HAVANA CLUB INTERNATIONAL S.A CELEBRATES 500 YEARS OF HAVANA’S EPIC HISTORY WITH THE LAUNCH OF HAVANA CLUB 1519

LIMITED EDITION RUM PAYS HOMAGE TO THE YEAR THE CITY OF HAVANA WAS FOUNDED

To mark the 500th anniversary of the founding of the city of Havana, Havana Club’s Maestros del Ron Cubano (Masters of Cuban Rum) have created an exceptional, once-in-a-lifetime release made from rare rums reserve from Havana Club “bodegas”.

So exclusive and old are the rums used in this unique blend that only 500 individually numbered bottles have been released; one for each year of the city’s official existence. It has been named Havana Club 1519 in honour of the year the city of Havana was founded.

Havana Club 1519 is the result of a highly complex blending and maturation process which has taken place over many decades. This exceptionally long maturation has created a very intense rum with rare notes of wood, honey and tobacco. It has been expertly crafted to be sipped slowly on its own, or on the rocks.

Its story began many years ago, when back in 1999 Havana Club’s Masters of Cuban Rum were already planning to create something extremely precious to honour the 500th anniversary. They thus started selecting, blending and laying down again in barrel very special rums from their reserves.

Over the subsequent two decades, with the most skilled expertise, the Masters of Cuban Rum then re-blended these rums every five years with other exceptional bases and re-aged them again. This has ensured that the final liquid has been crafted in a highly complex and sophisticated continuous ageing process which is part of the unique rum heritage of Cuba.

Bottled in an individually numbered mouth-blown decanter, Havana Club 1519 comes presented in a spectacular wooden box, with enchanting golden doors that echo the ornate ironwork found amongst the glorious architecture of historic Havana Vieja.

The Havana Club Primer Maestro Juan Carlos González, said: “Havana Club 1519 is a product I feel deeply proud

Wooden box:

- Dark wooden and golden iron doors, inspired by wrought iron of Old Havana

- A carefully crafted letter (in English and Spanish), including an authenticity certificate written by Dr. Eusebio Leal Spengler, Historian of Havana City and signed by the four Masters who created Havana Club 1519.

Decanter:

- Design inspired by the city’s architecture - Engraved Giraldilla. - Numeration showcased

Tasting notes:

- Havana Club 1519 has a bright amber color as a result of a long aging in old white oak barrels.

- In the nose, it begins with a complex, intense and, at the same time, delicate scent with the smell of oak, nuanced with fruity notes and hints of vanilla, coconut and cocoa.

- The palate begins with a dry impression evolving to accented notes of wood that transit to honey and tobacco, ending with a persistent closure of spices and dried fruits.

- Its exceptional aromatic balance makes it an exclusive and different extra aged rum.