The company HAVANA CLUB INTERNATIONAL SA He presented his most recent creation on Wednesday: Tribute 2025the new series rum Tribute of his renewed Iconic collectionto which he has described as an “exclusive experience.”
It is a unique collaboration that combines the richness of the Cuban rum and the depth of the Irish whiskey through the meticulous aging of the Antillean product in barrels of the Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey, of the Midleton de Cork distillery, in the Republic of Ireland.
The eighth edition of the series Tributepresented at the Ron Museum in Havana, demonstrates “the incomparable art of the elaboration of the Cuban rum”, according to the mixed company between the French company Pernod Ricard and Cuba Ron.
With this, according to an institutional statement, “Havana Club continues to establish the world standard of excellence, tradition and innovation, guided by the Savoir Faire of our Cuban rum teachers, an accurate aging and mixed mixing techniques perfected throughout the centuries” .
“It is an important day for the Havana Club brand, because we have a new son or a new brother,” said Frenchman Christian Barré, president of Havana Club International SA and with just over three decades of experience in experience in experience in The industry.
Barré, under whose leadership the brand has grown internationally, pondered that Tribute 2025 symbolizes “the perfect representation of knowing how to make the teachers of the Cuban rum”, accompanied by “innovation” and also by “tradition”.
Limited edition
The edition of the new product is limited to only 2967 bottles numbered individually and available throughout the world.
“The number is a bit weird, but in the end it is what leaves the barrel, therefore there is no secret in that,” said Barré, who, in turn, exalted the wisdom and technical skills of the teachers who distill the Irish whiskey Redbreast.
We are facing “a very emblematic brand, probably one of the fine or most recognized brands in the world of whiskey, whose production is 100 % wire .
Tribute 2025 It offers an “exclusive experience” for both those in spirits and fans, as well as for collectors, since it is a high -end rum that offers a unique tasting experience, says the company’s statement.
“We are in the presence of the eighth jewel that begins to treasure in the great sanctuary of the teachers of the Cuban rum,” he considered, on the other hand, Ahmed Álvarez Tejo, head of communication and marketing and sales Cuba, of Havana Club International, Sa
According to the expert, Tribute 2025 It is “a mixture of modernity, tradition and more than everything, of innovation, thanks to the expertise of the teachers of the Cuban rum” that continue “promoting the showcase of the most outstanding and exquisite” of the rums of the island, especially Havana Club .
500 liter whiskey barrels, a novelty
With more than 30 years of experience in the industry, the Cuban rum teacher Asbel Morales said that “Tribute 2025 It is a celebration of the pioneer approach of Havana Club in the mixture and continuous aging, an art that we have perfected throughout generations. ”
“In this aging process that lasted five years we use barrels with a total capacity of 500 liters, a totally unusual thing in the aging processes of the dark rums, which are smaller to achieve faster processes,” Morales told the press.
The cured product in the Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey barrels went through the modifications of the Cuban climate, “without touching anything” and from there it was packaged in the bottles, said Master Ronero, who highlighted the fact that “a year of Añejamiento in Cuba, even if it is not scientifically proven, could correspond to four or five years perhaps in Ireland itself. ”
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For Morales it was a virtue that the Cuban rum entered the Irish barrel “without removing the whiskey inside the wood”, so the process “of direct interaction of that extra old mixture with the components” of the barrels, “It was generating very elegant notes, not only in color, but also in the aroma.”
For his part, David McCabe, a Mixer of the Midleton distillery, Redbreast headquarters, said that “when the opportunity arose to collaborate with Havana Club, we feel delighted and privileged to participate in this exciting project.”
According to the technical report of Tribute 2025“The influence of Redbreast barrels confers the mixture a remarkable character and mystery. Warm vanilla aromas, nuts and subtle notes of Jerez invite an indulgent exploration. ”
The experts consider that the consumer palate captures in this new rum their offerings in “silky layers of confined orange, fruit cake and fried banana, delicately balanced with spicy nuances and roasted oak. The end is long and pronounced, revealing raisins and red fruits for an elegant conclusion. ”
Collection Tribute
Since its creation in 2016, the collection Tribute He has honored the rich heritage and culture of the rum of Cuba, and highlighted the unique character of the best and most old.
According to the latest data from the International Wine and Spirits Record (IWSR), the supermium rums will grow at an annual rate of 6 % to 2027.
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As part of the prestigious Iconic collectionthe cusp of the extra years of the prestige range of Havana Club, Tribute 2025 This legacy continues, highlights the company.
Each limited edition – he adds – is aged under the watchful eye of the Roneros teachers, whose “mastery of the successive techniques of aging and mixing creates a rum of extraordinary complexity”.
Tribute 2025 It results in a “harmonious expression that combines the soft Cuban profile of Havana Club with the wealth of Irish whiskey layers,” appreciates the statement of the associated company since 1993 as Havana Club International SA, fruit of the union between Cuba Ron SA and the French Group Pernod Ricard, world collide in the distribution of drinks.
Bottled with barrel graduation (43% ABV), Tribute 2025 It is designed to drink it in sips and taste it. It is presented in a luxurious case that combines sustainability with contemporary sophistication, accentuated by rich details in burgundy and copper.
Havana Club Tribute 2025 It will be available in more than 20 international markets from April with a recommended sale price of 450 euros. In the Cuba market the product is available from this February 6, 2025 through trade On Line on the ronencasa.com platform.
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