LL
Joined: Aug 24, 2006
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LL
In recent years, I've used Castillo as my cheaper "everyday" Puerto Rican rum (gold and silver). Years ago, I used Ron Rico, but somewhere along the way, it dropped "Puerto Rican" from the label, and became "Caribbean" rum.
Well, I hadn't been paying attention, until the other day, when I noticed Castillo has done the same thing. I'm not sure exactly how long ago, but has to have been in the last year or two. Check the picture comparison of an empty bottle I still had.
I've seen a number of posts, saying that Castillo is simply "off-branded" Bacardi. Is it still Puerto Rican? Seems not.
The copy on the newer labels has been re-worded to remove any claim to being Puerto Rican rum. Also, it used to say "DISTILLED AND BOTTLED BY RON DE CASTILLO Y CIA, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO". The words "Distilled and" are gone, now.
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