Flor de Caña

Flor de Caña (Spanish, translated to "Flower of the Cane") is a brand of rum distributed by Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua which is headquartered in Managua, Nicaragua [ [http://www.clnsa.com.ni/company.html Welcome to CLNSA ] ] .

History

"Flor de Caña" is made by Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua, S.A, (CLNSA) a member of Grupo Pellas [ [http://www.grupopellas.com/ Grupo Pellas (Intro) ] ] . Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua was founded in 1937. Initially the company sought to develop a large sugarcane plantation so they built their first distillery in Chichigalpa (about 120km from Managua) in 1890. [ [http://www.flordecana.com/en/index_ns.asp Flor De Caña Rums - Slow-aged for an incredibly smooth taste. www.flordecana.com ] ]

After building the distillery, it wasn't until 1937 that Flor De Cana was introduced by CLNSA. Grupo Pellas was founded in 1950, it was the first company to distribute the rum, and in 1959 it was first exported to Venezuela, Costa Rica and other Central American countries. [ [http://www.clnsa.com.ni/history.html Welcome to CLNSA ] ]

During 1963 and 1965 the plantation in Chichigalpa underwent modernization updates, 8 years later a second distillery was constructed in Honduras. [http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040320/NEWS/403200351/1179 p7] The Plantation in Chichigalpa was completely modernized in 1996.

On November 9, 2007, the Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua, which produces Flor de Caña, launched a new rum called "Zeta". Zeta combines 4 year old rums with citrus. The rum is targeted toward young adults 18 and over. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=RON FLOR DE CAÑA PRESENTÓ ZETA | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.grupopellas.com/notibreve5.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-02 | language = ]

Recognition

Flor De Caña is renowned as one of the best rums in Latin America having obtained more than 72 medals over the past 5 years and has been the most award-winning rum brand during this period. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=World Class Rums | date= | publisher=TACA | url =http://www.exploretaca.com/eng/article.html?id=1070 | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-10-07 | language = ] It has captured gold, silver, and bronze medals and has received high recommendations from wine and liquor enthusiasts [ [http://www.winemag.com/ Wine Enthusiast Magazine ] ] [http://www.sanjeevkapoor.com/homebar/bar.asp?ft=10] [ [http://www.boozebasher.com/?p=18 Liquor Review: Flor de Caña Gold - BoozeBasher.com ] ] .

Pepper Patch, a Tennessee-based specialty foods firm, regards Flor De Cana as the "perfect rum" and has added a rum cake to their product list made with the award winning 12-year-old Centenario rum. [ [http://www.pepperpatch.com/productdisplay.cfm?ProductID=6&CategoryID=4&Start=1&from=HERO Pepper Patch ] ]

Product

Flor de Caña produces both white and dark rums.columns
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*Limón (4 years white rum)
*Extra Lite (4 years white rum)
*Extra Dry (4 years white rum)
*Gold (4 years)
*Zeta (4 years)
*Black Label (5 years)
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*Grand Reserve (7 years)
*Centenario (12 years)
*Centenario 21 (15 years, comes in porcelain bottle with 24k gold writing, cloth bag)
*Centenario Gold (18 years)

Brand symbol

A distinctive aspect of Flor de Caña is its brand symbol present on all bottles. The logo depicts a road, with palm trees on the sides, that continues on to the horizon. A chain of volcanoes is also seen on the horizon. The symbol was inspired by the railroad, along with the palm trees on the sides, that led to the San Antonio sugar mill located in Chichigalpa, Nicaragua, where the Flor de Caña rum was first produced, and where it continues to be produced today. The volcano in the center seen on the horizon is the San Cristobal volcano, the tallest in Nicaragua.

References

External links

* [http://www.flordecana.com/ Ron Flor de Caña official site]
* [http://www.clnsa.com.ni Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua, S.A. official site]
* [http://www.grupopellas.com Grupo Pellas official site]
* [http://www.boozebasher.com/?p=18 BoozeBasher review of Flor de Caña Gold Rum]
* [http://www.boozebasher.com/2007-12-23/rum/liquor-review-flor-de-cana-grand-reserve-7/ BoozeBasher review of Flor de Caña Grand Reserve]
* [http://www.boozebasher.com/2007-09-27/rum/review-flor-de-cana-extra-dry/ BoozeBasher review of Flor de Caña Extra Dry]