Bacardi, which had made rum in Cuba under its own name and that of Havana Club, left the island in 1960 after Fidel Castro came to power. Bacardi makes rum in Puerto Rico and markets it in the ...

The dispute's origins trace back to pre-revolutionary Cuba, where Havana Club was originally produced by José Arechabala SA, a rival to the Bacardi family's growing rum empire. The brand's ...

SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJAS, Cuba (Reuters) - Havana Club ... says it exports rum to 125 countries. However, a U.S. Cold War-era trade embargo and related sanctions have long prohibited the import and sale ...

During the revolution, US companies and citizens were expropriated, prompting the United States to respond ... In the 1950s, Havana Club was Cuba's second-largest rum brand after Bacardi.