Day 5 of Puerto Rico- Bacardi Distillery

On Day 5 of our trip (Monday) we decided to take it easy and head over to the Bacardi Distillery for a tour and sampling of course. For those who are not familiar with Bacardi Rums...Mr. Bacardi started Bacardi rums in Cuba in the 19th century. Some time after the distillery was moved to Puerto Rico. Bacardi is only one of the rums produced in PR. Other brands are Don Q and Palo Viejo; lesser known brands are Ron Rico and Ron del Barrilito (produced in my hometown, Bayamon).
The Bacardi tour does not take you through the actual distillery but it does show you the history of the Bacardi family, brand, and company. Upon completion of the tour, each person can sample two drinks. We had the opportunity to try the newly released Bacardi Grand Melon with passion fruit juice and it was absolutely delicious. Our second choice was the famous, Mojito mix.

At the gift shop, we went crazy and bought tons of airplane approved sized bottles of Grand Melon.

Most importantly we learned to never ask for rum and coke, ask for Bacardi & Coke!

I almost forgot to show the drunken palm tree.