Bacardi Rum Factory - Cataño

Today I took the ferry from Old San Juan, pier 2, to Cataño and saw the Bacardi Rum Factory. The tour is free and really interesting. The tour began with an introduction to the Bacardi Rum history, and then a short presentation (movie) is showed, that explains why Bacardis logo is a bat. Afterwards the guide explains the process of how the different rums are made, and a "reconstruction" of the first office and distillery. At the end of the tour you can smell some of the rums and a bartender talks about the original recipes of "cuba libre", "mojito"and "daiquiri", and the history of their names. When the tour is over you can go to the outside bar and have some drinks and visit the gift shop. (I tasted the "coconut" and "dragonberry", so good and refreshing!) The tour was really worth it and free!

 (Tourbus that drives you around.)

 (Bacardi building, I´m not really sure what it is.)

 (The outside bar, and to the right is the gift shop.)

 (Ferry from Old San Juan to Cataño. Only 50 cents each way, so cheap!)

 (Bacardi Rum tour entrance.) 

 (Bacardi Rums different logos.)

 (Entrance.)

 (Close up, of the gate inside.) 

 (Bacardis logo, a bat.)

 (Rum barrel.)

 (The bartender explaining the different drinks and their history. Very interesting!)

 (Close up, of the main door at the entrance.)

(View of the castle in Old San Juan, San Felipe del Morro Castle.)