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IN OUR CURRENT ISSUE: Dry Lands, Thirsty Masses and Flowing Rum

Comment | October 9, 2012 | By | Photographs by Courtesy of The Bacardi Archives

During Prohibition, Bacardi seduced Americans desperate for a drink with an ad campaign that encouraged them to fly to Cuba for the sun and rum.  Before long, the thirsty masses were hooked on classic rum drinks, like the daiquiri, the mojito and the Cuba Libre.  Read the story for more on how rum came to America.

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