ALL AT SEA
A friend of ours was asking questions about our recent rum reviews. We talked about our recent review of Brugal 1888 from Dominican Republic and a previous review of Brugal Extra Viejo. She simply said, “You need to experience Barceló. I bet you’ll never go back to Brugal.” A few weeks later she gave us a bottle of Barceló Gran Añejo for us to review.
Barceló is one of the “big three” Dominican rum producers along with Bermudez and Brugal. Barceló & Co was founded by Spaniard, Julián Barceló, in 1930 after he arrived in Santo Domingo. His dream was to create the best rum in the world. He began his quest by experimenting with different local rums, blending them until he found the right profile. Julián launched the Ron Barceló brand in 1950 with a white and a gold rum. The company continued to grow adding Ron Barceló Imperial, the most internationally awarded Dominican rum, Barceló Añejo and Gran Añejo.