One of the most popular places in Cuba is the famous Rum Museum, which was opened in 2000. It is here that tourists can see the full production process of the world's favourite Cuban rum Havana Club. Not surprisingly, the museum is visited by more than 100 thousand tourists every year. Rum appeared on the island in the 16th century, when the production of alcohol from sugar cane began. Rum was preceded by vodka, made from molasses. It was a syrupy, dark brown coloured liquid made from sugar cane waste. Earlier, aguardiente vodka was brought by slaves from Africa for their magic rituals. Already in the 19th century, the process of distilling vodka was improved, which significantly improved the flavour of the drink. Cuban rum later became famous all over the world. There are 4 types of Havana Club: Anejo (aged seven years), Carto Oro (aged five years), Carta Blanca (aged 3 years), Silver Dry (clear, young rum used in cocktails). The rum museum has an interesting collection of the history of production and development of the famous drink. During the tour you can see all stages of its production: fermentation, distillation, filtering and aging. In addition, Cuban musicians perform at the museum every weekend. They play jazz, dream and dance the rumba with the Tata Guines Junior y Sus Mulatas Orchestra.
