He also ran Bacardi, you know ... Imagine yourself kicking back and relaxing with a rum drink in your hand, like a daiquiri or a mojito. That image of Cuba — at least to non-Cubans — really ...

The story of Bacardi began on February 4, 1862, when Don Facundo Bacardí Massó opened a small tin-roofed distillery on the outskirts of Santiago de Cuba. He had long envisioned creating a smooth, ...