club.

Also check out the replay of this live podcast on our YouTube channel. Click --> Link

Also on the mid show rum review Alex from The Rum Barrel  reviews, not available in the US, the Havana Club 7 Year.

Here's what you will hear in this podcast :

• How he got into collecting rum 
• Christopher gives us a description of his collection and his rum room (click on the link to see the video of from the live podcast ---> link
• He shares a little bit about the story of the family who started the company, the Archebala’s
• We answer some questions from the YouTube chat including some from the members of the Archebala family 
• He explains why today there's two different Havana Club rum in the US vs Europe
• We chat a little bit about the music he's into
• A quick peruse of his website 
• In four sips or less
  • What’s his favorite HC bottle/design? 
  • Of all the HC’s which one is his favorite one to drink?
  • Neat or on ice?

Show support and visit Christopher's links:
Website: https://hc-rumcollection.com/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/hc_rumcollection/
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Mid podcast tune:   Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
Check out Brad Brock's Jams ' N' Cocktails Podcast live every Wednesday at 8:pm EST
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