Flor de Cana Centenario Gold 18 Years 40° 0.7L

With its rums, Flor de Cana tells the story of 135 years of history and five generations chasing the same dream. In 1875, 25-year-old Alfredo Francisco Pellas Canessa left Genoa to set off on an adventure. He risked everything to build something in exotic Nicaragua. He knew this country as a child and had always dreamed of it. The adventure began when he built a shorter, safer route for steamboats through Nicaragua so that people and goods could be transported more easily from the east coast of the United States to the west, which was important at the time of the California gold rush. When the Panama Canal came into being, Alfredo looked for a new opportunity and, in 1890, he found the ideal spot at the foot of San Crisobal, Nicaragua's largest active volcano. Here he built a distillery that would give birth to one of the finest rums in the world. The terroir was perfect: volcanic, fertile and blessed with a unique tropical climate. 

135 years later, Flor de Cana is still the fruit of the passion and vision of the same family. Many events could have put an end to this story - civil war, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, fires and hurricanes - but the family persevered. This is exceptional, as only 3 out of 10,000 family businesses reach the fifth generation. So they're extremely proud of it, and rightly so!